Posted on 09/29/2011 6:37:01 AM PDT by Chickensoup
I have this constantly popping network popup that wont go away. I cannot find it on my computer but every minute or two it pops up asking me to do something with the network password. I have had thoughts of what I would like to do with it, but not approptiate for this board.
I do not have accounts anymore at hostmonster, a child signed me up, did not know until last week that I had been paying for them since 2009. They were never activated. Have kid for sale too.
It says ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD server: host385.hostmonster.com user: an email address of mine password: ****************
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER...
I don't really want to have to buy a new computer or anything over this.
Would anyone be able to tell me how to make this go away?
I do not have accounts anymore at hostmonster, a child signed me up, did not know until last week that I had been paying for them since 2009. They were never activated. Have kid for sale too.
It says ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD server: host385.hostmonster.com user: an email address of mine password: ****************
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER...
I don't really want to have to buy a new computer or anything over this.
Would anyone be able to tell me how to make this go away?
It says ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD
server: host385.hostmonster.com
user: an email address of mine
password: ****************
Virus. Run an updated version of a virus scan. You may have to try several as some viruses will not let you run anti-virus software.
Some free ones are:
Malware Bytes and Super Anti Spyware (google those but don’t click on the paid links at the top of the google page since some malware sites pay Google to be at the top).
Let me know what happens.
Run task mgr see whats running you may be able to find it and delete it that way or if you stop it your virus stuff should be able to get it out of there.
There has to be a way to delete that program
BTW, have you tried using Malware Bytes??
What would it be called?
What would it be called?
I believe if you have that for more than four hours, you are supposed to seek medical attention.
I had a pop-up that wouldn’t go away. McCaffey kept telling me that my scans were clean & I didn’t have a virus. I found Malware Bytes on the internet, had to go into safe mode to run a thorough scan - it took hours - but it did find a virus & I was able to delete it - no more pop-up. It was also free.
I no longer use McCaffey - and my computer runs so much faster now.
If it’s an .exe file, an antivirus program won’t find it (probably).
Have to run a full scan and you may be right. But let’s try that before doing a full clean and restore - reinstall.
I have found the system restore will get rid of viruses. Just restore your computer to a date prior to your having this problem.
Try the add/remove programs tip OP suggested, and if all else fails, back up your data to a USB drive, and do a full system restore, or just reinstall windows. That will usually fix what ails your computer, regardless of what it is causing the problem. ;)
HTH!
Old Student
Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Services. Look down the list displayed and see if the hostmaster is either listed in the name or description column. If it is double click on that line, and change the Startup Type to disabled. Then click OK. Be sure to look for more than one entry of that name.
The other thing to try is also on the Control Panel but is Add or Remove Programs. Look down that list to see if the program is listed and if it is Remove it. This is probably not the case but still worth a try.
There are several free registry fixing programs available. If all else fails you might investigate these to find one which will allow you to change the registry stuff. BUT AGAIN BE CAREFUL. I can guarantee the offending program is listed somewhere in the registry and often can be disabled by altering the registry. But this is extremely dangerous. One slip up and your computer can become disabled.
And the final suggestion. Take it to one of the local computer store/repair places. They have the expertise to delete the offending stuff. It will cost some bucks but you can get rid of it.
Good luck and aren't computers fun??? Especially when the kids get at it.
Mike
HostMonster appears to be a legitimate hosting company. Were you hosting a domain from your computer? It’s possible you or someone in your home setup an MX record on a host site, and your machine was being used as an email server or SMTP relay. If that’s the case, you’re probably getting the error because someone changed the account password, or your account expired on there.
Might want to get to the bottom of that. HostMonster is not listed as an attack site nor is it blocked by any of the most popular firewall software. I’m guessing it’s legitimate software, but if it’s not, someone’s accessed and compromised your system.
Malwarebytes scan in safe mode, again on full desktop, then run CCleaner to clean out the nastiness.
My current Symantec and previous Macaffe anti-virus + firewall are great at blocking malware to where it is rarely an issue any more. However, when there is something that sneaks in, they are not as robust in the scan and removal compared to Malware Bytes.
It's critical to keep the anti-virus + firewall updated, use the autoupdate feature and I do a double check on this routinely by running a manual update. In addition, most if not all contemporary browsers have a built in popup blocker that is reasonably effective at blocking most (but not all) popups.
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