Wincustomize: Nasty Pop-Ups Continuing
WC/Stardock Webmaster(s) Need To Do Something, Please
Thursday, December 29, 2005 by TheOtherGods | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I put up a post about this a while ago, and many others agreed they were getting the same thing.
Now, it's becoming intolerable.
I just got nailed with a "general" Trojan, from a pop-up (off main page, and WB page) just entering the site.
Now, just sitting within a forum page reading a thread, I had a giant pop-up occur every 30 seconds or so.
When I go to download something, 90% of the time, I get a pop-up when entering that page.
Sometimes it starts as a small pop-up in the lower right-hand corner of my monitor, then expands to a large full-screen one.
Other times, a small pop-up in the upper left-hand portion of my monitor, which is the one I just got the Trojan from (yes, it's possible to get a Trojan from just opening a site; malicious HTML; I'm a coder, so I know and it's been happening for years).
Other times, just one giant pop-up behind the main browser.
Damn, you've got to be kidding me! I just got one now while sitting here typing this!
This is ridiculous, and I and others have already made complaints about this.
I've posted screenshots in the past, and nothing was done. I have more screenshots now, but I really don't have the time to be uploading a ton of these just to "prove" it's coming from here... it is!
All I'm asking, as a patron of Wincustomize for the last 3 years, is that the webmasters removed the embedded coding that seems to plague this site these days, which is allowing these pop-ups.
Please, do not "argue" with me here... there's another thread I started a while back with many people having the same problem... it's true... and yes, I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm talking about... just to avoid those who would "flame" out of lack of maturity.
I'm 31 years old and a programmer/graphic artist and build pcs... so please, don't tell me I'm not having this problem with this site... it's ONLY from this site, and it started sometime around the beginning of this year, and only got worse.
I'm hoping I can fully weed-out this damn trojan, but I'm asking you guys again... PLEASE look into this, alright?
It's becoming such a problem, I almost cannot visit WC anymore.
I'm running hardcore anti-virus, firewalls and totally updated IE... so I cant even imagine how these pop-ups are getting through, but the trojans (2nd one I've gotten from a pop-up here) attach to cookies... which, while might seem easily deleted, trojans are notoriously hard to completely get rid of, and that's a problem... not to mention the spyware coming from these pop-ups (yes, I'm protected, but it still gets through) and it just being a general huge annoyance.
I'm a long-time Stardock customer, and would appreciate someone finally looking into this and resolving the problem.
Thank you.
Now, it's becoming intolerable.
I just got nailed with a "general" Trojan, from a pop-up (off main page, and WB page) just entering the site.
Now, just sitting within a forum page reading a thread, I had a giant pop-up occur every 30 seconds or so.
When I go to download something, 90% of the time, I get a pop-up when entering that page.
Sometimes it starts as a small pop-up in the lower right-hand corner of my monitor, then expands to a large full-screen one.
Other times, a small pop-up in the upper left-hand portion of my monitor, which is the one I just got the Trojan from (yes, it's possible to get a Trojan from just opening a site; malicious HTML; I'm a coder, so I know and it's been happening for years).
Other times, just one giant pop-up behind the main browser.
Damn, you've got to be kidding me! I just got one now while sitting here typing this!
This is ridiculous, and I and others have already made complaints about this.
I've posted screenshots in the past, and nothing was done. I have more screenshots now, but I really don't have the time to be uploading a ton of these just to "prove" it's coming from here... it is!
All I'm asking, as a patron of Wincustomize for the last 3 years, is that the webmasters removed the embedded coding that seems to plague this site these days, which is allowing these pop-ups.
Please, do not "argue" with me here... there's another thread I started a while back with many people having the same problem... it's true... and yes, I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm talking about... just to avoid those who would "flame" out of lack of maturity.
I'm 31 years old and a programmer/graphic artist and build pcs... so please, don't tell me I'm not having this problem with this site... it's ONLY from this site, and it started sometime around the beginning of this year, and only got worse.
I'm hoping I can fully weed-out this damn trojan, but I'm asking you guys again... PLEASE look into this, alright?
It's becoming such a problem, I almost cannot visit WC anymore.
I'm running hardcore anti-virus, firewalls and totally updated IE... so I cant even imagine how these pop-ups are getting through, but the trojans (2nd one I've gotten from a pop-up here) attach to cookies... which, while might seem easily deleted, trojans are notoriously hard to completely get rid of, and that's a problem... not to mention the spyware coming from these pop-ups (yes, I'm protected, but it still gets through) and it just being a general huge annoyance.
