09-07-2003 21:38									#1
	My computer is possessed! Inflate your Upload Space

Every time I press on any link a window named something like "www.oddysseousmarketing..." shows up and immediately dissapears.

When I do a search on google, the results are doctored.
I get a bunch of links that dont look like google results, and all lead to "something".searchassistant.net/scripts/redirect/randomnubmersandletters.

The "something" is either alpha, beta, or delta.

I ran Ad Aware and Spybot - S&D, got rid of everything it found but the problem persists. My Norton Antivirus takes a lot of time to scan, so I dont want to use it yet.

	09-07-2003 21:39									#2
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Run Norton Antivirus.

If that fails, reinstall.

	09-07-2003 21:40									#3
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quote: If that fails, reinstall.

Reinstall WHAT?

	09-07-2003 21:41									#4
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that sucks. Do you run Zonealarm, btw?

	09-07-2003 21:42									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel that sucks. Do you run Zonealarm, btw?

Nope.

	09-07-2003 21:43									#6
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Looks like slimeware.

Try updating Ad Aware and Spybot S&D.

	09-07-2003 21:44									#7
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Very, very nice adware. Eli, please turn your ICQ on...

	09-07-2003 21:45									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Eli quote: If that fails, reinstall. Reinstall WHAT?

Not reinstall. Install. Linux .

	09-07-2003 21:47									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Eli Nope.

Do so. Immideately.

	09-07-2003 21:47									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Eli quote: If that fails, reinstall. Reinstall WHAT?

Everything

	09-07-2003 21:50									#11
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I downloaded Ad Aware only now, so it's updated.

I updated S&D, and it found some new stuff. Got rid of them now, hopefully it will work.

I'll install ZA too. Always planned to, now I got the reason.

	09-07-2003 21:50									#12
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Your computer is possessed? Only one thing for it - burn your computer at the stake.

Reinstallation is probably much easier in comparison.

	09-07-2003 21:51									#13
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You use IE? Try use a different browser.

	09-07-2003 21:59									#14
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S&D didnt work.

Yes, I use IE. And I must use it since it's the only one with Hebrew support.

	09-07-2003 22:00									#15
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Just for the record, google runs just fine with Opera.

	09-07-2003 22:05									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Eli I downloaded Ad Aware only now, so it's updated. I updated S&D, and it found some new stuff. Got rid of them now, hopefully it will work. I'll install ZA too. Always planned to, now I got the reason.

Say, if you close all the browser windows, and P2P programs, but don't disconnect, do the Internet connection little computer screens in the systray still flash from time to time?

	09-07-2003 22:13									#17
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Does this help?

http://forums.techguy.org/showthrea...20&pagenumber=1
(praise Google )

Apparently a properly updated Spybot should do the trick.

	09-07-2003 22:13									#18
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quote: Say, if you close all the browser windows, and P2P programs, but don't disconnect, do the Internet connection little computer screens in the systray still flash from time to time?

YES.

	09-07-2003 22:15									#19
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quote: Say, if you close all the browser windows, and P2P programs, but don't disconnect, do the Internet connection little computer screens in the systray still flash from time to time?

Which is a normal thing, unless it's too often .

	09-07-2003 22:25									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Eli quote: Say, if you close all the browser windows, and P2P programs, but don't disconnect, do the Internet connection little computer screens in the systray still flash from time to time? YES.

If it's rather often, someone's calling back home. Get zonealarm, and find out who exactly.

Another thing: does your "sent bytes" approach your "recieved bytes"?
If so, that's a black flag. No more doubts.

	09-07-2003 22:36									#21
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S&D in normal Windows didnt work, and when it asked me to restart it didnt work either.

Following Solver's advice I ran S&D in windows safe mode and the problem is now removed.

Now let's install Zone Alarm

	09-07-2003 22:51									#22
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Problem :

ZoneAlarm is installed and works nicely, BUT :

I play Utopia. It's a text based web game. When I try to login(as usual) I get the following message :

quote: You can only login to Earth: 2025 and Utopia through the Swirve.com website. Please visit Swirve Games and try again. If you are already logging in through our site, some Firewalls may block referer information - you may wish to try changing your firewall settings. We now require users to login only through the Swirve.com website to ensure maximum security for our users.

	09-07-2003 22:51									#23
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Yes, and it was a damn nasty piece of spyware that Eli has kindly sent to me over email.

	09-07-2003 22:55									#24
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Eli: this sucks. You can disable it for the time you play. (though I fail to see any possible problems if it's a browser-based game).

	09-07-2003 23:11									#25
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A gun and a trip to Seattle might solve all your problems...
(yup, unqualified comment to mark my rare and unimportant appearances at OT...)

	09-07-2003 23:24									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Say, if you close all the browser windows, and P2P programs, but don't disconnect, do the Internet connection little computer screens in the systray still flash from time to time?

Activity on a cable modem pretty much never stops, but you shouldnt be seeing your ZA icon flash.

Since this is on-topic I thought I'd ask if anyone has seen something similar to my problem.

On certain webpages it will take forever to finish. Sometimes it will put half the page up instantly (which is what it used to be for the whole page) but will take another minute for the 2nd half. If I download a large file the speed is 150-170KB/sec. I get a similar problem accessing poly sometimes which I dont get with my PC at work at all.

My latest thoughts are that it might be related to the upload speed somehow. At work I have a T3 connection so fast up and down. At home I have fast down but maybe 5-10KB upload (I'm gonna call and complain).

	09-07-2003 23:31									#27
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quote: Activity on a cable modem pretty much never stops, but you shouldnt be seeing your ZA icon flash

Not so on an ADSL connection. IIRC, Eli has ADSL.

	09-07-2003 23:32									#28
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quote: I downloaded Ad Aware only now, so it's updated.

doesn't mean anything. update it again

	09-07-2003 23:34									#29
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No need to burn your computer at the stake... All you need to do is sacrifice you mouse (or trackball) to it, dance around it, burn some incense, and reboot... That should do the trick

	09-07-2003 23:49									#30
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I would have probably given up and reinstalled the OS at this point...

quote: Not so on an ADSL connection. IIRC, Eli has ADSL.

What's that connection icon doing in his systray then? I thought that means a phone line connection being active, and that's not the case with DSL. (At least I don't get that icon, I always thought DSL is sort of a LAN, whereas a phone connection is just that, a phone line.)

Btw, I went to http://www.odysseusmarketing.com/desktopfault.aspx (I doubt they have nasty surprises for Firebird users) and saw this on the bottom of the page:

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.0.3705.288; ASP.NET Version:1.0.3705.288