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1/1/00 12:00am
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I keep getting this pop up window stating that i have errors in my regedit and refers me to a site that sollicits my purchase of a program to clean it up...how do i get rid of this pest?...thanks....=)
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Digero
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Registered: 2002-10-21 23:55:01
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That is adware/spyware. See if you can get rid of it by using one or both of these programs:
Ad-Aware
Windows Defender
Also, be careful about what programs you install. Chances are it came bundled with some "free/ad-supported" file-sharing program, screen saver, smiley pack, etc.
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servian
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Registered: 2005-10-7 17:55:01
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or norton antivirus it picks up spyware etc as well.
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This isn't anything on your PC. It's just an advert pop-up. I've seen them before, but I now use Firefox with Adblock for a browser instead of IE.
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<< This isn't anything on your PC. >>
That may not be true. Some of the spyware does install itself on your system and will give you plenty of pop ups when the spyware detects a connection to the Internet. Some of them actually replace the explorer shell in the registry with themselves making them a real beast to try and get rid of.
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^ Quite true, but this advert I've seen. Exactly as described. It's really annoying.
I stopped it popping up on my other PC by uninstalling Flash.
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Quote ElgarL:
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I stopped it popping up on my other PC by uninstalling Flash.
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that's like cutting off your whole finger because of a hangnail.
just because certain adverts are targetted toward flash campaigns (because the power of flash) doesn't mean that you should uninstall flash to get rid of a couple lame ads. It's far better to install Ad-Blocking software which can be configured to block whatever you want. I use FireFox and Ad-Block and haven't seen an advertisement (flash or otherwise) in ages... and when I do see a new one, I simply add it to the blocked list.
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Digero
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Registered: 2002-10-21 23:55:01
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ElgarL posted:
^ Quite true, but this advert I've seen. Exactly as described. It's really annoying.
There are many ads that are like what Medusa mentioned. Some are delivered by popups from websites; others are delivered by adware, which can do things like open popups to show you its ads.
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I think uninstalling flash from your machine is a good idea.
the next step, of course, would be to create a virtual pc environment to do web browsing in, and reinstall flash there.
I still have flash installed on my machine, because at the moment I am not yet prepared to take the next step -- isolate web browsing to a vm.
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Yula_the_Mighty
Title: Lore Master
Posts: 235
Registered: 2004-1-25 06:01:16
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I personally found I rarely used Flash for anything other than displaying ads. I uninstalled Flash and I do not miss it. Now I get beeps saying I can not display my ad, please install Flash...
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