JandoFett1842 Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Anouther Tread with that name, "WTF?" Anyway, ive got this friken cookie or some crap program that keeps reseting my my homepage to some crap like http://www.xupiter.com or something, and when i try to unitsal the thing it fricks up with an error mesage, and when i try to delete the prog it just reapers instatly or doesnt let me trash it, I say agan "WTF?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Get Adware. See if that can get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorganfloss Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I have Adaware and I have that Xupiter thing too. It wont go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Ad-aware says it should remove it with no problem. Make sure you have the latest version. You need the latest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 check your temp folder for hidden files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandoFett1842 Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 i did, cant find it, ill try to get my hacker friend on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Adaware is the program to use. Tho I haven't had that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 So when did this all happen? Was there a email you opened or was it just like this one time when you got on-line? This sucks man I hope that you solve it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandoFett1842 Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 It happend just after i refomated my hard drive and was getting all the progs back like winzip, quicktime, divX, and Direct X. It just appered one day, i cant figure out how!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorganfloss Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 It happened to me one day after my friend stopped using my comp. Coincidence, or jackass friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Histys-History Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 What is Xupiter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomHelix Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 i dunno why its doin that dude. sry i cant help. you should try to find out if its a virus....that could be the problem, but i doubt it. well, good luck with ur prob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 ad-aware must help..., you could try e-mailing them, or another computer magazine or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 here's what I found on it..... I hope it helps Parasites other nasties Description Xupiter consists of an Internet Explorer toolbar containing link buttons to the search engine at xupiter.com and a task run at Windows startup which downloads updates to the software and may launch pop-ups. It also contains functionality to periodically hijack your home page and search settings to point to xupiter.com, and add links pointing to xupiter.com to your bookmarks. Also known as XupiterToolbar (program name). Distribution Origin unknown, most likely ActiveX drive-by-download in pop-up adverts. What it does Advertising Yes. Apart from the hijacking and added links, the software periodically open pop-under advertisements as directed by its controlling servers. (These may appear in windows with only an 'exit' menu.) Privacy violation No. Security issues Yes. The software contacts its servers to ask for update code, which is executed without checks. It also downloads third-party software (eg. a casino loader). Stability problems The update-checking task tries to connect to xupiter.com to download updates whether or not you are connected. If it fails it may cause a crash in 'RunDownload.exe'. Removal Xupiter has no uninstall function. Spybot S&D update 2002-09-22 and Ad-Aware reffile 042-24-09-2002 can remove it, however. Manual removal Open the registry (from the Start menu, click Run and enter regedit) and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'XupiterStartup' entry. Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands to deregister the toolbar. cd "%WinDir%\System" regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Xupiter\Updates\XupiterToolbar.dll" regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Xupiter\Updates\XTUpdate.dll" (If your Program Files folder is something other than 'C:\Program Files' - for example because you have installed on a different drive or you are using a non-English version of Windows, you will have to change the commands accordingly. Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the Xupiter folder in Program Files. You can now restore your home page (Internet Options->General->Home page) and your search settings (Internet Options->Programs->Reset web settings). You can also delete the registry keys HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xupiter and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{A27CFCAE-9351-4D74-BFFC-21EB19693D8C} to clean up if you wish. Links The Xupiter site itself is just another bog-standard portal. The toolbar was developed by them based on generic toolbar code licensed from Orion Studios (which is why this name appears on XupiterToolbar.exe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Originally posted by acdcfanbill Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over? Ahh.... you must be a vet of the Army..... Where were you stationed? SkinWalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorganfloss Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I was stationed in the deadly Bunny Fields in a foreign country I belive was called Happyfunland. I was shot twice in my left leg. I almost died since the rest of my squad went ahead of me. I only lived because the Taliban allies the "natives" as we called them took me to a POW camp. It took two years for the conflict to end. Not many know about it since it is now very classified info. My leg is still sore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandoFett1842 Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 uh . . . . thanks, i guess? Well i dont donload casino crap so i still dont know how i got it? hidden file? But thanks for telling me how to kill the little buga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Actually, I stole it from a Space Flight Sim game. If you shot them, they would calmly reply, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtroop Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 I belive we have a enemy down, roger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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