CiD website?

Question

this website keeps on

popping up on my computer

as well as others. does anyone

know how to get RID of it.

Answer 1

download and run a good antispyware product from http://www.geeksjunction.com to check your computer for spyware and adware.

Answer 2

Do you mean pop-up advertisements? If so get a firewall or a pop up blocker.

Answer 3

Did you recently install a program called Messenger Plus Live as an "add-on" to your MSN or Windows Live Messenger?  If so, the default install of Messenger Plus Live is bundled with a Trojan Swizzor malware which delievers CiD popups.

"Messenger Plus! comes with an optional adware program, that's all, and every user is free to refuse its installation during setup..."

from: http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/msgplus...

First, uninstall Messenger Plus using Add/Remove programs in your Control Panel.You do NOT need to uninstall the Windows or MSN Messenger itself. Uninstall anything that says CiD or sponser.

Second, do a full-system scan with your anti-spyware program. Don't have one?....Then scan for trojans, adware, cookies, and spyware and remove (free online scan, no installed program) with Ewido Online Scanner ( now known as AVG Anti-Spyware). This is NOT the same as AVG Anti-Virus.

http://www.ewido.net/en/

If CiD pop-ups still persist after doing the steps above, use the procedure here:

http://www.precisesecurity.com/adware-sp...

Just a hint....for the future...a reading of the TOS (Terms of Service) during the installation of software can often prevent this sort of problem.

Good luck.

Answer 4

you may have an infection

Download Malwarebytes

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Download Spybot

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

switch to Mozilla Firefox - more secure browser

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

download SDFIX

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/sd...

switch to a better antivirus

Avira AntiVir - It's Free...read all the comparisons ...this one comes out on top for the freeware

http://www.free-av.com/en/download/1/dow...

subscribe to a tech forum to educate yourself

http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.htm...

good luck...let me know how you get on