annoying pop up

[cornhusker]

A pop up that states "as part of the tools for internet
explorer, we have now activated safe shopping features
for your browser" continues to pop up no matter what i
do. It also pops up whenever I open any other program.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

A pop up that states "as part of the tools for internet
explorer, we have now activated safe shopping features
for your browser" continues to pop up no matter what i
do. It also pops up whenever I open any other program.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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[Guest]

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I tried what you suggested but the pop up continues show
up.

 

[Mike Burgess]

cornhusker,
After running Ad-Aware and\or SpyBot did you post
your HijackThis log as suggested?
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

If so where and who did you sign on as and I'll have a look .......
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
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[Ray]

You have spyware on your OS. As a start you will need to
clean your OS from the spyware. Download CWShredder from
http://www.spychecker.com/program/cwshredder.html, Spybot
from http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?
lang=en&page=download and Adaware from
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/. Run them while offline and in
SAFE boot mode. Delete the red entries that Spybot
displays. Reboot. Prevent further infection of spyware by
adjusting the following:- In IE go to Tools, Internet
Options, Advanced tab and uncheck Enable Install On Demand
for both IE and Other. Then click the Privacy tab, click
Advance button. Tick:- Overide automatic cookie handling,
Accept First-party Cookies, Block Third-party Cookies,
Always allow session cookies. Click Ok, Ok. Finally,
download SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard from
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html,
install them and your OS will be spyware proof. You can
verify this by running either Spybot or Adaware after an
internet session. They will come up with a clean bill of
health. Of course you need to frequently look for updates
for all of the above mentioned software.
If you have not got a firewall then download ZoneAlarm
from
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/zap_za_grid.j
sp Make sure that you set this software up while you are
online.