Annoying Surveys

[idahosurge]

Hi,

For close to a year I have been getting the annoying pop-up surveys on my PC.  The old company had a way to op-out of them, but this new company does not.  You click on the privacy icon and you get a screen that says the website is out of order.

Is there a way to get this crap to stop popping up on my PC?

I have Spybot and ESET NOD32, but neither seems to block this and these surveys are the only thing that pops up.  They pop up even when my web browswer to not open.  As I recall they usually pop up when you first boot up.

Rod

[N. Chapman]

Firefox with Adblock Plus blocks anything and everything that is not wanted

[WebbPA]

Whatever anti-spyware you are using isn't working and you are infected.

Go to this forum and let them analyze a HijackThis log.

[idahosurge]

This is not caused by a virus, between ESET NOD32, Spybot and Windows Defender any virus would be picked up.

Rod

[Hagar]

This is not caused by a virus, between ESET NOD32, Spybot and Windows Defender any virus would be picked up.

Rod

Not necessarily. My first thought is that it's malware.

A friend was infected recently. We tried all the usual applications without success. Finally Malwarebytes picked up some that the others missed. http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[NickN]

As Hagar pointed out.. download, update (first) then run Malwarebytes

Malware is many times not picked up because it is from something you allowed at one point be installed through many possible sources.. a lot of times through software.

Even good files.. in example there is a freeware program called ChrisTV I use for my TV tuner, that give the user an option to not install a feature which I would consider spyware for ads. You must be careful now a days and look at what software offers when it is installed.

The better ones give the user the option to opt-out and sneaky ones do not tell you what you are installing... your scanners may not pick this kind of stuff up because you are allowing it and it does not fall under the scanners rules for a virus or spyware

Also.. ActiveX can let things in too from a website a video is running, etc


Try Malwarebytes and run the FULL system scan.. see if it finds anything

[idahosurge]

Okay Hagar and Nick, I will give it a try.

Rod

[idahosurge]

Okay Hagar and Nick, I will give it a try.

Rod

Gents, all I can say is "UNBELIEVABLE",  Malwarebytes flagged 11 Adware.Minibug and Adware.Ascentive files.  Hopefully this will stop those annoying survey requests from popping up.

I used the free download verison, is the purchase version worth the money?

Rod

[Hagar]

Okay Hagar and Nick, I will give it a try.

Rod

Gents, all I can say is "UNBELIEVABLE",

[NickN]

Malwarebytes Freeware version is fine as it should be updated and run every so often.. about once every 2-3 months unless you think something is not right.. then run it to verify

Adware.Minibug and Adware.Ascentive files


http://www.ascentive.com/

You see that?

FinallyFast.com commercials on TV?

Internet SPEED BOOSTER


Look at the list of software at the top of their page


There is the source of your malware attack

That place and any website connected to it is a joke. Its a front to install crap on your computer which is where they make their BIG money past the people paying them for their software


Always remember...

[NickN]

Looks like MalwareBytes is indeed onto Ascentive's game


Guess Who!
http://www.angelopc.com/2008-10-07/fina ... guesuspect


Removal
http://www.angelopc.com/2008-10-07/fina ... guesuspect


The free version of malwarebytes should do the job just fine



stay away from Ascentive and anything they offer

http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresul ... archtype=0