I'm a long-time Stardock customer, and would appreciate someone finally looking into this and resolving the problem.
Thank you.
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kith
Reply #2 Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:14 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:14 PM
I have never had a pop-up or seen an Ad on Wincustomize. Sorry...
LittleBearJason
Reply #3 Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:15 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:15 PM
I think theres a security exploit in the Google Deskbar and toolbar .......
Corky_O
Reply #4 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:37 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:37 PM
Here is the post made a couple months ago, indicating the changes that will be occurring to WC http://frogboy.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=90929
The options are simple:
1 - Put up with the ads
2 - Subscribe to get rid of them
It all depends on what your priorities are.....
Lantec
Reply #5 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:52 PM
Ditto.....
Reply #5 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:52 PM
| I have never had a pop-up or seen an Ad on Wincustomize. Sorry.. |
Ditto.....
_02
Reply #6 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:56 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:56 PM
None here either..ever.
Mike, How are ya? Troy sent you an email today!
Mike, How are ya? Troy sent you an email today!
Apocalypse_67
Reply #7 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:57 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:57 PM
Problem: Pop-ups and/or Adds
Solution: Subscribe
It doesn't get any simpler than that.
In all the time I have been a subscriber I have not seen one sigle add/popup here at WC.
Solution: Subscribe
It doesn't get any simpler than that.
In all the time I have been a subscriber I have not seen one sigle add/popup here at WC.
Rutabaga64
Reply #8 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:18 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:18 PM
No pop-ups and ads for me either.
Subscribe, you won't regret it
.
Or else, pick a decent pop-up blocker and see if that helps.
Subscribe, you won't regret it
.Or else, pick a decent pop-up blocker and see if that helps.
Alpha Tellurian
Reply #9 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:42 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:42 PM
Even before I subsribed I never got pop ups.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #10 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:57 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:57 PM
It has changed recently (as mentioned). If you log out and then access this site, you will be inundated with pop ups. Again, the answer is to subscribe. 
LittleBearJason
Reply #11 Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:15 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:15 PM
I dont get popups here and I just bought WB5 ....
Liandral
Reply #12 Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:48 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:48 PM
I have a hardcore popup blocker which works well - no ads at all...
But if that didnt work for me, then I would definately subscribe just to get rid of ads as I loathe the things. Not trying to brown nose but sites do need money to run and Wincustomize is no different there.
Pay up
But if that didnt work for me, then I would definately subscribe just to get rid of ads as I loathe the things. Not trying to brown nose but sites do need money to run and Wincustomize is no different there.
Pay up
Jafo
Reply #14 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:09 AM
Reply #14 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:09 AM
| yes, it's possible to get a Trojan from just opening a site; malicious HTML; I'm a coder, so I know and it's been happening for years |
TheOtherGods you won't be getting a Trojan from THIS site's coding.
End of story.
Drive-bys give the impression that an infection comes from elsewhere....hence the name.
But then you're a coder, so you will know this....
kona0197
Reply #15 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:36 AM
Reply #15 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:36 AM
I've never had any pop-ups from WC. I only see ads when I logout.
Sembetu
Reply #17 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:50 AM
Reply #17 Friday, December 30, 2005 12:50 AM
You might want to check your configurator abstraction wizard settings, there is quite possibly a hole in the patched inversion coupling that has caused a buffer relay overprotection induction. I had this problem until I was able to pin down a configuration for my WCSUB.pay files. Now I have gotten pretty cleaned up.
Sembetu
Sembetu
liquidguru
Reply #18 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:24 AM
use firefox, with adblock and noscript extensions...i have never had a single popup or spyware
Reply #18 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:24 AM
| totally updated IE |
use firefox, with adblock and noscript extensions...i have never had a single popup or spyware
PurrBall
Reply #19 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:46 AM
Reply #19 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:46 AM
WC has popups?
I havent gotten a single one... ever.
Firefox shows me a little bar when it blocks something, and nothing has been showing for WC.
I havent gotten a single one... ever.
Firefox shows me a little bar when it blocks something, and nothing has been showing for WC.
Rednose
Reply #20 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:55 AM
Reply #20 Friday, December 30, 2005 7:55 AM
Come on now. I've been a subscriber for three years now. If I don't log in, this site is terrible, with pop ups. And we all know that.
The question is, will that discourge others from visiting this site?
The question is, will that discourge others from visiting this site?
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Reply #1 Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:13 PM