is jackpot forum changed?

Reply #26

hypersoniq — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 23:49:19 GMT

Read all about Spyware here...http://www.spywareguide.com/One of the more vile uses of late is identity theft. It's not just annoying popups anymore. The site above has a free online ActiveX spyware scanner, if it finds anything it alerts you, if not it just runs and disappears. They also maintain a database of programs that carry spyware.Some of the big offenders...Ncase (interstital ad delivery)GAIN (or Gator, Bonzi buddy and zip-zilla are among the MANY freeware apps that install this)Kazaa... [ More ]

Reply #25

Todd — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 23:22:01 GMT

luckycat,Again, I know you only saw the problem on Lottery Post, but I assure you that it has nothing to do with Lottery Post. Maybe it looks for the words Jackpot and Games to do something.Spyware is a generic term, meaning some secret program that is installed on your computer without your knowledge. Just like those two programs you found on your PC.It is called spyware because the first way these programs were used was to secretly keep track of every site you visit (all your clicks) and... [ More ]

Reply #24

luckycat — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:40:03 GMT

thanks to all my lottery po

Reply #23

Todd — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 21:22:05 GMT

luckycat,Glad you got rid of the popups.Just to answer your question: there is nothing here on Lottery Post that caused your problem. This is probably one of the most harmless sites you'll visit, because there is no spyware of any kind, and very few ads.I do not know why you only seemed to notice a problem here. Perhaps it is because the spyware on your PC was designed to be triggered by certain words related to gambling (like lottery ).Most spyware is distributed through e-mail. Most people... [ More ]

Reply #22

Littleoldlady — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 20:36:22 GMT

Luckycat I am so glad you got that taken care of...you seem to have lots of problems..are you sure you never ticked any one off?? I am glad you posted how you got rid of it...I will definitely be aware. I do notice that at the beginning of summer and around the holidays, many strange things happen with computer viruses and such..I try to be very careful..I had to pay $$$ to get rid of one even after I had virus protection on mine.

Reply #21

Irvin — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:58:29 GMT

Luckycat,Have you downloaded any free software lately?IF so did you read the terms and conditions carefully before agreeing to them.......Most people click yes without reading it and sometimes they have something saying you will allow us to access and monitor blah blah blah.Here is that LINK I mentioned to you last time.The article is a beginners guide to spyware etc.

Reply #20

luckycat — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 16:04:53 GMT

bradley60:and everyone that answerd my help cause:I have found out how to get rid of the pop/ups and the gold underline for jackpot games and casino references pop ups,was makeing a last attempt to see if I could check programs ect :went to control panel-then add and remove icon -opened and scrolled down the programs whoa and behold found 2 programs I never saw or downloaded, called zeal/and the one right under it unusual name. so I removed the 2 of them/ as I never saw before. also we... [ More ]

Reply #19

Irvin — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:49:51 GMT

Luckycat,I thought you booked mark that link I listed on this forum a few weeks back when you had some other problems with your PC.That link tells you all about pop ups etc.The problem is not with LP it is something on your PC hijacking what you want to do.

Reply #18

luckycat — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:18:22 GMT

bradly sorry that u have the same problemBUT GLAD TO KNOW I AM NOT NUTS/SEEING things others don't>maybe now that you have seen it too TODD/and others will believe its for real on lp.everyone here is really trying to help so keep posted and do what all the above have said to do as I am.hope it gets straighted out for both of us. I was wondering if somehow a person got our emails addresses and put it on our pc???keep posted

Reply #17

Bug — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:08:39 GMT

The first thing you should do before adding any new software is to download any updates for your operating system and browser. Tools > Windows Update from your browser. This takes you to Microsoft Updates. Sometimes the updates will resolve the security holes and your problems will cease. I have had some of the software that has been recomended, and it doesn't stop everything. It is a good idea to have some kind of firewall setup like Todd recomended. But without updating your OS you lessen the... [ More ]

