Pop Up

[John Fredericks]

I am getting a periodic pop up and I have no idea where
it came from. How do I make it go away. It pops up
frequently, somestimes every few minutes. It is a window
labeled Network Connections and says:

You (or a program) have requested information from
rs.gator.com.
Which connection to you want to use?
Connections:
MSN Explorer
American Online

When I highlite either one, there is no such web site.
It then allows me to check a box which says Don't ask
again until the next time I log on.
There are three options:
Settings Connect Cancel

It is very annoying and I would love to know how to get
reid of it.

 

[Guest]

you have a spy program phoning home.....lol

http://www.lavesoftusa.com get this and run it.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi John,

Gator is spyware that is installed on your machine. You want to remove it.
Adaware from www.lavasoft.de can help.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[tdash]

Go to www.webroot.com and download the free spysweeper rogram that they
offer. Run it on your system and it will clean out all the spy stuff.
Tom

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To deal with issues 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

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Dial-up window pop-ups automatically while working:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autodial.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------



Greetings --

To deal with issues 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

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Sorry Bruce. It was directed to John. Was just reading your excellent note )

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------



Dial-up window pop-ups automatically while working:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autodial.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------



Greetings --

To deal with issues 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

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No problem. ;-} We all miss the intended post from time to time.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

Sorry Bruce. It was directed to John. Was just reading your excellent
note )

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

)

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------



Greetings --

No problem. ;-} We all miss the intended post from time to time.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

Sorry Bruce. It was directed to John. Was just reading your excellent
note )

 

[John Stocky]

Does the Webroot software cleans out M$'s own spyware stuff? I doubt it!

 

[Yves Leclerc]

rs.gator.com is not part of MS WIndows and Webroot should remove it.

Also, AD Aware 6 and Spybot Search and Destroy will take care of it.

Y.