I have also been plagued with this recently and can confirm it is specific to an ad on this site (affecting me on IE and Firefox). I do not believe it is not the result of my machine(s) being infected with spyware.

My solution was to download the flashblock add-on which has solved the problem. One of the flash ads is hijacking my browsers. It appears to happen when the add area at the top or bottom displays a blank white banner. Then the next click hijacks everything.

Not sure how to best get this resolved but thought I would pass this along.

i had it happen to me just today and i scanned my computer and it was clean .

jadarite: I thought the whole thread was that we were trying to help you with the pop-ups. Guess I got confused.

Good luck with resolving it.

jadarite: yeah ok

Well, at any rate. The Google Toolbar on IE will definately stop the pop-up as I tested today.

No matter where it comes from, at least there is a solution to avoid it.

jadarite: no the thing is you are trying to convince others
oh and yes i read all posts that come in here , if i wanted to see something you said last week or even 10 months ago i can just click on show all your posts , couldnt be any easier or quicker than that

jadarite: Instant talk is over and finished when you close your browser , the messages here are here to stay for anyone to browse through when they want to

Dear Brainking support team,
Since a few days, perhaps a week or so, I've noticed that from time to time, when I click on a piece to play, a pop up raises inviting me to install "systemdoctor" on my computer.
Such an ad generated by Brainking is not nice. I assume many users will think it's a system message and will then click on it.
I think Brainking should be careful on these kind of things or the image of this site will be quickly fall down.
(sorry if my english is not perfect)

coan.net: That gave me an idea! I opened up IE6 with Google Toolbar (glad I had it on, but I didnt know that!) and put the ads back on at the bottom. Then I just randomly starting clicking on boards to see what ad came up.

The first time the Weight Watcher ad showed, it was blank with a mouse-over that said 'click to activate and use this control'. When I navigated to the next board page, The Pop-Up Blocker said it blocked a pop-up. (I cannot figure how to find out what the pop-up was). No problems after that, and I couldnt get it to do that again.

Here's a list in order of ads I saw..........

Cardschat
weight watchers - blank - click to activate and use this control
Google Popup Blocker with no ad
cardschat
no ad oh.... maybe latestcasinobonuses.com
weight watcher with graphics
latestcasinobonuses.com
weight watcher with graphics
weight watcher with graphics
latestcasinobonuses.com
latestcasinobonuses.com
latestcasinobonuses.com
latestcasinobonuses.com
Cardschat
latestcasinobonuses.com
weight watcher with graphics
weight watcher with graphics

jadarite: You don't want the info to get buried on the board, but if you only talk with a few by PM, then the rest of us are shut out in the dark and unable to follow the conversation at all..... :(

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

This setup contains the free as well as the paid version of AVG Anti-Spyware. After the installation, a free 30-day trial version containing all the extensions of the full version will be activated. At the end of the trial, these extensions will be deactivated and the program will turn into a feature-limited freeware version. The purchased license code can be entered at any time.

(just incase anyone needs to get rid of the drive cleaner pop up ect)

coan.net:
ive never had a problem on firefox or seamonkey
but as soon i turned IE on yesterday i got hit twice with the drive cleaner pop up took me ages to get rid of it

Fencer (and others) don't be too quick to install Safari for Windows - on day one, already 8 bugs along with big security hole already found.

Consumerist.com Article about it

Drive Cleaner - When I use Firefox, everything is great. On my same machine, I was stuck using Internet Explorer for a little bit - and visited this site, and after visiting my second discussion board, I got the Drive Cleaner pop-up that others have talked about. Not sure if it will help Fencer, but the ad at the bottom of the page when the pop-up came up was for WeightWatchers.com.

So when others see the pop-up, what ad is up on the BrainKing site, since with so many complaining - and myself seeing it in person, I also believe it is something on the BrainKing site that is triggering this pop-up.

Is anyone else here using/or know anything about Extension Developers Extension for Firefox used for creating Firefox Extensions (Add-ons) ?

If so, could someone tell me what information is needed (and what can be left out) in Extension Builder when editing the install.rdf file ?
(GUID and Version number are already there)

I know i have to make sure Firefox (not worried about T'bird & Mozilla suite) is ticked & Min / Max versions are included, but how much of the rest of that info is really needed to create the build .XPI file ?

I think i may create a Firefox Fellowship to discuss Firefox and all its different aspects.

Here's what I've been using for Icon files:
http://resizepic.com/

To avoid unacceptable image distortion, I'd suggest either beginning with an image that's close to a multiple of 40x50, or else cropping it to approximately those relative dimensions, before you use that online tool to create a 40x50 image.

I hope you like it! I've had good results.

diogenysos:

I just read your message. I tested with two browsers. MS IE 6 is not my favorite, but it had no problem handling any of the scripts. Seamonkey 1.1.1 had no problems either. I used Sea Moneky in two machines. One is a Windows XP machine. The other is a Debian Linux machine. Both worked just fine. Linux comes with a browser called Koqueror. I tested with Konqueror 3.3.2 and the drop down menu works fine. However, the image swap failed.

