It was part of an advertisement that came up at the bottom. Ive had these ads come up before on a forum that I moderate. I can tell you that these ads leave spyware on your computer. Theyre also just really annoying to deal with.

I didnt get the page source, so I cant really tell you where it came from, but I suggest looking into these ads and removing them. I found that the odds of getting these ads are pretty rare, so good luck trying to get the ad again.

Just thought Id give a little notice.

Wan · 05-12-2007, 10:06 PM

Man, you have a spyware in your computer. I visit Bemanistyle from many computers, and I haven't had any problems in any of them.

Try checking your computer with the usual tools (Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, HijackThis!, etc etc)

matt4596 · 05-13-2007, 12:38 AM

i don't have any spyware and i get these ads too. it's only on this site.. soo....

Wan · 05-13-2007, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by matt4596

i don't have any spyware and i get these ads too. it's only on this site.. soo....

How can be so sure that you don't have any spyware?? How come that I have many friends that visit Bemanistyle and don't have the problem?

Plus, check the window that shows in the screenshot... it says "amaena.com". It must be something related with that site... I tried going to that site in Linux and nothing happened. I don't want to know what would happen in Windows...

shingoisfabulous · 05-13-2007, 07:26 AM

actually I just got something that looks like that today when I was visiting BS, I closed it out with out paying too much attention to it... If I can get it to pop back up I'll try to grab a pic as well...

Bolt-edge · 05-13-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Wan

Man, you have a spyware in your computer. I visit Bemanistyle from many computers, and I haven't had any problems in any of them.

Try checking your computer with the usual tools (Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, HijackThis!, etc etc)

No, theres an ad at the bottom of the page related to this window. Not to mention it stops the browser from doing anything until you click it.

Once you click cancel it lets you do whatever you want, but once you click refresh or go to a new page, another one comes up saying that you canceled, blah blah blah.

Like i said, the odds of getting the ad is pretty slim, but it still comes up.

Mangojoyride · 05-13-2007, 10:19 AM

its gotta be running internally then

**helix eternal** · 05-13-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mangojoyride

switch to firefox, ive never had an ad since. it runs alot smoother than IE too.

If you'd take the time to actually look at the screenshot, he is using firefox.

On-topic: since you ARE in fact using firefox, do you have Adblock installed?

Edit: and also, if adblock doesn't work, maybe try Opera web browser: Homepage I think Opera is a better browser than Firefox, I've been using it for about 4 solid years now and I don't get adware, spyware, viruses, unwanted popups, anything.

**CStarFlare** · 05-13-2007, 11:56 AM

I got that last night, too. After cancelling 5 or so times it stopped popping up. It appears to have started happening fairly recently.

Since it's happened to more than one user, it might very well be something to do with our ad company.

616 · 05-13-2007, 06:54 PM

Please get rid of this.
I got one today and its really annoying.

Wan · 05-13-2007, 08:28 PM

Then we (me and my friends) must be good exceptions... not anyone of us has had this problem until now. I'll ask them if they have had it recently.

***Keith*** · 05-13-2007, 08:38 PM

I'm going to look into it

616 · 05-13-2007, 08:58 PM

Also while i was on the site my Anti Virus "Trend Micro Anti-Virus" a warning poped up while i was on the site. It said i was infwcted with a spyware/adware caled "Dialer PlayGames"

Acording to the antiviruses sit this is the details about it

Type: Dialer
Aliases: Dialer-263 (McAfee); Win32/Dialer trojan (Nod32); Dialer (Ikarus); Dialer.PlayGames.a (Ewido)
In the wild: No
Destructive: No
Language: English
Encrypted: No

Reported detections: Low

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Description:

This dialer creates dial-up settings without the user's permission or intervention.

EDIT: btw i was wondering if anyone knows what they mean by "in the wild" please tell me. I really dont think all of our computers in africa, But i could be wrong

*phuzion* · 05-15-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by heartagram312

EDIT: btw i was wondering if anyone knows what they mean by "in the wild" please tell me. I really dont think all of our computers in africa, But i could be wrong

While dealing with malware (viruses, spyware, etc), "in the wild" means circulating on the internet. Basically, a virus that is in the wild means that it's possible that you can get it on your PC without knowing it.

And I believe Keith is looking into getting a new ad provider, so hopefully these ads will be gone soon.

616 · 05-15-2007, 02:53 PM

Thanks. i think its gonr (not to sure but it doesnt affect me anyway cause i have high-speed.
I hope you guys get a better add provider. I <3 this site but if i keep getting stuff like this i don't think i can be on here.