questionmarket.com?

[Rhys]

Is DCResource associated with questionmarket.com? I was browsing today and had a questionmarket.com popup. Whatever and wherever that's come from, it's now made it into my list of blocked sites on my svchostsfile.

[Jeff Keller]

Is DCResource associated with questionmarket.com? I was browsing today and had a questionmarket.com popup. Whatever and wherever that's come from, it's now made it into my list of blocked sites on my svchostsfile.

We sure aren't. Do you remember where you saw that ad? Was there a questionmarket banner elsewhere on the page?

Anyone else?

[ktixx]

Is DCResource associated with questionmarket.com? I was browsing today and had a questionmarket.com popup. Whatever and wherever that's come from, it's now made it into my list of blocked sites on my svchostsfile.
Are you sure it wasn't just your computer? some kind of spyware or something?
Anyone else?
I have not seen any popus from questionmarket.com
Ken

[Rhys]

We sure aren't. Do you remember where you saw that ad? Was there a questionmarket banner elsewhere on the page?

Anyone else?

I can't recall which forum it was in but I went in and suddenly a questionmarket.com form came floating across the page. Big green thing. I*'d only just started the computer so it's unlikely to be a hangover from a previous site. This computer is spy and virus ware free.

[JTL]

This computer is spy and virus ware free.Or so you think. :cool:

BTW, most anti-spyware programs can not detect the stealth version of Vundo...

[D Thompson]

Well Rhys you're not alone. I just had the same one float across. I was in the Photo Gallery forum Sunsets thread when it happened.

[Rhys]

Well Rhys you're not alone. I just had the same one float across. I was in the Photo Gallery forum Sunsets thread when it happened.

Pop the entry into your SVC hosts file (on XP) and it should stop these things from happening...

Start-Run

Then type "notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

This is what my SVC Hosts file looks like (blocks a load of nasties).

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

# all sites blocked are generally to protect george from seeing WW2 trash

127.0.0.1 www.fusiongames.com
127.0.0.1 www.planetbattlefield.com
127.0.0.1 www.fetchfido.co.uk # Pete's stupid site
127.0.0.1 www.deltaforceblackhawkdown.com

# the following added on Sept 30th 2005

127.0.0.1 www.filefront.com # tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 www.fastclick.net # tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 www.eagames.com
127.0.0.1 www.compactiongames.com
127.0.0.1 www.actiontrip.com
127.0.0.1 www.gamespot.com
127.0.0.1 www.ign.com
127.0.0.1 www.worthplaying.com
127.0.0.1 www.gamershell.com
127.0.0.1 www.aixgaming.com
127.0.0.1 www.bolt.com
127.0.0.1 www.trygames.com
127.0.0.1 www.terragame.com
127.0.0.1 www.download-free-games.com
127.0.0.1 www.acid-play.com
127.0.0.1 www.download.com
127.0.0.1 www.gamezone.com
127.0.0.1 www.gamespot.com

# the following was added on October 5th 2005
127.0.0.1 www.fastclick.net #popups
127.0.0.1 www.onlinerewardcenter.com # what a popup pointed to

# Geore's free games sites
127.0.0.1 www.uproar.com #maltiplayer
127.0.0.1 www.mosw.com # game downloads
127.0.0.1 www.jumbo.com # game downloads
127.0.0.1 www.flyplace.com # war games

# The following are cookie monsters, deleted on 10-10-2005
127.0.0.1 www.About.com
127.0.0.1 www.AdKnowledge.com
127.0.0.1 www.Advertising.com
127.0.0.1 www.AtlasDMT.com
127.0.0.1 www.Bluestreak.com
127.0.0.1 www.BurstNet.com
127.0.0.1 www.casalemedia.com
127.0.0.1 www.DoubleClick.com
127.0.0.1 www.FastClick.com
127.0.0.1 www.HitBox.com
127.0.0.1 www.RealMedia.com
127.0.0.1 www.Advertising.com
127.0.0.1 www.TribalFusion.com
127.0.0.1 www.Adserver.com
127.0.0.1 www.ValueClick.com
127.0.0.1 www.Zedo.com

# the following crashes the PC
127.0.0.1 www.smashingames.com

#No non cartoon network games
127.0.0.1 www.freeonlinegames.com
127.0.0.1 www.addictinggames.com
127.0.0.1 www.javagameplay.com
127.0.0.1 www.4arcade.com
127.0.0.1 www.kumawar.com
127.0.0.1 www.freegames.ws
127.0.0.1 www.gameplayonline.com
127.0.0.1 www.checkers.ws
127.0.0.1 www.freeworldgroup.com

# 11-10-2005 More cookie Monsters.
127.0.0.1 advertising.com
127.0.0.1 atlasdmt.com
127.0.0.1 bluestreak.com
127.0.0.1 hitbox.com
127.0.0.1 mediaplex.com

# 27-11-2005 Nasty website
127.0.0.1 arcadenut.com

# 14-12-2005 spamvertising
127.0.0.1 tribalfusion.com
# 20-12-2005 war toys website
127.0.0.1 www.wartoyz.com

# 17-1-2006 popup site
127.0.0.1 questionmarket.com

[D Thompson]

Pop the entry into your SVC hosts file (on XP) and it should stop these things from happening...

Start-Run

Then type "notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

This is what my SVC Hosts file looks like (blocks a load of nasties).
Thanks for the info. They have been added.