soyopo999 Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 hi, is there anyone out there who could possibly help, i'm being driven crazy by constant 'pop ups' in internet explorer from CiD Adserver. I'm not very clever when it comes to the technical stuff. My pc is running windows xp home edition sp3, i currently have avg free and i have recently downloaded superantispyware regards Lee . Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Hi Soyo Please follow the malware tools listed here. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/malware-removal-av-firewalls-etc/4843-cid-pop-ups.html Quote
soyopo999 Posted December 13, 2008 Author Posted December 13, 2008 Hi Thanks for that , followed it all and still no joy, the pop ups are still ,well...popping up :mad: Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 What version of Internet Explorer are you using? The tools listed in that post should have eliminated most issues. Quote
soyopo999 Posted December 13, 2008 Author Posted December 13, 2008 i'm using internet explorer 6, i'd rather not swap to 7 as i just dont get on with it. Quote
sangfroid Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) May I suggest downloading CiD's own 'universal uninstaller' from their web page. Search the Web! . Go to section 4, paragraph 5. Download to your desktop. Download, install and update Superantispyware (if not already done). Start the PC in safe mode, usually by tapping F8, or F5 on some PCs, without internet connection and run the 'universal uninstaller'. Run SAS in full mode. Reboot and I would humbly suggest running Ccleaner to clean up after removing CiD. It has a mild registry cleaner and also cleans out temp files, cookies etc. It will also remove saved passwords which is a good thing I think. Edited December 13, 2008 by sangfroid Quote
Tootech Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 If you don't like Internet Explorer 7, it might me wise to try Firefox as IE6 is not as secure and not really a recommended product any more. Mozilla | Firefox web browser & Thunderbird email client Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 I would humbly suggest running Ccleaner to clean up after removing CiD.CCleaner is a most excellent program Sangfroid but lethal if used incorrectly, this is why we do not advocate it in the mainstream, so many registry entries may be corrupted by an incorrect use of this program. Quote
sangfroid Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 'CCleaner is a most excellent program Sangfroid but lethal if used incorrectly, this is why we do not advocate it in the mainstream, so many registry entries may be corrupted by an incorrect use of this program.' I understand Wolfeymole but sometimes problems need to be cleaned up, something like your 'cleaner' that comes with your standard reply. I understand that any registry cleaner or defrag or even checkdisc programs can go wrong. Ccleaner comes with full help files but used in default mode certainly helps more than hinders. I respect the forum's views, though, that is why I did not include a link. Quote
soyopo999 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 Thanks guys.... I downloaded the 'Universal Uninstaller' and followed your instructions, the problem seems to have been solved. The pc has been on all day and not one pop up !!!:D:D:D:D Once again thanks , i really appreciate it :):) Quote
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