Ads from InternetProgram

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Just yesterday, my computer has been receiving random pop-ups or ads.
Whenever a pop-up occurs, a small white window on the lower-right hand of my
screen would appear with the following message: Ads from InternetProgram
The message is not clickable and goes back down. Is my computer affected
with a virus? If so, are there any ways to get rid of it without purchasing
any products?
 
Hey Byte, I first downloaded Ad-Aware and was able to remove all critical
threats but one. I think because of it I still had ads popping on. I then
downloaded Spybot, which I am certain got rid of all the detected spyware
problems because it said so. But for some reason, I'm still having ads pop up
where they shouldn't. For example, I would open Internet Explorer and it
would take me to my homepage(Google), immediately followed by a pop up with
still the small white box appearing on the bottom right of my screen. I
really appreciate you providing two links to help get rid of malware/spyware,
but do you know what else seems to be the problem?
 
Hey Byte, I first downloaded Ad-Aware and was able to remove all critical
threats but one. I think because of it I still had ads popping on. I then
downloaded Spybot, which I am certain got rid of all the detected spyware
problems because it said so. But for some reason, I'm still having ads pop up
where they shouldn't. For example, I would open Internet Explorer and it
would take me to my homepage(Google), immediately followed by a pop up with
still the small white box appearing on the bottom right of my screen. I
really appreciate you providing two links to help get rid of malware/spyware,
but do you know what else seems to be, or is, the problem?
 
I don't think this really makes a difference, but the small box that appears
on the bottom right of my screen actually says: Ad served by InternetProgram

Also these ads starting appearing after I accepted a download which was at
high risk. The download didn't work though.
 
icart89 said:
I don't think this really makes a difference, but the small box that
appears on the bottom right of my screen actually says: Ad served
by InternetProgram

Also these ads starting appearing after I accepted a download which
was at high risk. The download didn't work though.
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What was the name of this download you accepted?
 
icart89 said:
Just yesterday, my computer has been receiving random pop-ups or ads.
Whenever a pop-up occurs, a small white window on the lower-right hand of my
screen would appear with the following message: Ads from InternetProgram
The message is not clickable and goes back down. Is my computer affected
with a virus? If so, are there any ways to get rid of it without purchasing
any products?
Click to expand...

Please don't multi-post, Mark L did give you an Advice, but you did take the
wrong way?

Follow these steps and then send your Log file to one of many forums for
Hijackthis, some of them listed below:
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

Click on Connections tab then click LAN Settings Button, there make sure
nothing checked.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (off-line scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (off-line scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk clean-up on your drive.

= Open the Windows
Explorer and locate this path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc = look in the Right Pane/window for this
file called the HOSTS file but not the one with the extension *.SAM* leave
this as is.
If you can't see it try to click Tools >> Folder Options and select show
Hidden files and folder, then right Click the Hosts file and select open with
Notepad.
There see any reference for that site and remove it, your Hosts file will
looks like this:
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # Source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # Client Host
127.0.0.1 LocalHost
------------------------------------------
Remove all other References other than those above.

It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.

Let us know your progress.
nass
 
The name of the download is PlayMP3z. Surprising it's still in my add/remove
programs window. Should I remove it?(<---stupid question)
 
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