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Post by gumby on Mar 29, 2006 23:11:39 GMT -5
okayz, for some reason theres this  ing pop up that will NOT leave me alone - every fifteen minutes, seriously, a pop up pops up (duh) and if im on morrowind, i have to spend five minutes or so getting back into the game. HELP?! any ideas? windows xp computer if it helps, otherwise no clue about my compy... |
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Post by thaddius on Mar 29, 2006 23:36:50 GMT -5
Reformat the hard drive, discontinue downloads via P2P software if applicable, use anti sypware programs such as addaware and be cautious on the internet. That generally takes care of things.
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Post by eek on Mar 29, 2006 23:45:45 GMT -5
Yeah, have you scanned for spyware and viruses yet?
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Post by darkhelmet on Mar 29, 2006 23:59:16 GMT -5
Kazaa will do that.  |
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Post by gumby on Mar 30, 2006 0:11:10 GMT -5
yeah i did that... its DUMB. I still cant find anything, and the damn thing is still doin that. I CANT FIND IT TO MURDER IT!!
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Post by Slipper Eater on Mar 30, 2006 10:40:47 GMT -5
What AV are you using?
By any chance, d'you use MSN plus?
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Post by gumby on Mar 30, 2006 14:04:29 GMT -5
i wonder if our MSN is it then? i dunno if its plus... but... maybe the messenger has something to do with something? i just exited completely. I WOULD see if that would do anything, but i cant stay on for more than like three minutes... for some reason Morrowind is just now deciding that theres something wrong, and i cant become a werewolf. GHEI...
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Post by Slipper Eater on Mar 30, 2006 20:37:07 GMT -5
Okay, if you're using MSN plus, uninstall it and when you reinstall do NOT install the sponsor.
As for MW, uninstall but back up your save. Could be a corrupt file? Mine likes quitting at random.
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Post by gumby on Mar 30, 2006 21:26:41 GMT -5
naw i figured it out... for some reason, i couldnt sleep in beds for a while.
the pop ups are still jerks tho...
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Post by Hunessai on Apr 3, 2006 21:36:18 GMT -5
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Post by lulu on Apr 26, 2006 16:47:54 GMT -5
Is the pop-up coming through Internet Explorer? Do you have a .gif or .jpg file for a desktop wallpaper? If so that means you have 'Web Content' enabled on your desktop. That means if you catch a virus/grayware/spyware/adware bug and the particular bug likes to bring up pop-ups then it can do so while IE is closed. Disable 'web content on the desktop' through the Display options in the control panel, then run an anti-virus/grayware/adware/spyware program to rid of the problem completley. Make your next wallpaper .bmp format to avoid 'web content on desktop' from being enabled.
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