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re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 1:26 am Posted by Barry(uk) (1288 messages posted) Probably malware,.....do the following.... Download, install, UPDATE, and run: Ad-Aware 6.0 Spybot Search & Destroy CWShredder (use these to help against future infections) SpywareGuard Spyware Blaster (Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.) It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each does something different. I should also mention that before running the tools, do the following: *Delete Temp Internet Files, Cookies and clear History. (control panel>internet options>general tab) *Disable System Restore. How to disable System Restore. When finished, Turn system Restore back on if you wish. The reason you need to disable 'System Restore' is that many of these pests like to hide within the restore files. These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans can’t delete the pests. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 5:25 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Advertising technique. Maybe a popup blocker...? Best way around it permanently, though: ------- Get Firefox ------- The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 6:30 am Posted by jkrutke (3 messages posted) Just to elaborate, the search window it is opening is the same thing as what we get when with typing ctrl-E, but their own version. I use IE6, AdShield pop-up and ad blocker, and frequently scan with Ad-Aware. Ad- Aware never finds anything other than cookies because I'm extremely carefull of what I install. I'm confident that this is not malware. It's just IE6 giving more control to webmasters than I want them to have, and I'm trying to stop it. Maybe I will try Firefox as suggested by that other guy. Their slogan "Take back the web" seems right on target. I notice some other web pages pulling off some annoying crap, such as some web pages going full screen without asking me, and some other ones having animations show up outside of the window. Is there a way to disable all that? On Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 1:26 am, Barry(uk) wrote: >Probably malware,.....do the following.... Download, install, UPDATE, and >run: > Ad-Aware 6.0 > Spybot Search & Destroy >href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html">CWShredder (use >these to help against future infections) > SpywareGuard > Spyware Blaster > > > > > (Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.) > > >It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each does something different. > > > >I should also mention that before running the tools, do the following: > >*Delete Temp Internet Files, Cookies and clear History. (control panel>internet >options>general tab) *Disable System Restore. > > >How to disable System Restore. When finished, >Turn system Restore back on if you wish. > >The reason you need to disable 'System Restore' is that many of these pests like >to >hide within the restore files. These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans >can’t delete the pests. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 6:55 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Probably, but I don't know of anyone who has written something to do it yet. Hmmm, maybe I should...? :) The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 8:41 am Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) Run the tools that Barry suggested. AdAware does not catch a majority of malware. It targets adware. Running one tool will not catch everything. Also, do you disable system restore before scanning with AdAware? Follow ALL of these steps: Before using ANY of these tools, do the following: Delete TIF’s and history. Empty your recycle bin. Disable system Restore. The reason you need to disable system restore is that many of these pests like to hide within the restore files. These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans can’t delete the pests. Download, install, UPDATE, and run: Ad-Aware 6.0 Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3 Close ALL browser windows before using these tools. These will scan for, detect and remove most variants of spyware/adware/malware. To prevent spyware/adware/malware from being installed on your computer, download, install UPDATE and run these: SpywareGuard Spyware Blaster SpywareGuard and Spyware Blaster are not scanners. These run all the time to prevent scumware from being installed on your computer, much like an anti-virus program protects from viruses/worms/trojans. Download UPDATE and run: CWShredder Close ALL browser windows before using these tools. This program searches for and removes many variants of the CoolWebSearch. It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each do something different. (Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.) When finished, Turn system Restore back on if you wish. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 8:46 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) It isn't malware. launchSidebar('sidebar.tripod.com', 'fungames'); Opens sidebar.tripod.com in the search assistant function launchSidebar(sbserver, kw) { var random_num = Math.round((Math.random()*999999)); document.cookie = "sidebarurl=" + window.location + "; path=/; domain=.tripod.com"; if(GetCookie("sbo") == 1) { var adImg=d.createElement('IMG'); adImg.src="/adm/img/common/ot_existingpane.gif?rand=" + random_num; return; } LOL, you can disable by creating the appropriate cookie. if(GetCookie("nosidebar") == 1) { var adImg=d.createElement('IMG'); adImg.src="/adm/img/common/ot_brokenpane.gif?rand=" + random_num; return; } // change < 100 to control dialdown It only opens sometimes... if((kw != '') && (kw != '(none)') && (Math.random() * 100) < 100) { Check for IE browser if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSN") == -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("AOL") == -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac") == -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("NetCaptor") == -1) && (!window.sidebar)) { open('http://' + sbserver + '/bin/sidebar.cgi?site=' + window.location + "&kwcookie=" + kw, '_search'); <-- The command var adImg=d.createElement('IMG'); adImg.src="/adm/img/common/ot_opensidepane.gif?rand=" + random_num; return; } } var adImg=d.createElement('IMG'); adImg.src="/adm/img/common/ot_nosidepane.gif?rand=" + random_num; return; } The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 9:00 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Save this line in a text file: tripod.com TRUE / FALSE 2147731990 nosidebar 1 Open IE. File menu->Import/Export->Next->Select Import Cookies. Choose that text file. You'll not be shown that search bar again. The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 9:09 am Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) Well isn't that just real nice of Tripod! lol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 9:12 am Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) I don't get the search bar on that page. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 9:13 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Me neither. You'll see in my original post a way to disable it by setting a cookie. Or you can just use Firefox... :D The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 9:48 am Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) I'm using IE and it is not comming up. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 10:32 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Try disabling your popup-blocker. It uses the same function as is used to open a new window. It comes up every time on mine, with no popup blocker... The Wereotter virusmagnet1@viruswatch.ath.cx. This link here intentionally. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 10:51 am Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) I'll take your word for it. lol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 10:01 pm Posted by Barry(uk) (1288 messages posted) It doesn't happen to me when I use IE6, but then I have Spygot S&D and have the "bad download blocker" enabled in "immunize" which stops the "Avenue A inc" cookie from that site (might have something to do with it) I also use the Google toolbar it's popup blocker most likely stops it. In any case I rarely use IE and prefer Firefox. As for the other effects you experience (ie. windows resizing etc) Firefox has options the prevent this..... tools>Options>Web Features>"Advanced" button....here you can determine what you want to allow scripts to do. -- -- --- FireFox --- -- -- [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum