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re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:33 am Posted by Bob B (2307 messages posted) What do you mean by "add themselves to the top of all my websites"? The rant may make you feel better, but we need some cool-headed, objective descriptions of the actual problem. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:14 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok, Ive tried everything, ive scanned for viruses using norton, ive scaned for spyware >using adaware, ive removed any software that could possible contain any of that mess, >ive cleaned out my registry and ive searched for banners or ads on my harddrive. > So does anyone have an explanation for why banners ad themselves at the top of all >my websites, including sites that dont even use banners. And i cant close IE until >the banner has been added. Somebody please tell me what this is and how to stop >it...... > >:(( [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:38 am Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) which version of Adaware? There was a new release a couple of weeks ago, the older version had become very ineffective. You should also consider using SpyBot Search and Destroy. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:14 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok, Ive tried everything, ive scanned for viruses using norton, ive scaned for spyware >using adaware, ive removed any software that could possible contain any of that mess, >ive cleaned out my registry and ive searched for banners or ads on my harddrive. > So does anyone have an explanation for why banners ad themselves at the top of all >my websites, including sites that dont even use banners. And i cant close IE until >the banner has been added. Somebody please tell me what this is and how to stop >it...... > >:(( [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:40 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) I mean they add themselves at the very top of websites, like for instance, when i open up this website. There are no ad banners at the top....but for some reason, one is being added to the top of the site, and its not until after that banner has been added that i can close the browser. Otherwise it just dings when i click the x. Its kinda like a pop up...and it pops in instead...get it...or is this still confusing?....this happens to every site i go to....including my own and i know for a fact i dont have any banners on my website.....can you help? On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:33 am, Bob B wrote: >What do you mean by "add themselves to the top of all my websites"? The rant may >make you feel better, but we need some cool-headed, objective descriptions of the >actual problem. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:44 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Version 5.5 On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:38 am, Ricer46 wrote: >which version of Adaware? There was a new release a couple of weeks ago, the older >version had become very ineffective. You should also consider using SpyBot Search >and Destroy. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 8:03 am Posted by jbmcmillan (157 messages posted) d/l version 6 I don't know how old that one is but version 5.83 hasn't been updated since last September.That one is ineffective. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:44 am, Brookalicious wrote: > >Version 5.5 > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 8:34 am Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) that one is considered worthless. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:44 am, Brookalicious wrote: > >Version 5.5 > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 8:53 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) ok ok.....i had no idea there was a new version....ive updated to v6 now and it found a whole bunch i had been missing....however...that still didnt fix my problem....but....everytime i run it...back to back....theres these cookies that keep showing up.....Tracking Cookie under Data Miner....i delete them but as soon as i run the prog again...theyre right back...and i cant find any files to delete that their coming from...anybody know how to fix that....or what it is....? On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 8:34 am, Ricer46 wrote: >that one is considered worthless. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:18 am Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) But you still didn't run SpyBot??? General concensus seems that it is better, but probably not enough experience with AdAware 6 to be sure. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 8:53 am, Brookalicious wrote: >ok ok.....i had no idea there was a new version....ive updated to v6 now and it found >a whole bunch i had been missing....however...that still didnt fix my problem....but....everytime >i run it...back to back....theres these cookies that keep showing up.....Tracking >Cookie under Data Miner....i delete them but as soon as i run the prog again...theyre >right back...and i cant find any files to delete that their coming from...anybody >know how to fix that....or what it is....? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:53 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Ok, Now ive ran spybot just to be sure....and man...i must say....its better than adaware because even after i upgraded adaware and found a ton of crap, when i downloaded spybot i found 3 more tons....so now that all thats been deleted and fixed.....I still havent fixed the problem...theres still something in there...im gonna lose my mind....is there anything else that could possibly make those banners pop up like that....and cause my ie not to close?.... On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:18 am, Ricer46 wrote: >But you still didn't run SpyBot??? General concensus seems that it is better, but >probably not enough experience with AdAware 6 to be sure. