Reposting as the other thread got interupted- my question was going to be, before I got blasted by a popup (seriously) - is it just me or has RHP become a huge source of pop-ups? I run adaware and can't be on RHP for more than 5 minutes before adaware will find a new data miner, tracking cookie, or other nasty; and, while on RHP, I'm constantly interupted by ads for online casinos, get--rick-quick scams, and many many more. This all seems to have started recently. Anyone else seeing the same? Or hints on what's going on/changed?
Originally posted by clive59Haven't had any problems like this.
Reposting as the other thread got interupted- my question was going to be, before I got blasted by a popup (seriously) - is it just me or has RHP become a huge source of pop-ups? I run adaware and can't be on RHP for more than 5 minutes before adaware will find a new data miner, tracking cookie, or other nasty; and, while on RHP, I'm constantly interupted ...[text shortened]... ems to have started recently. Anyone else seeing the same? Or hints on what's going on/changed?
I use firefox which stops pop-ups.
It sounds like u've got adware. Try scanning using xoftspy. Its good.
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Originally posted by ToeGonna have to agree.
It sounds much more like your PC has a virus: it's boot-up virus scan time I'm afraid.
I use RHP on windows and mac. I dont have any popup blocking software, and get no popups here. Looks like somebody's computer caught a virus.
OR:
http://www.macfixit.com/
Looks like the advertisers found another way around popup blockers...
--tmetzler
Same here.. no popups.. and I'm using regular Internet Explorer where popups breed!..
do a ctl-alt-del.. check for things like bargains.exe, or other spyware activitiy.. if you do a ctl-alt-del, and post what you have running I can probably tell you which one you have.. Most likely, if you just list the last 12 things in your Task Manager, one of the culprits would be listed there.. they usually aren't at the top
thanks for all the posts, esp code-monkey's. I do not have a virus (just updated defs and full scanned) but have updated ad-aware and ad-watch with latest defs and they're catching tracking cookies all over the place. I'll post any further info if it pertains to RHP .. perhaps it's to do with my ISP...
Originally posted by clive59Tracking cookies are part of the course really - every ad network will serve them.
thanks for all the posts, esp code-monkey's. I do not have a virus (just updated defs and full scanned) but have updated ad-aware and ad-watch with latest defs and they're catching tracking cookies all over the place. I'll post any further info if it pertains to RHP .. perhaps it's to do with my ISP...
-Russ