Friggin' Johnny.ca Spam???

[Rambit]

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a Macromedia Flash animated banner type ad for johnny.ca and it's a GM ad of all things on a Chrysler forum. If you click on it, it takes you to a GM site advertizing several GM models. It really bugs me and it's always the same thing "Johnny Tip #43 - Always slow down for old ladies crossing the road".

I tried everything to get rid of it including running a spyware program to no avail. It was on both my desktop, which I rarely use these days and my laptop. It was also ONLY on the Active Topics page just below one of the supporting vendors banners. It suddenly went away after a day or so, but now it's back.

Is anyone else getting this flash spam ad? Just to prove I'm not losing my mind, here's a screen capture of it...



Rambit

[vvv90]

That's sucks and is total bullcrap....




























.....Everyone knows you should speed up. They're worth 20 points.

[Rambit]

Originally Posted by vvv90

.....Everyone knows you should speed up. They're worth 20 points.

30 if they're carrying groceries.

Here's the link it takes you too... http://www.gmcanada.com/static/engli...html?adv=17691

EDIT: If you click on the SS Supercharged Cobalt around 220 HP, it's meant to directly compete with the SRT 4. What a joke. I took one out last week and it wasn't even close from a stop. They got a ton of work before it can take on the new SRT4's.

Rambit

[bruno]

Ha, ha! The banner ad is simply trying to teach you some good manners, Rambit.

On the other hand, you are probably infected with what’s known as malware and what you are experiencing is more likely “adware” and not “spyware”.

Adware is software that displays advertising such as pop-up and banner ads. It’s possible to collect personal information so the ad can target and be customized for the user and is often installed with other free software that you want. If it’s legit, you should be able to uninstall or disable the adware. Therefore Rambit, don’t go clicking on those interesting things that show up on your laptop!!! I won't even attempt to guess what else you might have on your hard drive!

There are some very good, free adware removal programs such as ad-aware from Lavasoft. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Also, Microsoft has its own malicious software removal tool that you might want to check out first. Here is the link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830

Hope this helps! And, don’t go calling me ‘crusty’ or offending my neurons anymore! Obviously, they helped to produce this offer of assistance.

bruno

[Rambit]

Originally Posted by bruno

Ha, ha! The banner ad is simply trying to teach you some good manners, Rambit.

On the other hand, you are probably infected with what’s known as malware and what you are experiencing is more likely “adware” and not “spyware”.

Adware is software that displays advertising such as pop-up and banner ads. It’s possible to collect personal information so the ad can target and be customized for the user and is often installed with other free software that you want. If it’s legit, you should be able to uninstall or disable the adware. Therefore Rambit, don’t go clicking on those interesting things that show up on your laptop!!! I won't even attempt to guess what else you might have on your hard drive!

There are some very good, free adware removal programs such as ad-aware from Lavasoft. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Also, Microsoft has its own malicious software removal tool that you might want to check out first. Here is the link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830

Hope this helps! And, don’t go calling me ‘crusty’ or offending my neurons anymore! Obviously, they helped to produce this offer of assistance.

bruno

Actually bruno I just managed to turn it off through Norton Internet Security by blocking the GM site. If I turn off all ads I don't see even the supporting vendor ones, so I just selectivly added that site to the blocked list.

So...is that a neuron and if so exactly where is the synapse taking place? More importantly, hopefully it's not the only one...hehe.

Rambit

[Rambit]

Well that worked for all of 30 seconds. You have to go to the Macromedia web site to access the settings manager for it and delete the site from there http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...manager07.html ...jeez

Rambit

[srt8danno]

Originally Posted by vvv90

That's sucks and is total bullcrap....




























.....Everyone knows you should speed up. They're worth 20 points.

I thought you got bonus points if they kept their shoes on?