Genealogy Chat

Hi, I was on freebmd tonight trying to back track some info as my computer crashed before christmas and stupidly I had not saved certain info to disk, I knew I had obtained some info on there last time, anyway went on tonight put in my info and every name I input came back with with sorry no search but on the page reference below my g grandfather and other ancestors names was what appeared to be the weblink to a porn site, I was shocked has anyone had this result, or has freebmd been hijacked?lol. Nikii

Nikii I've been using freeBMD this evening but haven't had any problems with it. Have you changed any of your web settings?

My husband allowed cookies to be enabled as I was having problems accessing my paypal account from my hotmail account, (also avid ebayer as well as family research lol) and I downloaded the djvu player from 1837, seem to be having pop ups again, which was part of the reason my computer crashed last time, other than that I don't know, in the mood for researching as I don't feel tired. Nikii

Hi Nicola are u sure you are on the correct web address. http://www.freebmd.org.uk I know if you have put in http://www.freebmd(.)co(.)uk by mistake you get a bizarre web page. Just a thought

Hi, I have checked the website address and it is correct, whatever name I input it says sorry unable to find blah blah and www.allofporn.com/topkey.... and some numbers, it's getting wuite annoying now. Nikii

Try http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ That's the address I use for freeBMD.

Hi Linda and Siobhan, I tried both the website address you stated and the same thing happened on both, I think I'll just go to bed and get hubby to look and the web settings in the morning. Thanks for your help Nikii

Are you sure you haven't got some kind of virus. Have you got an up to date antivirus program. I'd update it if you haven't and do a scan of your system. As that sounds strange to me.

Nicola: Updating anti virus won't help your problem (but should be done!) You have spyware on your computer that needs to be removed. Download the free version of Ada-ware which can be found at www(.)lavasoft(.)com. Install and run the program and it will find and allow you to remove the spyware. Judy

I concur with Judy, this happened to me about a year ago.

I decided to follow Judy's advice and download the programme. When I installed and ran it, the results were unbelievable. 162 items, from spyware and porndiallers to hijacking of Outlook etc. Now that they have been removed, the computer is working quicker. Funny thing is, I noticed that some of the messages on the boards had gone. Coincidence or what Paul

Paul.....Glad the Adaware worked for you....amazing, isn't it, the crap sites put on your computer without your knowledge or consent?! Computer technicians make big bucks repairing the damage spyware does when one isn't aware that it is on their computers. Judy

Thanks for the tip Judy in the States. Michele

You're quite welcome, Michele in Haslemere! LOLOL!

Hi,Judy, Thanks for that. Downloaded it and found 22! Sorry to be ignorant but what exactly do they do,as apart from a lot more spam,I haven't noticed anything wrong.

Not being overly computer knowledgable, I can only speak from what I have seen in the past few hours since downloading the programme. I have noticed that the pages are coming up quicker There have been to time-out messages Pop-ups have all but disappeared A drop in unsolicited mail I decided to do another scan about 90 minutes ago, only to discover another 30 unwanted pieces of c___, which were quickly disposed of. I think a daily check or two is in order from now on, as another scan programme was not picking this stuff up. Needless to say it has hit the recycle bin. Paul

Hi,Paul, Thanks for answering. Must admit everything seems to be quicker

Diane: Besides all that Paul has listed, there are some spyware programs that are more vicious than others. When you get numerous spyware programs on your computer it can reak havoc and in some cases, cause your computer to crash....which results in a trip to the repair shop. Although the Adaware program does an excellent job of picking up the spyware, it's important to empty your cookies cache and your temporary internet files as well (Sorry....I sound like a broken record for those of you have read this numerous other times from me on many other threads!) Emptying those two files will also alleviate many pop-ups and will speed up your computer....necessary maintenance jobs if you own a computer! Defragging is another necessary evil. Judy

Thanks for taking the time out to answer,Judy

Judy : If you are not asleep yet, could you help me please.? I am a complete ignoramus when it comes to computers, not helped by the fact that at my age I am losing 100,000 brain cells a day. (that's my excuse anyway). I clicked the download for ada-ware and it said open or run to get started. An icon for PC protection has appeared on my desktop but I have not got a clue what to do next. Help. Many thanks. Jean.