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:57 am Posted by Brad (52 messages posted) Brook, I know you said you have already tried cleaning out the registry, but try it using jv16 power tools' registry tool. It is much more user-friendly than regedit (which I am assuming, incorrectly perhaps, that you have been using). Additionaly, if you do delete something from your registry with power tools and then find that something is no longer working, there is a backup/restore function that you do not have in regedit. Good luck....I know you will let us know!! Brad On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:53 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok, Now ive ran spybot just to be sure....and man...i must say....its better than >adaware because even after i upgraded adaware and found a ton of crap, when i downloaded >spybot i found 3 more tons....so now that all thats been deleted and fixed.....I >still havent fixed the problem...theres still something in there...im gonna lose >my mind....is there anything else that could possibly make those banners pop up like >that....and cause my ie not to close?.... > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 10:00 am Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) Wow! This one is really persistent. Can you give some details about the banner? Is it random ads, or just advertising one site? Do you get the same banner on all web pages? I'm not sure what else to ask, but any more information might provide a clue. How long has this been going on? On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:53 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok, Now ive ran spybot just to be sure....and man...i must say....its better than >adaware because even after i upgraded adaware and found a ton of crap, when i downloaded >spybot i found 3 more tons....so now that all thats been deleted and fixed.....I >still havent fixed the problem...theres still something in there...im gonna lose >my mind....is there anything else that could possibly make those banners pop up like >that....and cause my ie not to close?.... > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 10:04 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Its been goin on for like....5 or 6 days now...and im about to go crazy myself...Its always a different ad, not for a certain site, just like a pop up...on it appears at the top of the sites..and i cant close the browser out until it has appeared...and if by some chance....it doesnt show up one time....i have to hit ctrl alt delete and hit end process on iexplorer. it causes the process to take up 100% cpu usage too..and i dont have a clue what ive done or not done to cause it... :(( On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 10:00 am, Ricer46 wrote: >Wow! This one is really persistent. Can you give some details about the banner? Is >it random ads, or just advertising one site? Do you get the same banner on all web >pages? I'm not sure what else to ask, but any more information might provide a clue. >How long has this been going on? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 10:06 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) lol, ok i know im probably getting on everyones nerves with this....and i appreciate yall helping me out...and ive used regedit and system mechanic 5.7 ...but i am about to try the power tools you mentioned...as of now im willing to try anything including blowing up microsofts home office if itll work...lol On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:57 am, Brad wrote: >Brook, >I know you said you have already tried cleaning out the registry, but try it using >jv16 power tools' registry tool. >It is much more user-friendly than regedit (which I am assuming, incorrectly perhaps, >that you have been using). Additionaly, if you do delete something from your registry >with power tools and then find that something is no longer working, there is a backup/restore >function that you do not have in regedit. Good luck....I know you will let us know!! >Brad > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 10:20 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Ok...I Tried the jv tools.....didnt work....ive done everything i know to do....is it possible that one of my ie files have been encoded or screwed up by one of these programs or...anything else besides spyware???? On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:57 am, Brad wrote: >Brook, >I know you said you have already tried cleaning out the registry, but try it using >jv16 power tools' registry tool. >It is much more user-friendly than regedit (which I am assuming, incorrectly perhaps, >that you have been using). Additionaly, if you do delete something from your registry >with power tools and then find that something is no longer working, there is a backup/restore >function that you do not have in regedit. Good luck....I know you will let us know!! >Brad > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 11:24 am Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Ok....ive sit here and done everything i know possible to stop these banners in internet explorer..it isnt affecting netscape...so if anybody knows anything that would infect just internet explorer....please let me know....this is driving me nuts [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 12:31 pm Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) It sounds to me like you might be on the right track. I'm not at an XP machine at the moment, so I can't check any of this, but why don't you list the file sizes of iexplorer.exe and all of the dll's in the IE folder. Maybe one of them was replaced for you?? Maybe someone with an XP machine can compare theirs with what you post. Of course if the culprit is really good, then that may not reveal anything. Or you could try to re-install IE, here's one source of info on that: http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_reinstall_ie_and_oe_6.htm I can't vouch for it being any good - came up on a google search. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 11:24 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok....ive sit here and done everything i know possible to stop these banners in internet >explorer..it isnt affecting netscape...so if anybody knows anything that would infect >just internet explorer....please let me know....this is driving me nuts [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:01 pm Posted by Casey (571 messages posted) Hi Brook , just for giggles in IE, go to tools > internet options > advanced and UNcheck "enable third party browser extensions" and do a restart, lemme know. Case On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:14 am, Brookalicious wrote: >Ok, Ive tried everything, ive scanned for viruses using norton, ive scaned for spyware >using adaware, ive removed any software that could possible contain any of that mess, >ive cleaned out my registry and ive searched for banners or ads on my harddrive. > So does anyone have an explanation for why banners ad themselves at the top of all >my websites, including sites that dont even use banners. And i cant close IE until >the banner has been added. Somebody please tell me what this is and how to stop >it...... > >:(( [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:27 