Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Tuesday 4.3.2025 / 13:27
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - virus and spyware problems > re: popup help
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Re: Popup help
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
cachee
Junior Member
_ 		16. February 2009 @ 11:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My browser keeps randomly taking me to about.com.

any ideas?

Chris
[ + quote]
There is no spoon...
Advertisement
_ 		__
vballstud
Suspended permanently
_ 		16. February 2009 @ 11:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Umm... which browser?
[ + quote]
cachee
Junior Member
_ 		16. February 2009 @ 11:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
firefox 3.0.6
[ + quote]
There is no spoon...
delta36
Junior Member
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 07:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmm, well it sounds like spy-ware, which can direct your browser to a certain page. But about.com is actually a legitimate website. what exactly are you doing with your browser when it redirects you to about.com?
[ + quote]
~the Cyclo DS is a path to many powers some consider unnatural
~is it possible to learn this power?
~not from Nintendo
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
cachee
Junior Member
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 10:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hasnt happened since i made this thread as i removed some about.com stuff from my registry, fingers crossed it doesnt come back.
[ + quote]
There is no spoon...
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - virus and spyware problems > re: popup help
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork