Computer invasion.......

uncle Alan

uncle Alan

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Ever hear of "Movie Pass T V " ? Someone ordered it,used it short-term & failed to pay.Every few minutes it fills my screen DEMANDING payment.There is a space to kill the screenfiller but won't work.I didn't order it & soon to exit wife didn't either.
Son's wife sent me an email asking what it was & dumba$$ me opened it. They use AOL & I use microsoft . They have never had a virus & I thought I was well protected until now....
I have Norton '06 ,Spybot & something Roadrunner offers . Very often I am alerted & I hit delete. Some of the goodies in the Cove have bugs but they give me a "delete " or "deleted " message right away.

I have very limited computer savvy but rummaged around & found zero help.Any of you whiz-kids [compliment from the 1950's ] know anything about a kill-method ?

Uncle Alan :confused:
 
Ok..
First read this. http://www.schrockinnovations.com/removemoviepass.php
I'm not sure if you need to do what all of what it says to do on thier page , from what I have read elsewhere , gimme a sec here..
lol , ok read this too
moviepass.tv software/whatever somehow made it's way onto my computer. Apparantly, a 3-day trial was agreed to without my consent. Of course, however, I never knew about this agreement until it was after the 3-day agreement, thus too late to cancel. I got this annoying popup for sometime about being legally obligated to pay a $99.00 annual subscription or a $29 monthly subscription. I went onto the moviepass.tv website and looked at what they call "customer support". There, I was told that I was responsible for the moviepass.tv software that was installed; even if it wasn't me that did it. Seeing as I know that I'm the only one that uses this computer, I find it impossible for anyone else to have installed this scandalous software. I know that I didn't install this software either. "Moviepass.tv customer service page" insures me that I MUST HAVE installed this software willingly due to their "four-step installation" process. I know I NEVER agreed for this installation.

I know for a fact that the "four-step installation" process NEVER popped up on my screen. When I look to see when my account was apparantly installed, it says around 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon. I don't get out of school until 3:25; let alone home until 4:00ish, so I find it impossible for me to have installed this software.

Now the threatening part about all of this is that I am being forced to pay for this software. I haven't yet, but "customer service" says that if I fail to pay this obligated fee, I will be charged and have bad marks on my credit.

So really, I have some questions about all of this:
1. Do I have to pay for this software that unwillingly made it's way onto my computer?
2. How are the people at moviepass.tv supposed to find me and report me to collection agencies when:

a. I never gave the company any personal information (SS#, credit card#, home address, phone number, etc.) except the software collected my computer IP.
AND
b. I don't even have a freaking credit card yet!!!

3. Should I take this threat seriously, or is it just some kind of scandel?

This thing is stressing me out like you wouldn't believe. I need help guys.... FAST. Please help me.
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This is just another scam designed to freak people out.

Now read this reply to the above post

Mike

the simplest/safest thing for you to do is get your (alleged) account [or customer ID] number [which should be displayed in their popup ad], then phone them, and formally "cancel" with them. if you do so, give them the account number only... do NOT let them talk you into revealing any more information to them.

you wrote "I don't even have a freaking credit card yet!!!"... does that mean you're a "minor"? if so, that may be another reason why the alleged contract should not be binding on you.

good luck
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Ok so it's not the end of the world.

Uncle Alan , I want you to go here and download and install this Spybot program http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
just choose a mirror. once you install it make sure your connected to your isp , it will want to update the program with definitions.
Once you have it installed and updated , let it create a registry backup , the program knows what to do , just let it do it.
Delete everything it finds.
Then go here http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/, bookmark this in your favorites , this company is one of God's gifts to PC users , Ewido.
Allow the pop-ups if asked to do so , this page is going to install a database on your pc , let it.
Once it does that , youll have to choose 'start scan' , let it run , probably take about 10-15 minutes , delete everything it finds , no matter what it is.

If your lucky , these two steps will solve your problem. Run both of those , the spybot and ewido once every couple of weeks religiously and you'll stay nice and frosty.

Lastly , there are very few free things on the internet , Ewido and Spybot are two of them , moviepass is an example in a boringly long list of things that arent free , never ever let anyone play things like Party Poker on your pc , many of the so called "free games" you can download and play aren't free at all , they come bundled with hard to remove spyware and malware.

Post back if this helps.

Todd
 
Thankfully this ogre is weakening & I can diminish it about 85 percent of the time. Am saving this data for my son to use when he visits. He thinks that I'm dumber than shix when it comes to this & suffers my ignorance. He forgets that everyone has at least one forte.



Thanks again



Uncle Alan:confused:
 
mycroftt said:
You betcha! ;)

Here's some general advice: If a popup ad offers you something for free if you "click here" - don't! :D
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Amen to that Brother !
:D
 
rebeltf said:
Amen to that Brother !
:D
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This sumbitchin' shix evidently rode in on one of those ootsy-cutesy things women send-- dogs ,flowers & mushy sayings...

Anyhoo.... I am a hard-head old man [German blood ?] & I kept plugging until I managed to get a 'contact us' section. That's when I discharged my pent-up venom.
Told those syrup-soppin' sonsabitches they had invaded my home,rendered MY property virtually useless with their garbage. I was going to locate some communications watchdog group,lodge a complaint & attempt to sue theis a$$e$ off for their home invasion.

No reply,of course but after a few hours the beast vaporized. Would like to think my complaint did the job but it probably was a time-limited thing.

To quote Bartles & James ," Thank you for your support ".

Uncle Alan
 
uncle Alan said:
Would like to think my complaint did the job but it probably was a time-limited thing.
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Don't be so sure. It could come back or have spyware or distructive features. Get that PC fully checked out. Even if it has sort of disabled itself, it has doubtlessly not uninstalled itself so it still has left "plaque" in your system which can cause crashedor slow the system down or consume your memory. Get that system fully checked out.
 
Gollnick said:
Don't be so sure. It could come back or have spyware or distructive features. Get that PC fully checked out. Even if it has sort of disabled itself, it has doubtlessly not uninstalled itself so it still has left "plaque" in your system which can cause crashedor slow the system down or consume your memory. Get that system fully checked out.
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Fully intend to have the pros do it but finalizing an expen$ive no-fault divorce at the moment. The 'fine tuning' & final is this coming Monday. Right now I have rigidus rectumitis.

Thanks one & all.

Uncle Alan
 
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