*off topic* i need help! ( comp stuff )

[Lenore]

Hello there there!

well sorry to interrupt with a nerd-like thread, but i have some troubles with the comp and i thought some of you were well into computer stuff so please help!

i'm using a friend's laptop lately, and since i connected it to internet, i have sometimes pop ups apearing. i have no clue where it's coming from, for i havent downloaded anything from the internet on this comp. here's a screen shot i did 10 minutes ago :

It seems like ive been well fucked by some spywares or something, right?

What can i do to get rid of it? its not me compter so id better get it clean again

dank je wel merci danke schon thank you

 

[rafael]

Hello there there!

well sorry to interrupt with a nerd-like thread, but i have some troubles with the comp and i thought some of you were well into computer stuff so please help!

i'm using a friend's laptop lately, and since i connected it to internet, i have sometimes pop ups apearing. i have no clue where it's coming from, for i havent downloaded anything from the internet on this comp. here's a screen shot i did 10 minutes ago :

It seems like ive been well fucked by some spywares or something, right?

What can i do to get rid of it? its not me compter so id better get it clean again

dank je wel merci danke schon thank you

erm.. .this is actually a network feature made by microsoft. i think it can be disabled, but im not sure how. i'd search the net for you if I was at home, but im a work :/

 

[Morpheus]

Yesm seems like spyware. Try to find Adaware 6 and download it. It's a nice program which searches for stuff like that on your comp.

 

[siderea]

does someone knows a free virus scanner somewhere?
i've already been looking for one for a long time, but i'm never sure which ones are to be trusted

 

[rafael]

its not spyware, trust me.

although, there may be spyware on your comp, but the problem you have is not a result of that.

 

[toolsofthetrade]

it looks like a pc - perhaps you could do a search for the "regedit" file, and dive into the registry and search for everything that seems to be related with the popup (E-Z i see?) - and delete it. do the same for everything that has been installed lately (see Add/Remove programs), or things in the start>program list that do not seem to belong there (the bottom ones are usually freshly installed)

perhaps you'd better ask someone else here (or there) cos i dont know too much of it, but this is normally the way how i get rid of crap like this.
g'luck mate

 

[toolsofthetrade]

Adaware 6

brilliant, cheers mate

 

[Dora]

is spyware.. check the system with adaware - its free:
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/

and use some firewall too.. the built-in one in XP at least, or ZoneAlarm, Kerio..

 

[Dora]

and if u use xp, download and install regularly all updates especially security patches

 

[Frodnat]

No it isn´t any spyware. They use the internal Messenger Service for networks to bring their messages on pc connected to a specific network, it is flodding of an IP-aray.

Disable the messenger service and get rid of it!!! You don´t need ad-aware or anything, it is very simple.

Have a look at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Good luck

 

[Achernar]

Right on Frodnat. You're right.

 

[rafael]

I said it first!

 

[Frodnat]

I said it first!

But I posted the link

 

[Mariner]

tho its good to run ad aware now and then :Smug: ...
and a virusscan and firewall too but many people still dont understand, so they dont use em....

 

[cedarbreed]

Yeah, even if it's not spyware this time, use Ad-Aware, it's ace !
@ Tools : Can you really call a girl 'mate' ?

 

[Morpheus]

Sorry, didn't know about this messenger thingy, but i'm with Mariner that it might be useful to use Ad- aware now and then....

 

[sol83]

Yeah, even if it's not spyware this time, use Ad-Aware, it's ace !
@ Tools : Can you really call a girl 'mate' ?

if we call them "man" we can use "mate" i guess...

 

[siderea]

Yeah, even if it's not spyware this time, use Ad-Aware, it's ace !
@ Tools : Can you really call a girl 'mate' ?

i think it's nice when he does that, imho it sounds like he doesn't take sexual interest as a first thing when talking to her

 

[sol83]

what you say is not the same with what you think.

 

[elzka]

computerwizard needed!
if you can fix computers, please come over, i need help with this machine. i will give you food and tender care. you can sleep on my couch for few days and i will take you to the city for sightseentrip.please contact me asap.thank you.































ps.the computer is in finland.