I say we find the makers/supporters of Xupiter...

[geno]

...and once we rush their homes with torches and pitchforks in hand, we shall proceed to hang said individuals upside down from their ankes, and proceed to beat them mercilessly with sacks of doorknobs.


who's in?





fvck you, Xupiter, I hate you with a passion. :|

 

[anxi80]

xupiter: ok, here's our whole marketing scheme. we are going to install a bunch of crap on people's systems and totally inconvience them so we can earn 5 cents on the ad and expland our operations and become a reputable company with a good word-of-mouth reputation. we will force users to visit our web page when they start up their browser, we will change their bookmarks, change their default search engine, and they are going to love us for it!

 

[anxi80]

by the way, im in. hate them with a passion.

 

[KingNothing]

Ad aware works wonders...as does clicking "no" once in a while

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Ad aware works wonders...as does clicking "no" once in a while

Last time I checked, AdAware didn't cover the damage that Xupiter does, they may have changed that. I use SpyBot Search and Destroy to excersice the Xupiter demons from my box.

And there's no such thing as "No" with Xupiter, unless I want to click yes or no everytime a script wants to run itself, which I equally hate

 

[KingNothing]

You tried AdAware 6 with the latest reference file?

 

[BD2003]

Or you could just use opera, which is ten times better anyway.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
You tried AdAware 6 with the latest reference file?

Nah, I forget the last version I tried. Like I said though, SpyBot has had me covered nicely for a while now.

 

[zCypher]

Use Mozilla Firebird. Use AdAware 6. Use Spybot. Use freaking caution.

With the above you should not be complaining about any crap on the comp. I NEVER have any problems with viruses, spyware, scripts, whatever... Just cause I'm careful about what I use. And if I do get something, I can realize it was my own damn fault. There will always be fvcktards out there trying to screw you over or screw up your sh1t...

 

[her209]

Xupiter makes my computer catch fire.

 

[Amused]

Xupiter has never given me problems on my systems. But I've had to remove it from other people's systems.

In fact, aside from an early infection of Comet Curser, I've never had a single problem with spyware or adware with the exception of some pretty harmless cookies.

Just click NO. How hard is that?

 

[geno]

Just click NO. How hard is that?

well, considering there is no "NO"....

 

[BeauJangles]

Comet Curser was hell. I hated that thing.

 

[burnedout]

If I'm not mistaken, I think Xupiter is based out of Hungary.

Anyway, I've seen two instances of the Xupiter hijack. Both on coworkers personal computers. Easy removal with Ad-Aware 6.0.

Still annoying though.

 

[DainBramaged]

I'm in.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: geno

Just click NO. How hard is that?

well, considering there is no "NO"....

Really? Send me someplace you think Xupiter will load on my machine and I'll tell you if I get infected or not.

I ask, because I NEVER have been infected with this thing. Maybe it has something to do with my IE security settings?

 

[igowerf]

I've never heard of Xupiter. How does it get installed?

 

[geno]

Amused, try going here and see what happens.

EDIT - acutally, scratch that, it actually prompts you when you go to that URL...

I was looking through remix.overclocked.org when it appeared in my toolbar, without prompts

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: geno
Amused, try going here and see what happens.

EDIT - acutally, scratch that, it actually prompts you when you go to that URL...

I was looking through remix.overclocked.org when it appeared in my toolbar, without prompts

What part of that website? I got a bunch of blocked popups, but that's it.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: geno
Amused, try going here and see what happens.

EDIT - acutally, scratch that, it actually prompts you when you go to that URL...

I was looking through remix.overclocked.org when it appeared in my toolbar, without prompts

What part of that website? I got a bunch of blocked popups, but that's it.

Nothing specific as far as I know, but I downloaded a few MP3s from there and that was about the extent of my visit. When I left I had Xupiter in my toolbar...

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: geno
Amused, try going here and see what happens.

EDIT - acutally, scratch that, it actually prompts you when you go to that URL...

I was looking through remix.overclocked.org when it appeared in my toolbar, without prompts

Nothing happened here. The page didn't load at all.

 

[bandana163]

Otherwise, I agree, my spirit will be with you even if my body stays in Europe.
I recommend an attack against the BonziBuddy HQ, too. :evil:

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: geno

Just click NO. How hard is that?

well, considering there is no "NO"....

Really? Send me someplace you think Xupiter will load on my machine and I'll tell you if I get infected or not.

I ask, because I NEVER have been infected with this thing. Maybe it has something to do with my IE security settings?

It is not your security settings. I click no on it too. If people hate the program so bad then they shouldn't install it.

 

[geno]

If people hate the program so bad then they shouldn't install it.

*bangs head on the wall*
there is no goddamn option to NOT install it :disgust:

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: geno

If people hate the program so bad then they shouldn't install it.

*bangs head on the wall*
there is no goddamn option to NOT install it :disgust:

Everytime I have seen it there is. Maybe I am just going to better quality pR0n sites when I see it.