How to stop ads from poping up?

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Dear all,
I accidentally install a program from www.movieland.com ,It kept on poping
up asking me for payment in order to stop the pop up.I think it is an unfair
practise by the company but i can't do anything about it.I hope you guys can
help me to prevent this kind of ads poping up.I tried anti spywar and adware
program but both are invalid.
 
Help said:
Dear all,
I accidentally install a program from www.movieland.com ,It kept on poping
up asking me for payment in order to stop the pop up.I think it is an unfair
practise by the company but i can't do anything about it.I hope you guys can
help me to prevent this kind of ads poping up.I tried anti spywar and adware
program but both are invalid.

Did you try to uninstall the program from movieland.com? Did you run the
spyware removal programs in Safe Mode? Which spyware removal programs
did you use?

Alias
 
"=?Utf- said:
Dear all,
I accidentally install a program from www.movieland.com ,It kept on poping
up asking me for payment in order to stop the pop up.I think it is an unfair
practise by the company but i can't do anything about it.I hope you guys can
help me to prevent this kind of ads poping up.I tried anti spywar and adware
program but both are invalid.

Have you tried ADD/Remove programs?

What anti-spyware products have you tried?

What is the malware - name it so that we can help.

Have you run AdAwareSE and Spy Bot Search & Destroy in SAFE MODE?
 
I tried add and remove program.but the website say that even if i deleted the
program, they still want me to buy their product.
I tried Trend Micro antivirus software which comes with a antispyware.
I don't know wat is a malware but the programe is downloaded from
www.movieland.com
Yes i tried ADDware Se but ti does not work.
 
Help said:
I tried add and remove program.but the website say that even if i
deleted the program, they still want me to buy their product.
I tried Trend Micro antivirus software which comes with a antispyware.
I don't know wat is a malware but the programe is downloaded from
www.movieland.com
Yes i tried ADDware Se but ti does not work.

Go through the following malware removal steps systematically:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

After you get your computer cleaned up, see these links for practicing
"Safe Hex":

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight

And to make sure you aren't taken in again by rogue antispyware
programs:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Malke
 
Help said:
Dear all,
I accidentally install a program from www.movieland.com ,It kept on poping
up asking me for payment in order to stop the pop up.I think it is an unfair
practise by the company but i can't do anything about it.I hope you guys can
help me to prevent this kind of ads poping up.I tried anti spywar and adware
program but both are invalid.


What specific kind of pop-ups are you seeing? There are at least
three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions vary accordingly.

1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This type of spam has become quite common over the couple of
years, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
swept across the Internet last year and the currently active Sasser
Worm. Install and use a decent, properly configured firewall.
(Merely disabling the messenger service, as some people recommend,
only hides the symptom, and does little or nothing to truly secure
your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" the security
gap represented by these messages is particularly foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is not the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?

2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com/. Alternatively, you can upgrade your WinXP
to SP2, to install IE's pop-up blocker. Another alternative would be
to use another browser, such as Mozilla or Firefox, which has pop-up
blocking capabilities. (But I'd avoid Netscape; it carries too much
extraneous AOL garbage.)

3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.

Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:

PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml

More information and assistance is available at these sites:

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

The Parasite Fight
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Neither adware nor spyware, collectively known as scumware,
magically install themselves on anyone's computer. They are almost
always deliberately installed by the computer's user, as part of some
allegedly "free" service or product.

While there are some unscrupulous malware distributors out there,
who do attempt to install and exploit malware without consent, the
majority of them simply rely upon the intellectual laziness and
gullibility of the average consumer, counting on them to quickly click
past the EULA in his/her haste to get the latest in "free" cutesy
cursors, screensavers, "utilities," and/or wallpapers.

If you were to read the EULAs that accompany, and to which the
computer user must agree before the download/installation of the
"screensaver" continues, most adware and spyware, you'll find that
they _do_ have the consumer's permission to do exactly what they're
doing. In the overwhelming majority of cases, computer users have no
one to blame but themselves.

There are several essential components to computer security: a
knowledgeable and pro-active user, a properly configured firewall,
reliable and up-to-date antivirus software, and the prompt repair (via
patches, hotfixes, or service packs) of any known vulnerabilities.

The weakest link in this "equation" is, of course, the computer
user. No software manufacturer can -- nor should they be expected
to -- protect the computer user from him/herself. All too many people
have bought into the various PC/software manufacturers marketing
claims of easy computing. They believe that their computer should be
no harder to use than a toaster oven; they have neither the
inclination or desire to learn how to safely use their computer. All
too few people keep their antivirus software current, install patches
in a timely manner, or stop to really think about that cutesy link
they're about to click.

Firewalls and anti-virus applications, which should always be used
and should always be running, are important components of "safe hex,"
but they cannot, and should not be expected to, protect the computer
user from him/herself. Ultimately, it is incumbent upon each and
every computer user to learn how to secure his/her own computer.


To learn more about practicing "safe hex," start with these links:

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

Home Computer Security
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/

List of Antivirus Software Vendors
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;49500

Home PC Firewall Guide
http://www.firewallguide.com/

Scumware.com
http://www.scumware.com/


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Excellent post, Bruce. Thanks. Even though I practice "Safe Hex",
I learned valuable lessons from your comprehensive post.
 
Next time read the docs instead of just clicking Yes. ie dont install
malware in the first place.
 
Uncle said:
Excellent post, Bruce. Thanks. Even though I practice "Safe Hex",
I learned valuable lessons from your comprehensive post.

Thank you for the kind words.

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Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Like many others I accidentially installed Movieland.com and jus
could not get rid of those annoying payment reminders. Well, finall
I was able to to it; and it didn't involve antispyware or any of tha
mess. First, I turned my computer to safe mode by pressing F8 durin
booting; Secondly, I went to Control Panel>Performance an
Maintenance>System Restore; this allowed me to restore my compute
back to the date before Movieland was installed. No more paymen
reminders!!! Before restoring, a message appears saying this doesn'
affect any new documents, email, and some others. I had tried S
many other things and this is the only thing that actually worked!!
 
Simple to do, just do a system restore back to the day before the ite
was installed. In our case, my boss swears he did not sign up fo
anything, the first time he saw it, he paid (months ago). This time
using XP, home edition, I went to system restore, the date checkpoin
I wanted was available. Followed the prompts, and the software i
gone. No more popup's from the women asking for money. DO NOT PA
 
btrinz said:
Simple to do, just do a system restore back to the day before the item
was installed. In our case, my boss swears he did not sign up for
anything, the first time he saw it, he paid (months ago). This time,
using XP, home edition, I went to system restore, the date checkpoint
I wanted was available. Followed the prompts, and the software is
gone. No more popup's from the women asking for money. DO NOT PAY

Does it work for all women?

Jon
 
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