First, about the drop-down menus. What browsers are causing problems? The reason why I don't like drop-down menus so much is because Mozilla browsers (that means Netscape, Fire Fox and Sea Monkey) handle DIV tags differently from the Microsoft browsers. Usually these drop down menus work by hiding and unhiding a DIV, and manipulating the Z-index to bring it to the front. Some work by positioning the DIV outside the normal screen margins so that it is not visible inside the normal computer display. Most of these require some checking of the browser version and they will manipulate the DIV differently depending on what browser is being used. You will have to read each individual browser documentation, and search out there for other versions of the drop-down menu to see if somebody has found a more stable approach.

About the image swap, I have found that this type of link is rather unstable:

<a href="javascript:swap('bild02','../images/coronasplaya1.jpg')">

For some reason some browsers have a hard time with inline Javascript like that. It works well in my XP machine with all browsers. My Linux machine failed with Koqueror as the browser.

Your Javascript function is perfectly correct and I have used a similar one before with great success and no problems in any browser:

function swap( bildname, tauschbild ) {
document.images[ bildname ].src = tauschbild;
}

Try replacing the links by a link like the ones below.

<a onMouseOver="swap( 'bild02' , '../images/coronasplaya1.jpg ' ); return true">
<a onClick="swap( 'bild02' , '../images/coronasplaya1.jpg ' ); return true">

Rather than having the Javascript inline in the HREF field, these use a mouse event such as the mouse moving over the link, or clicking the link. This type of link works great for swapping images. You can complete the tag by adding a target, and swapping to a different image when the mouse moves out of the link.

<a href="my_target.html" onMouseOver="swap( 'bild02' , '../images/coronasplaya1.jpg ' ); return true" onMouseOut="swap( 'bild02' , '../images/some_image.jpg ' ); return true">

I hope this helps.

rod03801: Now granted this was several years ago, but we had all kinds of connectivity problems. We also had major billing problems. Every month was a nightmare.

I was going to suggest you check the price if you have cable TV as well. Sometimes the rates can be really good.

rod03801:USB Passorport are the same as broadband,well kinda in a way if you look at it like that.What if your using a satillite?

Eriisa knows,opened my eyes on that,I'm just Universal.

I forgot to add that you would most likely need to buy the wireless card for the desk top tho.

rod03801: You should have an ethernet card already. It will look like a 2nd phone jack in back but had a green light beside it. That would be all you need.

Check if they offer a wireless router even. The nice thing about that is you then have a choice of using the ethernet line or the wireless connection.

Most laptops these days come with the wireless card installed, so if you ever get a laptop you are all set.

And if Verizon ever offers Fios in your area, snap it up! Its worth every penny and even better than cable.

rod03801: Dang! I am stuck in an area with no cable and only one company that can provide me with my DSL service, so they have a monopoly, and my rate of 37.50 per month proves it!

rod03801: I've had the AT&TYahoo DSL for a couple years. They gave my the modum and an ethernet card that had to be installed in the computer plus 5 (widgets) You must plug a widget into any phone jack in your house you use for a phone and then plug the phone into the widget. Plus one widget between the computer and a phone jack. One plus over some local dial up is the abiliety to use the computer and the phone at the same time. It made peace in my house. Can you believe I was accused of being on the computer all the time so the phone could never be used

coan.net: My phone company is Verizon.

Network card or USB? I have usb ports... is that what you mean? LOL, pardon my ignorance.

I think later today I will visit the website that the email links to, and see what I can find out. I figured I would get the info in plainer English here, than I would on the website. And I'm probably right about that.. lol..

rod03801: For the AT&T/Yahoo DSL, you will also need a DSL modem which they will provide to you.

NOTE: This is me speaking from memory - things may have changed - I think now they even offer higher speeds for more $$$$ - but the lowest $14.95 a month deal is still very quick compared to dial-up.... and a good place to start in my opinion.

You need a DSL modem, which they will provide for you. It use to be like a year contract, you buy they modem for $79.99 - but could send away for a $79.99 rebate - so the modem would be "free". (NOTE: The rebate comes in an envelope that looks like junk mail - with the rebate check attached at the bottom of the letter. So make sure you don't quickly throw away junk mail, and be on the lookout for the rebate. I guess they figured they can save some money if people throw away their rebate check instead of cashing it.)

It also comes with a CD that you stick in your computer and will walk through all the step to setting everything up. Annoying for someone like me who wants to skip to the last step, but nice for people who could use the instructions on what to plug in where.

