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I complained to Boone recently that every time I got on BGO, it seemed bogged down, slow as hell to load, etc. He informed me it was likely on my end, so I downloaded every recommended program to find the source of the problem. I ran Spybot, Ad Aware, Super AntiSpyware, and Malwarebytes. Every program returned the same problem. Apparently, I had something on my system listed as WhenU.funplayer.
I removed the offending problem, and the issues went away. Then I noticed something very strange. It will go away completely, until I post on BGO. I have very basic understanding of computers, so I don't even know how or if this is possible, but every time I have removed the program, the problem is solved until I post here. Could just be coincidental, I have no idea. Like I said, my knowledge on these issues is basic.
After googling this problem, I have found several ways to remove it, but nothing has kept it from repeatedly coming back. Is it possible to prevent further attacks from this? Even though these programs I am using to remove claim to have removed it, is it possible they are not doing so?
I learned from a group on facebook that I was a member of a while back, that it is possible to target people through a webpage, but I'm not sure if this is what has caused this problem. Obviously if I am the only one having this problem, it is completely coincidental. At first, I thought the program came from one of the game sites my kids play on, but I have kept them both off of the computer for the past few days, and it continues to resurface. Any help in getting rid of this will be greatly appreciated.
Edit: Apparently the source of the problem is a site called popcap. I checked it out, and it's a game site with known attacks on users. Since the only games I play are on here, is it possible to have come from one of the games in the arcade? Just curious, because I am not aware if any of those games is a popcap game. My kids only play PBS and Disney games, and tests on both have come back clean.
I removed the offending problem, and the issues went away. Then I noticed something very strange. It will go away completely, until I post on BGO. I have very basic understanding of computers, so I don't even know how or if this is possible, but every time I have removed the program, the problem is solved until I post here. Could just be coincidental, I have no idea. Like I said, my knowledge on these issues is basic.
After googling this problem, I have found several ways to remove it, but nothing has kept it from repeatedly coming back. Is it possible to prevent further attacks from this? Even though these programs I am using to remove claim to have removed it, is it possible they are not doing so?
I learned from a group on facebook that I was a member of a while back, that it is possible to target people through a webpage, but I'm not sure if this is what has caused this problem. Obviously if I am the only one having this problem, it is completely coincidental. At first, I thought the program came from one of the game sites my kids play on, but I have kept them both off of the computer for the past few days, and it continues to resurface. Any help in getting rid of this will be greatly appreciated.
Edit: Apparently the source of the problem is a site called popcap. I checked it out, and it's a game site with known attacks on users. Since the only games I play are on here, is it possible to have come from one of the games in the arcade? Just curious, because I am not aware if any of those games is a popcap game. My kids only play PBS and Disney games, and tests on both have come back clean.
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