Help Stop Adult Pop-Up That Keeps Popping Up

[ghaynes]

I am recently receiving an adult pop up consistently for the last 2 days. It even pops up with opening up Windows Explorer. It doesn't always pop up when I open up my browser but it seems like its timed. It comes in intervals. I have ZoneAlarm Pro and have set ZoneAlarm to block the site but it keeps coming up.

I have checked in my Add/Remove Programs to see if there is any suspicious apps and there is nothing. I checked under msconfig to see if there is anything running hidden. And still nothing.

It is the same site everytime with the same address. I have never been to this site nor do I know how it got on my system. The address is http://access.rapid-pass.net/?pack=...ge&login=157680

Is there any software or something else I can do with ZoneAlarm to prevent this site from appearing everytime I open up my browser.

I haved trying everything and getting sick with seeing this site. Please help me so wife stops getting upset seeing this everyday. Thanks in advance.

 

[hjo3]

Download AdAware and run it. It's good for cleaning out stuff like that.

 

[Buzzman151]

dont' forget to update when you get it 😉

 

[Amorphus]

I like Spybot - Search and Destroy

small, free, no bloat. nice program. I run it every week or so, usually very little turns up.

 

[redbeard1]

I can only assume your running win2k/xp. If this is the case, then the messages your getting are from a service that is running in windows. The service is called messenger, and it's not msn messenger. This messenger is built into windows, so the server admin could tell you of impending network issues. By default it is running. If you have an always on connection, that does not have a router in front of it, you will get these messages. Someone figured out they could blast messages on the internet, and anybody with that port listening will see the ad's.

To turn this off, right click on my computer, then choose manage. In the menu, click the services and application menu, then services. Scroll down on the right side, until you see the messenger service, then right click on it, choose properties. Then click the stop button to stop it. Then in the "start up type" menu, choose disabled. Click the apply button and close out of that menu. If this was the cause, you shouldn't see them any more. You might consider getting a router also, this would act as a buffer between you and the internet, adding a layer of protection.

 

[ghaynes]

Thanks guys for your quick replies. Your the reason why this community is the best. Great people!

Well, the adware fixed everything. Apparently I had some spyware installed that adware got rid of for me. I haven't had a pop up since installing it. Your guys are the best, thanks again!