pm Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Omg, Just for giggles huh....ive sit here and laffed for damn near 30 minutes....i feel about 3 inches tall and i think ill change my name now....lmao.....i have been trying to figure out what was wrong for a week and you come on here "just for giggles" and fix it.....Thanks alot.....lmao....In all honesty....i really do appreciate that...i would have otherwise lost my mind On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:01 pm, Casey wrote: >Hi Brook , just for giggles in IE, go to tools > internet options > advanced and >UNcheck "enable third party browser extensions" and do a restart, lemme know. Case > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:41 pm Posted by Casey (571 messages posted) Nothing wrong with a bit of humor with a fix , right :-)) glad you could laugh about it after the mess you had there. Seriously though you have a malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object) on your machine somewhere. Spybot will usually catch these but it may be new or relatively unknown. This is a good place to start looking for a remover. Case BHO info On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:27 pm, Brookalicious wrote: >Omg, Just for giggles huh....ive sit here and laffed for damn near 30 minutes....i >feel about 3 inches tall and i think ill change my name now....lmao.....i have been >trying to figure out what was wrong for a week and you come on here "just for giggles" >and fix it.....Thanks alot.....lmao....In all honesty....i really do appreciate that...i >would have otherwise lost my mind > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:09 pm Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) Wow, I didn't know that one exists. That's what I love about this site. You learn something new every day. Hmm, must be an IE6 thing? I don't have that on this IE5 machine. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:01 pm, Casey wrote: >Hi Brook , just for giggles in IE, go to tools > internet options > advanced and >UNcheck "enable third party browser extensions" and do a restart, lemme know. Case > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:19 pm Posted by Ricer46 (22031 messages posted) earlier you said "ok i know im probably getting on everyones nerves with this..." My feeling is quite to the contrary. The extensive dialog is the best way to solve any problem. I may not have come up with the solution, but because you kept the dialog flowing, it eventually led to Casey figuring out the right sanswer. Far too many post a problem once, never to say anything back. Maybe their problem was fixed, maybe not, but I think in most cases it's not. Had you posted once and waited, you would likely still be waiting - without an answer. Really the reason for posting this afterthought is hoping that other people will see how well this worked. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 1:27 pm, Brookalicious wrote: >Omg, Just for giggles huh....ive sit here and laffed for damn near 30 minutes....i >feel about 3 inches tall and i think ill change my name now....lmao.....i have been >trying to figure out what was wrong for a week and you come on here "just for giggles" >and fix it.....Thanks alot.....lmao....In all honesty....i really do appreciate that...i >would have otherwise lost my mind > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:27 pm Posted by CB (21 messages posted) Just Because Casey hit the nail on the head doesnt mean im not thankful to you too....you were the one that dragged it out with me for a while....lol.....thanks...:))) On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:19 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >earlier you said "ok i know im probably getting on everyones nerves with this..." >My feeling is quite to the contrary. The extensive dialog is the best way to solve >any problem. I may not have come up with the solution, but because you kept the dialog >flowing, it eventually led to Casey figuring out the right sanswer. Far too many >post a problem once, never to say anything back. Maybe their problem was fixed, maybe >not, but I think in most cases it's not. Had you posted once and waited, you would >likely still be waiting - without an answer. > >Really the reason for posting this afterthought is hoping that other people will >see how well this worked. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:34 pm Posted by Casey (571 messages posted) Hi rr, I think it is a 6 thing (maybe 5.5 not sure) anyway they decided to rewrtite the way "plug ins"(now BHO's) work with the browser , in cases like Flash or the Google toolbar it's great , virtually seamless and they don't install garbageware. Unfortunately like so much stuff MS writes it is easily exploited. And I completely agree with you about the ongoing dialog , the more dialog the better we understand the full problem, as we understand more we can make better suggestions. As far as this problem , a week or 2 from now after they update Spybot or Adaware will probably catch it ,so the suggestions were right on the money. It acted like a BHO , so I just figured turn it off manually and see what happens. Case On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:09 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Wow, I didn't know that one exists. That's what I love about this site. You learn >something new every day. Hmm, must be an IE6 thing? I don't have that on this IE5 >machine. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Banners Suck!!!!! Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 9:06 am Posted by Workshop Guy (1 messages posted) Thanks Fellas, as a workshop technician repairing and building PC's these forums are a godsend! The little tip from Casey worked for me too. Hope I can be of assistance to someone else in return. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:34 pm, Casey wrote: >Hi rr, I think it is a 6 thing (maybe 5.5 not sure) anyway they decided to rewrtite >the way "plug ins"(now BHO's) work with the browser , in cases like Flash or the >Google toolbar it's great , virtually seamless and they don't install garbageware. >Unfortunately like so much stuff MS writes it is easily exploited. And I completely >agree with you about the ongoing dialog , the more dialog the better we understand >the full problem, as we understand more we can make better suggestions. As far as >this problem , a week or 2 from now after they update Spybot or Adaware will probably >catch it ,so the suggestions were right on the money. It acted like a BHO , so I >just figured turn it off manually and see what happens. 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