IE spy/adware?

CaptinSxb · Oct 16, 2004, 06:09 AM

Quote:

sendExternalEvent('EVENT:IEBROWSER:ads2.revenue.ne t/r?site_id=13442&pplacement_id=6&creative_id=206491 ');

at random times i get IE windows that have nothing but that. I've ran adware, virusscans, and updated windows. Nothing is stopping it anyone have any idea what it might be?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 16, 2004, 06:56 AM

look amd see what running in memory...

goto run type msconfig hit enter, click the start up tab and see whats loading/listed

try useing "hackjackthis" to lok at see whats auto starting and what modules are loaded

JLP · Oct 16, 2004, 10:37 PM

Time to start using a safer and more modern browser. Try Firefox, Mozilla or Opera.

Ferret_Style · Oct 16, 2004, 11:22 PM

FYI firefox is being targeted specifically for spam now too like IE is. Found an artical about it other day that they found a way through the firefox fixes for spyware.

JLP · Oct 17, 2004, 02:39 PM

Yeah all browsers are targeted by this. But it looks like they all resist much better then IE. And on top of that they all render pages faster and have more nice features built-in. And there are a lot of extremely usefull extensions for Firefox available which make it even more advanced.

Oct 16, 2004, 06:56 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	look amd see what running in memory... goto run type msconfig hit enter, click the start up tab and see whats loading/listed try useing "hackjackthis" to lok at see whats auto starting and what modules are loaded __________________

Oct 16, 2004, 10:37 PM	#3
JLP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Slovenia Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Time to start using a safer and more modern browser. Try Firefox, Mozilla or Opera. __________________ Get Firefox! Get Thunderbird!

Oct 17, 2004, 02:39 PM	#5
JLP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Slovenia Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Yeah all browsers are targeted by this. But it looks like they all resist much better then IE. And on top of that they all render pages faster and have more nice features built-in. And there are a lot of extremely usefull extensions for Firefox available which make it even more advanced. __________________ Get Firefox! Get Thunderbird!