re: belgiandip.com :S!
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 6:54 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Lindsay
(1 messages posted)
It seems that this virus hides under a few different filenames. The ones that got
rid of it for me when I deleted them were ogonl.exe and pcdlld.exe. You should look
at your startup settings and check the companies of all the programs in there. If
it's Totempole, definetely delete the exe.
On Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3:08 pm, Fernando wrote:
>
>The popup is "belgian dip" and so far it evades pop-up
>>blockers and spyware removal software.
>>
>>Delete pup.exe and over.exe in your
>>program files directory.
>>
>>Then go into C:\Windows and delete another
>>pup.exe from there. If you cannot find that it may be
>>renamed as something else so anything that has a file size
>>of 64k is potentially it. Go by it's weird visual basic
>>icon, or check it's properties; company is totempol
>>or werule.
>>
>>Then go into system32 and find files from the same
>>company and size and delete them. If it says you can't, hold
>>control alt delete and end that program task. Then you can
>>delete it easily.
>>
>>After that search in your registry for
>>"over.exe" or "pup.exe" and especially the
>>file you just deleted in system32. Remove those entries and
>>you are done! No need to scan your computer and waste time
>>like I did. No need to thank me Good Luck
>I've been having this problem for a couple of weeks now, and found this subject
here
>on this board over a week ago (as well as in a couple of other places). I've done
>everything you described here.....and I am STILL having this pop-up window problem!
>Not just with the belgiandip one, but having blank windows pop-up also. I got rid
>of those pup and over files, but didn't find anything in my Windows Registry, nor
>was there anything in my system32 directory.
>
>I'm having the pop-up problem not only while browsing the web, but even when I am
>OFFLINE, believe it or not! It seems to occur periodically when I open a new browser
>window or when I close one out. I've also found some more detailed (and complex)
>info on both the Symantec and McAffee websites. Also, I had to deal with this other
>"adclicker" (as it turns out to be called) problem with something called alchem.exe.
>I did find that and several corresponding files relating to it, and got rid of all
>of them.
>
>Please, please, PLEASE help me out here! This is driving me nuts, and I want to
end
>this once and for all!
>
>I have windows98 but y have the same problen thar yours pls help me
>
>
>
>
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- belgiandip.com :S! (Fernando: Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3:08 pm)
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