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ZoneVortex
04-08-03, 00:42
Alright, I remember seeing threads about this in the past, but it's been confirmed to me regardless of mods saying that Neocron doesn't make pop-ups.

Anyways, since the last patch, everytime Neocron is open pop-ups constantly come up. Every 5 minutes about 15 windows come up, causing Neocron to memory leak, taking my FPS down to 0-1, and quite often actually minimizing NC right in the middle of whatever I'm doing.

However, pop-ups do NOT EVER come up when Neocron is not open.

Also, I have NEVER used any third party software for NC.

Why does this happen!! Does Neocron open a certain port and someone's made a parasite that uses the port Neocron opens to send pop-ups through it?

nova
04-08-03, 00:57
I have you check for any spyware with spybot (http://spybot.eon.net.au/) or adware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

I recommend using both and then doing a currrent virus scan.

ZoneVortex
04-08-03, 01:00
Originally posted by nova
I have you check for any spyware with spybot (http://spybot.eon.net.au/) or adware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

I recommend using both and then doing a currrent virus scan.

Been deleting spyware all day from my registry and from the folders...hopefully it'll be gone now *crosses fingers*

But I still think it's weird that it only pops up while using NC.

Helen Angilley
04-08-03, 01:01
Is Neocron the only game they interfere with?

When I got the pop-ups, before disabling them, they would ruin _every_ game, be it Neocron, Counterstrike...whtever.

ZoneVortex
04-08-03, 01:02
Originally posted by Helen Angilley
Is Neocron the only game they interfere with?

When I got the pop-ups, before disabling them, they would ruin _every_ game, be it Neocron, Counterstrike...whtever.

Actually yeah....hrmmm....come to think of it they were coming up when I was playing WarCraft the other day.

Edit: Guess I can't give NC all the blame.

Ren
04-08-03, 01:04
it takes a brave man to admit hes wrong.....

Nidhogg
04-08-03, 01:09
Blame the left-handed websites, not Neocron. 8|

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Ren
04-08-03, 01:10
left handed websites? how would they differ?

/me is teh confused

Ren
04-08-03, 01:18
NID UR A PERVERT!

/me gets his hammer

Omnituens
04-08-03, 01:33
i noticed this.

but as soon as i set up my firewall correctly, they stopped.

ZoneVortex
04-08-03, 01:34
Originally posted by Omnituens
i noticed this.

but as soon as i set up my firewall correctly, they stopped.

Ahhhh yeah I should put my firewall back up...duh.

Thanks for all the input everyone.

Tycho C
04-08-03, 02:45
Yes, the same thing happens to me when i let down my firewall.
So, I keep it up...:)

Hippieman
04-08-03, 02:50
If its what I think it is do this.
a. Right click on MY COMPUTER
b. Select MANAGE
c. Select SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS
d. Double click SERVICES
e. Find MESSENGER service (alphabetical order)
f. Right click MESSENGER and select PROPERTIES
g. Hit STOP
h. Select DISABLED from START TYPE menu
i. Hit OK

Got it from this thread thats a few months old.
http://neocron.jafc.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32014

bounty
04-08-03, 03:23
wrong thread

enablerbr
04-08-03, 03:25
BTW with the messenger service. every time you update MSN messenger. it re-enables it. so remember to disable it again.

nova
04-08-03, 03:31
the messenger service has nothing to do with MSN messenger why would it re-enable it?

enablerbr
04-08-03, 03:44
well i've seen it enabled after a MSN messenger update. so talk to M$ not me.:)

Hippieman
04-08-03, 03:52
Any thing can happen in Windows for any reason. Play a lil minesweeper and you fuck up one of your big games. Play a big game and change the settings INGAME, boom cant restart properly. Anything can and will happen belive me! Too bad MicroShits OS is the only one that will run all my games, least I got it for free though :angel:

ZoneVortex
04-08-03, 04:27
Damn, still not fixed!!

Hippieman
04-08-03, 04:28
Well damn. Im all outta ideas, although I only had one idea to begin with.

Pill
04-08-03, 08:38
i've had the same problem too, whenever cron is open, i get popups, causing it to minimize, yet, when cron is not open, the only time i see popups is when i go to a site that provokes popus.

BaDDaSS
20-09-04, 03:19
Was bored, looking for a post to revive lol, this one made me cry with laughter.

Neocron causing popups?
Nid talking about left-handed websites?

rofl, omgosh

And the fact the poster "spent all day removing spyware" just makes me laugh at the obvious amount of shit on his PC causing these pop-ups.

joran420
20-09-04, 03:21
rofl left handed websites

Nidhogg
20-09-04, 04:15
Don't bump. Especially just for chucks.

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