my dpchallenge is not working -help, help!

06/08/2004 08:16:51 PM · #1

My home - Challenges - Community - Photos etc. links are not working, when i move the mouse over them the menu does'nt appear, is anyone else haveing this problem??

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

06/08/2004 08:18:36 PM · #2

Mine is fine. Hopefully things come back for you!!! What's life without DPC????

06/08/2004 08:21:01 PM · #3

Originally posted by lelani:

My home - Challenges - Community - Photos etc. links are not working, when i move the mouse over them the menu does'nt appear, is anyone else haveing this problem??

What browser are you using? Have you changed any settings recently?

-Terry

06/08/2004 08:23:33 PM · #4

lately i've been getting an error prompt something about ActiveX, but only on other sites not here, the problem here is that the links' menu does'nt drop down, anyone have an idea of what could be wrong?

06/08/2004 08:24:20 PM · #5

What browser are you using? Have you changed any settings recently?

06/08/2004 08:26:19 PM · #6

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by lelani:
My home - Challenges - Community - Photos etc. links are not working, when i move the mouse over them the menu does'nt appear, is anyone else haveing this problem??

What browser are you using? Have you changed any settings recently?

-Terry

hey terry

im useing msn, and a couple of days ago my Mcafee was'nt working properly so i reinstalled it, thats all

06/08/2004 08:29:07 PM · #7

Originally posted by lelani:

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by lelani:
My home - Challenges - Community - Photos etc. links are not working, when i move the mouse over them the menu does'nt appear, is anyone else haveing this problem??

What browser are you using? Have you changed any settings recently?

-Terry

hey terry

im useing msn, and a couple of days ago my Mcafee was'nt working properly so i reinstalled it, thats all

I assume you mean Internet explorer.

I also assume you mean McAfee Virus Scan? McAfee makes about a dozen or so different software packages so I need you to be specific. Does the reinstall of McAfee whatever coincide with when your problem started?

-Terry

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/08/2004 08:34:22 PM · #8

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

no not IE MSN, and i have McAfee Virus Scan 4.0 and i think it all started right before as McAfee was not working properly so i reinstalled it

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

06/08/2004 08:40:41 PM · #9

Check the browser's security settings ... I just was unable to log into one of my regular banking site ... during a browser "update" the security setting for Javascript got changed -- when I changed that back it worked fine.

I'm pretty sure ActiveX has about eight different subsections each requiring "security" settings in the browser prefs.

Well, maybe check these too ... :)

Message edited by author 2004-06-08 20:41:31.

06/08/2004 08:40:41 PM · #10

Your quoted text above gives away the problem...

You have been hit with a browser-hijacking program called NTSearch. This software causes popup ads (have you been seeing any on DPC?) and injects links into the pages you are viewing -- this is what is breaking the menus for you.

I would recommend installing and running Spybot - Search and Destroy, a free adware removal tool. Install the software, download the latest definitions, and run a scan.

-Terry

06/08/2004 08:41:00 PM · #11

MSN 7.0

06/08/2004 08:44:44 PM · #12

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

yes you are right, this links go to the same webpage and yes i have been seeing them here on dpc, is this a big deal, should i be worried?
thanks for the link.

06/08/2004 08:46:23 PM · #13

Originally posted by lelani:

yes you are right, this links go to the same webpage and yes i have been seeing them here on dpc, is this a big deal, should i be worried?
thanks for the link.

If you are seeing popup ads on DPChallenge you are definitely infected with spyware/adware. DPChallenge does not and has never had popup ads anywhere on the site.

-Terry

06/08/2004 08:47:56 PM · #14

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by lelani:

yes you are right, this links go to the same webpage and yes i have been seeing them here on dpc, is this a big deal, should i be worried?
thanks for the link.

If you are seeing popup ads on DPChallenge you are definitely infected with spyware/adware. DPChallenge does not and has never had popup ads anywhere on the site.

-Terry

thanks terry ill get the software now

06/08/2004 08:59:45 PM · #15

hey terry the link you put up is not working - i keep getting this message, "Connection to database server not possible!"

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

06/08/2004 09:00:23 PM · #16

is it spybot.com?

slingshot

Kodak P850

06/08/2004 09:09:31 PM · #17

hello
I have been hijacked in the past. cw shredder and spybot take care of 99% of the hijack problems. but some of the bad programs still resided on my computer. Finally a complete system restore fixed my problem. Good luck
Jim