Reply #16

Bradly_60 — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:02:07 GMT

You know what I had the same thing on my laptop. all the words relted to casinos and odds were being underlined in a gold line. It was just some stupid thing that got downloaded to our computers probably without letting us know. My computer did the same thing. It constantly had pop ups all the time, it slowed it down to a crawl. Why would someone even think about creating such a thing. It really ticks me off. I deleted as much of the crap that I could but it didn't seem to help. If you f... [ More ]

Reply #15

dvdiva — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 01:43:35 GMT

spyware = bad. i have norton is 2003 (just got 2004) and its very easy to use.http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-1 that's for adaware (includes review)http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10194058.html?tag=lst-0-1 that's for spybot also a good program as pointed out by hypersoniq

Reply #14

luckycat — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 01:36:02 GMT

to all above thanks for help.BUG have a win 98dvdia is spyware/ good or badfia thanks for screen readTODD I will try some of your suggestions I really love this pc/ and the guy I pay for net service laughs and says he thinks net people are addicted like on drugs/ they just have to have their net on.really true

Reply #13

luckycat — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 00:45:47 GMT

to all above: sincerly appreciat all your help:BUG I have win 98dvdia: is spyware good or bad?fia thanks for checking ur screenTodd I will check into norton.sure hope it all straigntns out soon, as I love this pc/itsonly 2 years old.will recheck above and post after.

Reply #12

Todd — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 23:48:36 GMT

BTW, nothing to do with the forum, but I highly recommend Norton Internet Security 2004. I formerly used a combination of Zone Alarm + AdSubtract, but then switched to Norton.It is a terrific integrated package, which is simple to maintain, and VERY easy to use. The firewall uses the same principle as Zone Alarm - you start with a very rigid firewall, and then gradually permit applications to use the Internet as they request access.The Norton popup killer is far less intrusive than AdSubtract,... [ More ]

Reply #11

fja — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 22:15:08 GMT

no pop ups here

Reply #10

hypersoniq — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 22:00:20 GMT

AdAware6 or SpyBot Seek and Destroy work great

Reply #9

dvdiva — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 05:30:15 GMT

my guess is you should download adaware at www.download.com. my guess is you have spyware on your computer luckycat. its a free program. if you have a clean machine then lotterypost has no popups at all and very few adds. (hense we should help those few advertizers that help todd out

Reply #8

Bug — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 04:42:24 GMT

What type of operating system are you using? Windows has a messenger service where they access your computer from. On Win 2k is a simple to turn it off.

Reply #7

Todd — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:42:27 GMT

No, it doesn't.

Reply #6

luckycat — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:40:10 GMT

todd does your header jackpot games have a GOLD LINE under it> in forum? if u dont see it what can I do or check. NO I dont have anything except mcshield

Reply #5

Todd — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:39:39 GMT

It sounds like your computer is badly corrupted. Are you running any kind of protection software, such as Norton Internet Security? If not, I suspect that you have been completely infected with spyware/trojan horses/etc.There are no underlines in your post. (Other than your signature

Reply #4

luckycat — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:35:07 GMT

1 last input also. I never go to casinos on line. and dont' like them at all. so why or how? if I never visit their sites. if I am getting this is anyone else seeing the re directs

Reply #3

luckycat — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:32:38 GMT

just noticed my post last some of the words are underlined I did not do this

Reply #2

luckycat — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:30:56 GMT

todd:these pop up are only happening when I am on lp.go to forum click jackpot games- I get a window asking me if I want to continue liknk,or it redirects me to a casino>now if I am on lp site. how can this happen? especialy when I go to yourheaderforum-- down to jackpot games and click it the little pop up window comes up.I dont see how it is or could me from my end???? any help appreciated thanks again

Reply #1

Todd — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:18:52 GMT

I have no idea what you're talking about. Lottery Post never has had one single popup. If you see a popup, then it's something on your end.

is jackpot forum changed?

luckycat — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:34:22 GMT

todd what happened to lottery post??? so many pop-ups cant get thru asentence anymore without the pop-ups/cant even read the posts.???now i went to jackpot forum/ and got CHOICES that lead to casinosI don't like the new way and all the pop ups.with re directsis this being experience with other menbers???thanks for input