!!! Solution To Gr Popup Problem !!!

[dave pusey]

EDIT: I've got three copies of these instuctions posted on here and it's becoming awkward to keep them all up to date with changes.

Therefore, I have moved them to a page on my web server.

Click here for the instructions! (http://www.puseyuk.co.uk/temp/ftf/gr-popup-solution.html)

[Lyn A]

Thanks Dave. Brilliant!

I haven't been on GR since I heard about the problem, but I know that I have messages waiting for me. I guess that if I add this to hosts, I should be quite safe.

[dave pusey]

Well, you'll be safe from that perticular nasty.

[Lyn A]

Thanks. All done!
Very easy when you know how!! LOL!! And thanks again.

[dave pusey]

Your welcome. Glad to be of help.

[Val wish Id never started]

Dave are those noughts or the letter o thanks

[KiteRunner]

It doesn't seem to work on Windows ME - it just says it can't find it. But my solution is to stay off GR until they sort it out!

[Lyn A]

Dave are those noughts or the letter o thanks


Just copy & paste it Val.

[Grimsqueaker]

Good solution Dave :) neat and elegant

[Lyn A]

It doesn't seem to work on Windows ME - it just says it can't find it. But my solution is to stay off GR until they sort it out!

Kite, try putting WinDir in place of system32...like this:

notepad c:\WINDOWS\WinDir\drivers\etc\hosts

I think that should work for ME.

[KiteRunner]

No, it says it can't open that one either, but never mind. Thanks anyway.

[Lyn A]

Sorry, then...too long since I used ME....Maybe Dave knows.

[dave pusey]

Dave are those noughts or the letter o thanks

They are zero's.

[WendyPusey]

Can someone copy Dave's solution onto GR please. I'm no longer a member and I can't post.

[dave pusey]

It doesn't seem to work on Windows ME - it just says it can't find it. But my solution is to stay off GR until they sort it out!

Not sure but give this a try...


notepad %WinDir%\hosts

[Val wish Id never started]

why is it after I did this I went to GR and there is still an ad showing ???or is this only for pop ups thanks Dave

[WendyPusey]

It is only for that specific pop up Ad Val. It won't stop any other Pop Ups.

[Val wish Id never started]

thanks Wendy

[Mary from Italy]

Val, I thought you had Firefox? You need to download the Adblock and Flashblock extensions.

[Val wish Id never started]

Mary where are they thanks ???

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Ive got Firefox - if you go to tools then add ons Val

But people, is it this one to download please?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865


Thing is it then gives you a choice of filters or something - which do you choose please? Ive added the Easy List - is that the right one?

EasyList General list with main focus on English-language sites. Maintainer: rick752. List, Homepage, Forum Subs

[Mary from Italy]

That's right.

I had an older version of Adblock which also needed the Flashblock add-on, but apparently the newer Adblock Plus doesn't need it. However, it is a good idea to add the Easy List.

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Thanks Mary. Ive been over to GR and Im not getting any of the ads or anything now. :)

[Bee]

Last night I did an AdAware scan, which has shown 2 'critical objects' - but they seem to say critical for lots of things! - which are now 'quarantined'.

This morning I've done a Norton full system scan - which detected nothing.

And I haven't been on GR since yesterday, when I got that Protection Optmizer thing.

BUT my computer is running very slowly - do I need to do Dave's pop-up blocker? Is that why it's slow? Or have I messed it up in another way?? :o

Any 'experts' - or even interested onlookers - out there?

(Edit - I'll check back in an hour or so.)

Bee.

[WendyPusey]

As long as you didn't go to the wesite it was directing you to you shouldn't have any problems with the PC. It is only downloading a popup which is trying to frighten you by saying that you have a virus, and to go to this website to get rid of it.

If you do what Dave has advised it will stop the download from appearing.

I don't think this would effect the speed of your PC.

[Rachel Scand]

:confused: but what about meeeeeeeee ? (Apple/Mac)
I'm too scared to go on GR now and there is a message I need to look at :(

[Tilly Mint]

Please bear with me..........

I have firefox on my desktop and tried to add the adblock from Heathers link,

I downloaded it to my documents, but it says windows cannot open file - then it asks me what do i want to do -"use web service to find file" or "select programme from list"
am i doing something wrong here.......

Thankyou

Jacky xx

[dave pusey]

:confused: but what about meeeeeeeee ? (Apple/Mac)
I'm too scared to go on GR now and there is a message I need to look at :(




You should be fine. This is a virus/nasty/whatever you want to call it, that targets Windows based computers only.

[WendyPusey]

:confused: but what about meeeeeeeee ? (Apple/Mac)
I'm too scared to go on GR now and there is a message I need to look at :(





Can you add an AdBlocker to your PC Rachel? That will stop the ad pop ups from loading.

[dave pusey]

Please bear with me..........

I have firefox on my desktop and tried to add the adblock from Heathers link,

I downloaded it to my documents, but it says windows cannot open file - then it asks me what do i want to do -"use web service to find file" or "select programme from list"
am i doing something wrong here.......

Thankyou

Jacky xx

Visit Heather's link from within firefox and just single left click on the big green Install Now button. For me, it pops up a Software Installation box, and I just click on Install Now.

[Rachel Scand]

Thank you Dave .... that's good to know, but I'm still scared :eek: :confused:


Will get OH to try it ... :)

[Tilly Mint]

Sorry Dave, i am not getting the Software Instalation Box,,,,,,,,just a box which asks me if i want to save.........

Thankyou

Jacky xx

[dave pusey]

Just found that via google.... might work....


If Firefox brings up an installation prompt, click "Install". If it asks you if you want to open or save the file, open the file with Firefox as the application. Alternatively, you can save the file to disk and drag it on to the Firefox window.

[Tilly Mint]

Thankyou ever so much Dave, i dragged it to the firefox window-clever me.......Lol :D

The bar along the top of the firefox has in red ABP, and it has "Adblock Plus is enabled"

Much Appreciated - your a gem !!

Jacky xx :D

Opps, i have just gone to GR and the ads are still there...........What am i like!!

[dave pusey]

You need to add some subscriptions (free lists of filter rules) to Adblock Plus for it to work

Go to Adblock Plus: Known Adblock Plus subscriptions (http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions) and click on...

EasyList and EasyElement and ABP Tracking Filter

[Tilly Mint]

Dave is there any other way for this link, i keep getting page cannot be displayed, or i wait for ages and still cannot get in.....

Thankyou for being so patient,

Jacky xx

[dave pusey]

Is that when trying to go to the the link i posted, or when you try to click on the subscribe links once you're on that page?

Also, what version Firefox are you running? (click Help/About on the menu)

[Mary from Italy]

That page works for me, but if you still can't get it, try this one:

EasyList Filter Subscriptions for Adblock Plus - rick752 (http://easylist.adblockplus.org/)

[Tilly Mint]

Dave, the suscribed links - the firefox is 2.0.0.11

Mary, that one isnt opening up either,

Thankyou to both of you for you help :D

Jacky xx

[Julie]

I had this thing pop up Friday..closed it all and it popped up again not too long ago..Dave have done what you suggested, fingers crossed..& thank you

[Rachel Scand]

Nudging this for Barbara and anyone else feeling worried