This isnt the well known messenger pop ups, but after=20
downloading a program form this website:

"http://www.personaltest.co.uk/?
ref=3D&sw=3Dtest&id=3DWH3_1836003"

thinking i could test my IQ i found out it was some dialer=20
thing at =A310 a min which i quickly went to remove.

Anyway im not one for having a problem with spyware, and i=20
know how to remove every single piece i have come accross=20
but this thing is really a BIG pain and impossible to=20
remove.
Everytime i open internet explorer or go to check my=20
hotmail or AOL email, i get 3 popup pages one is usually=20
that IQ page.. and another=20
is: "http://www.cybertrigger.co.uk/?
ref=3D9999&sw=3Dfree&id=3DWH3_1836003"

and another is some porn page. This constant pop up thing=20
is really a big pain for myself and the family. We have=20
already searched and done every possible virus check, we=20
normally use norton, and we have used Spy Bot search and=20
destroy 1.2, and spywareblaster, hijackthis, spyware=20
remover form bullsetsoft. These program sometimes do show=20
stuff up which i then remove, but they never manage to=20
remove this pop up pages and they keep coming back.

Also there is nothing strange that can be seen on the add=20
remove programs list either.

These website should really be reported for tricking=20
people into to thinking they are getting a benign IQ test=20
and instead getting some advanced worm or something that=20
is impossible to remove.

I hope someone can help me to sort this out, as i have=20
tried everything.

Re: How do i remove these popups by Mike

Mike
Thu Feb 26 14:39:12 CST 2004

Alex,
>"and we have used Spy Bot search"
SpyBot Support Forum:
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi
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"Alex" <alexredhair@aol.com> wrote in message
news:29ef01c3fc95$e5d8c060$a301280a@phx.gbl...
This isnt the well known messenger pop ups, but after
downloading a program form this website:

"http://www.personaltest.co.uk/?
ref=&sw=test&id=WH3_1836003"

thinking i could test my IQ i found out it was some dialer
thing at £10 a min which i quickly went to remove.

Anyway im not one for having a problem with spyware, and i
know how to remove every single piece i have come accross
but this thing is really a BIG pain and impossible to
remove.
Everytime i open internet explorer or go to check my
hotmail or AOL email, i get 3 popup pages one is usually
that IQ page.. and another
is: "http://www.cybertrigger.co.uk/?
ref=9999&sw=free&id=WH3_1836003"

and another is some porn page. This constant pop up thing
is really a big pain for myself and the family. We have
already searched and done every possible virus check, we
normally use norton, and we have used Spy Bot search and
destroy 1.2, and spywareblaster, hijackthis, spyware
remover form bullsetsoft. These program sometimes do show
stuff up which i then remove, but they never manage to
remove this pop up pages and they keep coming back.

Also there is nothing strange that can be seen on the add
remove programs list either.

These website should really be reported for tricking
people into to thinking they are getting a benign IQ test
and instead getting some advanced worm or something that
is impossible to remove.

I hope someone can help me to sort this out, as i have
tried everything.