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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:31 Edited at: 5th Mar 2008 01:35
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I just found a new rouge antispyware called xpantispyware 2008 appearently it only shows it's pop up messages when I visit www.ijji.com picture belowe so I just want to ask I got the message twice infact 2nd time a test heres what I did the first time I went to ijji after a few secs I got the message I used alt-f4 to exit although I should have exited after turning off my modem then I downloaded avast and spybot they both found nothing then the second time I went back I got the same message I didn't download as well I just exited then I scanned my computer with "Malwarebytes' RogueRemover FREE" anti-spyware they found nothing as well. So now I'm stuck at this question I'm I infected or have I just barely escaped the pop up of doom?(Or I'm I not infected?). Oh I also wanted to say I unstall anti-viruses every time I scan something why? they slow down my computer and waste useful harddrive space. So if anyone has any Ideas please reply ASAP



[edit] notice how they spelled some words wrong as well?
Quote: "creahes"
and no I didn't guess I actually did some searching

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Osiris
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:35
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It's nothing. Just a dumb ad thing, I see them all the time.

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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:38
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Quote: "It's nothing. Just a dumb ad thing, I see them all the time"
So does that mean my computer is still virus free?

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:41
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It's possible you have an advertisement software installed. I've seen em before. Like an advertisement client, but considering it only comes up for you on that one site I'd say not to worry about it.

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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:54 Edited at: 5th Mar 2008 01:56
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I just got an idea would someone test http://www.ijji.com to see if you get the same message. You don't have to do it and I don't really blame you either I just want to know if it's only me.
[edit] someone with IE

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ionstream
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 01:55
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I don't get the message, but then again I'm using Firefox, so maybe that's it.

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DB PROgrammer
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 02:07
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Nope didn't get anything.


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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 02:09
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...This sucks I hate these people who make these kinds of rouge anti-spyware anyways would ad-aware from lava soft help with this infection?

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Keo C
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 03:00
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We don't even know what infection it is.


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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 03:24
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I don't know either...well I just scanned with ad-aware found nothing but a few harmless tracking cookies so I think Osiris is right it's just a dumb ad made by @$$holes to get people to buy their product.

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Libervurto
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 03:35
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I think you meant rogue
rouge means red

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Benjamin
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 11:37
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Download Spybot S&D if you don't already have it.

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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 12:45
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Quote: "Download Spybot S&D if you don't already have it."


I always used to use Spybot S&D until I read a recent review. I started using AVG's anti-spyware and it seems to work much better.


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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 20:15 Edited at: 5th Mar 2008 20:16
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I already tried S&D nothing...avg hmmm it's not free...I was just thinking about the easest way to remove a virus..reformat...

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Jeff032
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 20:21
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My guess is that it is just some random popup and you don't actually have a virus (unless you actually installed it ). I get things like those from time to time, not recently though.

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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 20:27
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nope didn't install a thing I just got a pop-up anyways I gotta go to school...

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Keo C
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 21:11
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http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/xpantivirus-2008-removal-instructions-xpantivirus-2008/spyware-removal


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Silvester
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 22:12
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My little brother had it, AVG killed it.
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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 23:13 Edited at: 5th Mar 2008 23:16
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Yeah but I didn't download it....does the pop-up it self give a virus?
[edit] it against the law to make a virus right? so I could get that guy aressted right? I'm not saying I'm going to but I can right?

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Osiris
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 23:16
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No...unless you allowed it to download something, or let it use activeX.

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Ed222
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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 23:18
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Nope so yay I'm still virus free

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Posted: 5th Mar 2008 23:19
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Quote: "it against the law to make a virus right? so I could get that guy aressted right? I'm not saying I'm going to but I can right?"

Not worth the time.


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tha_rami
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Posted: 6th Mar 2008 00:48
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That was a popup... It's built to resemble an actual program. Pretty well made. As soon as you click it, you're redirected to a site where they try to sell you fake anti-spyware programs. They're just trying to scare ya.


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Phaelax
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Posted: 6th Mar 2008 23:16
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If it's an actualy Windows dialog, you may want to deactivate the windows messaging service. It was recommended several years ago when adware started abusing the service.


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Ed222
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Posted: 6th Mar 2008 23:18 Edited at: 6th Mar 2008 23:18
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if I do that doesn't that mean all the warning messages that keeps me from doing something bad to windows will disspear too? E.g. deleting the C drive. Btw how would I do that?

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nah, it doesn't deactivate dialogs altogether. The messaging service is for receiving messages sent from admins and such.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx


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Posted: 6th Mar 2008 23:28 Edited at: 6th Mar 2008 23:32
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hmmm....I think I might give it a try in the near future. although I don't think that will stop them from redirecting me to their website.
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If you look at my picture see how they direct me to http://xpantivirus2008.com their website I don't think that has any thing to do with the pop-up and a little bit of extra info before they visited that website there was a nother url being loaded only about 1 sec I think they may have used a redirecting thingy or is that possible?

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