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mandybyrd421 View Member Profile	Jun 17 2009, 10:51 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 14-June 09 Member No.: 342,063	Help! i keep getting these pop ups that come from bignetdaddy. i dont know what software was downloaded to laptop but i received an email to register the software. I never did cuz I didnt know what it was. there are no new items in the installed programs list. i have pop up blockers turn on and they keep popping up anyway. here is a copy of the email. i dont know if that will help or not. Dear MANDY, Thank you for choosing to register the software. To confirm your registration please click on the link http://submit.bignetdaddy.com/usr/validate...=Bm1p8dezPUE%3D This post has been edited by boopme: Oct 5 2009, 09:11 PM

boopme View Member Profile	Jun 17 2009, 11:04 PM Post #2
To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 24,458 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608	Hi Mandy. I suggest you run these first and we''l see if anything is leftafter it. I'll look back tommorrow. Next run MBAM (MalwareBytes): NOTE: Before saving MBAM please rename it to zztoy.exe....now save it to your desktop. Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and save it to your desktop. alternate download link 1 alternate download link 2 MBAM may "make changes to your registry" as part of its disinfection routine. If using other security programs that detect registry changes (ie Spybot's Teatimer), they may interfere or alert you. Temporarily disable such programs or permit them to allow the changes. Make sure you are connected to the Internet. Double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings. When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked: Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Then click Finish. MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program before performing a scan. If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself. Press the OK button to close that box and continue. If you encounter any problems while downloading the definition updates, manually download them from here and just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install. On the Scanner tab: Make sure the "Perform Quick Scan" option is selected. Then click on the Scan button. If asked to select the drives to scan, leave all the drives selected and click on the Start Scan button. The scan will begin and "Scan in progress" will show at the top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient. When the scan is finished, a message box will say "The scan completed successfully. Click 'Show Results' to display all objects found". Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process. Back at the main Scanner screen: Click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found. Make sure that *everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. When removal is completed, a log report will open in Notepad. The log is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs* tab in MBAM. Copy and paste the contents of that report in your next reply. Be sure to post the complete log to include the top portion which shows MBAM's database version and your operating system. Exit MBAM when done. Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be asked to reboot your computer so MBAM can proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot normally (not into safe mode) will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware. Follow with ATF and SAS: Note: On Vista, "Windows Temp" is disabled. To empty "Windows Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator". From your regular user account.. Download Attribune's ATF Cleaner and then SUPERAntiSpyware , Free Home Version. Save both to desktop .. DO NOT run yet. Open SUPER from icon and install and Update it Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked): Close browsers before scanning. Scan for tracking cookies. Terminate memory threats before quarantining. Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen and exit the program. DO NOT run yet. Now reboot into Safe Mode: How to enter safe mode(XP) Using the F8 Method Restart your computer. When the machine first starts again it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. At this point you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys. Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode. Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program. Under Main "Select Files to Delete" choose: Select All. Click the Empty Selected button. If you use Firefox or Opera browser click that browser at the top and choose: Select All Click the Empty Selected button. If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt. Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program. NOW Scan with SUPER Open from the desktop icon or the program Files list On the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive. Perform a Complete scan. After scan,Verify they are all checked. Click OK on the summary screen to quarantine all found items. If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes" and reboot normally. To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again. Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab. Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log. If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor. Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply. Click Close to exit the program. Please ask any needed questions,post 2 logs and Let us know how the PC is running now. -------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info.. ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. 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KieranHCorran View Member Profile	Jun 25 2009, 09:35 AM Post #3
New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 25-June 09 Member No.: 345,420	The above answerer is making things far more complicated than they have to be. I had the same problem and here is what worked for me. It's actually very simple. The popups are being caused by a piece of software that has been installed on your computer by a trojan. The trojan virus itself is most likely gone, but the program it left doesn't look like a threat to any antivirus/antispyware programs (yet) so they don't tag it. Simply go to Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, and in the list of programs, look for "Contextual Search by Bignetdaddy" or something similar, starting with the word "Contextual". Remove that program (oddly enough, it will as you for an "uninstall confirmation", probably to scare the unexperienced into thinking it's a necessary program) and your popup problem should be gone.

mandybyrd421 View Member Profile	Jun 26 2009, 02:36 AM Post #4
New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 14-June 09 Member No.: 342,063	Thanks, I found it in the control panel, uninstalled it and problem solved

Roseybear View Member Profile	Aug 15 2009, 09:46 AM Post #5
New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 15-August 09 Member No.: 364,733	I was searching for a way to remove bignetdaddy from my computer and I went to the add/remove programs and deleted the program but the pop up keeps popping up....I am getting a bit fustrated. I can't bring up a web page without that pop up coming up. I installed that malwarebytes thingy and lets just hope it works. wish me luck

boopme View Member Profile	Aug 15 2009, 09:55 AM Post #6
To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 24,458 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608	Please post back the complte scan log. -------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info.. ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

Roseybear View Member Profile	Aug 20 2009, 02:17 PM Post #7
New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 15-August 09 Member No.: 364,733	my pop ups for bigdaddynet stopped so it worked. I am so happy I haven't had a pop up in days

boopme View Member Profile	Aug 23 2009, 11:41 PM Post #8
To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 24,458 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608	OK, that's good. If all's still good now after these couple of days then.... Now you should Create a New Restore Point *to prevent possible reinfection* from an old one*. Some of the malware you picked up could have been backed up, renamed and saved in System Restore. Since this is a protected directory your tools cannot access to delete these files, they sometimes can reinfect your system if you accidentally use an old restore point. Setting a new restore point AFTER cleaning your system will help prevent this and enable your computer to "roll-back" to a clean working state. The easiest and safest way to do this is: Go to Start* > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and click "System Restore". Choose the radio button marked "Create a Restore Point" on the first screen then click "Next". Give the R.P. a name, then click "Create". The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a log of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore. Then use Disk Cleanup to remove all but the most recently created Restore Point. Go to Start > Run and type: Cleanmgr Click "Ok". Disk Cleanup will scan your files for several minutes, then open. Click the "More Options" tab, then click the "Clean up" button under System Restore. Click Ok. You will be prompted with "Are you sure you want to delete all but the most recent restore point?" Click Yes, then click Ok. Click Yes again when prompted with "Are you sure you want to perform these actions?" Disk Cleanup will remove the files and close automatically. Vista Users can refer to these links: Create a New Restore Point and Disk Cleanup. -------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info.. ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

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