I often encounter 'login' popups when first accessing a website. I'm
not referring to any proprietary site. These come up with sites like,
Guitar Center, and other frequently accessed sites, so I presume that
this is something specific to my configuration. Probably due to
having blocked popups, or blocked certain URLs.

Examples:
GuitarCenter.com goes to:
"Connecting to bp.scpeificclick.net"
Then asks for User Name and Password (as below)

The window is the familiar small popup with keys on a ring, and
combo-box for "User name:", textbox for "Password:", and a checkbox
for "Remember my password".

This is probably a common occurrence, but I couldn't find Google
search keys that narrowed to solutions for this particular problem.
Any info appreciated.

virus?

"_DD" <_(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I often encounter 'login' popups when first accessing a website. I'm
> not referring to any proprietary site. These come up with sites like,
> Guitar Center, and other frequently accessed sites, so I presume that
> this is something specific to my configuration. Probably due to
> having blocked popups, or blocked certain URLs.
>
> Examples:
> GuitarCenter.com goes to:
> "Connecting to bp.scpeificclick.net"
> Then asks for User Name and Password (as below)
>
> The window is the familiar small popup with keys on a ring, and
> combo-box for "User name:", textbox for "Password:", and a checkbox
> for "Remember my password".
>
> This is probably a common occurrence, but I couldn't find Google
> search keys that narrowed to solutions for this particular problem.
> Any info appreciated.

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_DD wrote:
> I often encounter 'login' popups when first accessing a website. I'm
> not referring to any proprietary site. These come up with sites like,
> Guitar Center, and other frequently accessed sites, so I presume that
> this is something specific to my configuration. Probably due to
> having blocked popups, or blocked certain URLs.
>
> Examples:
> GuitarCenter.com goes to:
> "Connecting to bp.scpeificclick.net"
> Then asks for User Name and Password (as below)
>
> The window is the familiar small popup with keys on a ring, and
> combo-box for "User name:", textbox for "Password:", and a checkbox
> for "Remember my password".
>
> This is probably a common occurrence, but I couldn't find Google
> search keys that narrowed to solutions for this particular problem.
> Any info appreciated.

_DD wrote:
> I often encounter 'login' popups when first accessing a website. I'm
> not referring to any proprietary site. These come up with sites like,
> Guitar Center, and other frequently accessed sites, so I presume that
> this is something specific to my configuration. Probably due to
> having blocked popups, or blocked certain URLs.
>
> Examples:
> GuitarCenter.com goes to:
> "Connecting to bp.scpeificclick.net"
> Then asks for User Name and Password (as below)
>
> The window is the familiar small popup with keys on a ring, and
> combo-box for "User name:", textbox for "Password:", and a checkbox
> for "Remember my password".
>
> This is probably a common occurrence, but I couldn't find Google
> search keys that narrowed to solutions for this particular problem.
> Any info appreciated.

If I use Firefox and "View Source" for guitarcenter.com, this is what
I find.

*******
<!-- KSL MEDIA TRACKING PIXELS - Pixels Added 1/9/2009 -->

<!-- 6363-KSL Media - Guitar Center_RET - RET Pixel - NoN Secure -->
<IMG SRC="http://bp.specificclick.net?pixid=99003829" width="0" height="0" border="0" />

<!-- KSL Media Guitar Center -->
<img src="http://media.fastclick.net/w/tre?ad_id=19999;evt=12362;cat1=13285;cat2=13286" width="1" height="1" border="0" />

<!-- KSL MEDIA TRACKING PIXELS - Pixels Added 1/9/2009 -->
*******

The bp.specificclick.net is presumably being used to update a
tracking cookie on your computer. Normally, such a "zero sized image"
should not present anything to the user.

I tried entering

http://bp.specificclick.net?pixid=99003829

and ended up with some cookies added to my "cookies.sqlite" file.
There was no request for a username and password. And nothing
was rendered in my Firefox window.

Specificclick seems to be clean, as far as this check goes.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/specificclick.net

Malware already on the computer maybe ??? I cannot
honestly say I've seen a prompt for username/password
lately while surfing the net. It makes me suspicious
that something on your computer is trying to grab information
from you.

Paul