Your computer will either need a network card or USB. I'm not sure of other requirements for the PC - probable on their website - well whatever phone company you are going through - guess I'm writing assuming you are also under AT&T/Yahoo - but I guess you might be somewhere else - which in that case, the information above probable does not apply much.

coan.net: Nah, I don't NEED very high speed. You need to remember, I just came from WebTV, so even dialup seems very fast. LOL... Having gotten a taste of the goodies available with a computer, I am disappointed with some things I just still can't do. (The slowness of downloading almost anything, for one!) I could live with it, though. But, when I received the email advertising the $14.95/month, which is only slightly higher than I am paying to get online now, it peaked my interest. Are there other costs I'm not considering? I believe the email even said the needed equipment was included. I wonder what system requirements there are, though? Maybe my computer isn't good enough to bother with highspeed?

My cable company does offer deals if you bundle it with phone and cable, but it is still about $30/month. Which I suppose is something to consider since I now pay about $50/month for cable. (Their deal is the standard all 3 for $100/month that I think most offer)

LOL.. too much info to have to consider. I need someone to just make the decision for me! lol...

Thanks for the input.

rod03801: At my old house, I had the (what is now called AT&T/Yahoo DSL), and I loved it.

It was cheap - about $15 a month for first year, and fast - well fast compared to dial-up. Plus for the price, if when it got close to a year, a quick call can keep that rate the same. (even though now I think it is always $15 a month - not sure)

When I moved, the AT&T/Yahoo DSL was unavailable at my new house - but Cable internet was - so I went with that. It is more expensive ($40 a month), but I also LOVE it because it is usually a lot faster then the phone DSL. I've had some minor issues with the cable - they had to come up about 4 times to replace something out on the pole - but other then those down-times, the speed is great. It would have been cheaper if we had cable TV to combo with the internet, but we don't have cable TV.

Other differences: Cable shares the speed with other connections close by. So if all your neighbors also have Cable internet, if they are doing a lot - it can also slow it down for you also. And when I say slow it down, I mean just very little - probable never down to the point of dial-up speeds. I've personally never noticed any type of slow-down where I live - then again, I don't know of any of my neighbors having cable internet.

Phone DSL is not "shared", but distance from where they have their DSL connection point can hurt speed. Chance are they will not even sell you service unless you are within a certain distance from one of those spots - so there should be no problem.

So in my opinion - go with the phone DSL - it is cheaper, unless you need very high speed, then try cable.

UzzyLady: What sort of trouble?

rod03801: We tried DSL before we went to cable and all we had was trouble. In our area at least, DSL is much slower (I mean significantly slower) than cable. I love my cable!

joshi tm: What was it called?

rod03801: Great offer at only 15 bucks a month! It is $30 here.. If you are using dialup now wait until you get high speed.. Swooosh! What a difference in page loads!

I am considering going high-speed. Could someone tell me the advantages/disadvantages to going with broadband or dsl??

My phone company is offering dsl at $14.95 per month, which isn't much more than I am paying currently to come online. My cable company has deals for broadband too, but I haven't seen anything as cheap as this.

Family Man: Yes, you are correct about the spyware thing.. About the question of the virus software, I dunno.

When I run my anti virus program I get two lines that confuse me.

The first line under "file" says user 32.dll
then Under "result/infection" it says Change

The second one under "file" it says ntoskml.exe
And under "result/infection" it also says Change

I dont know what these are or what they mean.
The result of my scan says no infection and nothing fixed.
So I really dont know why these are on there or what they mean or if they indicate something is wrong that I need to do something?

Thanks for any help!

Any suggestions for a free web page building site?

Do I remember correctly about an ad on for FireFox that, instead of removing spy ware, actually prevents them from being put on in the first place?

Family Man: Tracking cookies can be used to track your behaviour on various sites, but they can't really do any harm to your computer. Some sites store more than one cookie, so if you browse some commercial sites, you can easily get a high number of them in a minute. But they are definitely not causing your problems with forecastfox.

Can someone explain please???


I remove tracking cookies, and within minutes I scan again and I have another 53 tracking cookies that need to be removed!? Are they really bad for my computer? How do they get back on here so quickly? Is there something better that I need to do besides spybot?

can someone fix this page???? it is annoying having to scroll back and forth....LOL

thanks :)

Hmmmmm... Must be something, as the problem is back!?!?!

uninstalling and reinstalling did the trick!

MadMonkey: I already use the avg free edition. I will try reloading the extension and see if it helps

Family Man: Well, i do not know what could be causing it then, Accuweather is running fine, but you could try to make sure you have the latest version or uninstall and reinstall it.

Have you got a decent virus scanner ? If not you can download AVG from grisoft for free from HERE

MadMonkey: I think I noticed something on a page I was viewing a few days ago, but it wasnt anything I visit often and just ignored it, but all my other pages seem to be fine.

Family Man: Well i have exactly the same set up, and mine is loading fine, so presumming you have all the latest updates etc the problem is not that.
I guess its your PC, is it only effecting accuweather or anything else ?