OT - Bullseye Network Offer

Richard Brookman · Jan 15, 2005

Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web page
that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites like Google,
nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and it's full of shopping
links, completely irrelevant to what I am doing. Happens about every five
minutes while on the web. This is despite running AdAware, Spybot Search
and Destroy, and Spyware Doctor, which normally block all popups.

Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?

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Rich

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Tom Woods · Jan 15, 2005

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:47:54 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web page
>that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites like Google,
>nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and it's full of shopping
>links, completely irrelevant to what I am doing. Happens about every five
>minutes while on the web. This is despite running AdAware, Spybot Search
>and Destroy, and Spyware Doctor, which normally block all popups.
>
>Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?

Its a bit of spyware stuff that those programs obviously havent
detected. Are they all upto date and have you run them recently? I got
one that nothing would detect, and that really annoyed me a few months
ago, but havent had any more since i stopped using IE totally.
Theres loads of stuff on google, like
http://forums.thatcomputerguy.us/lofiversion/index.php/t7686.html
seems to say that you can just take it off with add/remove programs.

TonyB · Jan 15, 2005

> > Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web page
> >that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites like Google,
> >nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and it's full of
shopping
> >links, completely irrelevant to what I am doing. Happens about every
five
> >minutes while on the web. This is despite running AdAware, Spybot Search
> >and Destroy, and Spyware Doctor, which normally block all popups.
> >
> >Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?

You could try clearing your cache and deleting all your cookies for a start.
If it's a program that may not help but if it's coming from a cookie it
should sort it.
TonyB

Rabbits · Jan 16, 2005

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web page
> that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites like Google,
> nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and it's full of
> shopping links, completely irrelevant to what I am doing. Happens about
> every five minutes while on the web. This is despite running AdAware,
> Spybot Search and Destroy, and Spyware Doctor, which normally block all
> popups.
>
> Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
Had the same problem recently - also Bullseye Network- which Spybot wouldn't
touch. Eventually found it had lodged in the Startup section of msconfig
and was able to deactivate it there.

If you're running XP go to Start > Run and type in msconfig and click on OK.
Click on the Startup tab, scroll down the list and look for the Startup Item
called bargains. The associated command will show something like
C:\program_files\bulleseye\network\bin\bargains.exe. Just un-tick the box,
click OK and reboot.

BTW the length of the list explains why it takes so long for XP to boot!

Hope that helps

Richard Brookman · Jan 16, 2005

So Rabbits was, like

> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web
>> page that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites
>> like Google, nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and
>> it's full of shopping links, completely irrelevant to what I am
>> doing. Happens about every five minutes while on the web. This is
>> despite running AdAware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Spyware
>> Doctor, which normally block all popups.
>>
>> Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
> Had the same problem recently - also Bullseye Network- which Spybot
> wouldn't touch. Eventually found it had lodged in the Startup
> section of msconfig and was able to deactivate it there.
>
> If you're running XP go to Start > Run and type in msconfig and click
> on OK. Click on the Startup tab, scroll down the list and look for
> the Startup Item called bargains. The associated command will show
> something like C:\program_files\bulleseye\network\bin\bargains.exe. Just
> un-tick the box, click OK and reboot.
>
> BTW the length of the list explains why it takes so long for XP to
> boot!
> Hope that helps

Aha! Many thanks. Just done that, found it exactly as you said. Disabled
the command and rebooted. Just logged on to say thanks a million, clicked
on Google to find a phone number and <kapoing> Bullseye is back! Looking at
msconfig, the line is still disabled. I shall have to look further, but
many thanks for the pointer.

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Rich

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Richard Brookman · Jan 16, 2005

So I was, like

> <snip>

Found Bullseye folder on the C drive with an uninstall option (but I don't
remember installing it in the first place!). Now done the uninstall
routine. We'll see.

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Rich

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SimonJ · Jan 16, 2005

> Totally OT, but in the last few days I have been plagued by a web page
> that keeps popping up whenever I am on the web (normal sites like Google,
> nothing funny). Header is Bullseye Network Offer, and it's full of
shopping
> links, completely irrelevant to what I am doing. Happens about every five
> minutes while on the web. This is despite running AdAware, Spybot Search
> and Destroy, and Spyware Doctor, which normally block all popups.
>
> Anyone else getting this? How can I stop it?
>
I've never known ad-aware to fail, are you sure you are completely up to
date?

Tom Gilmour · Jan 16, 2005

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So I was, like
>
>> <snip>
>
> Found Bullseye folder on the C drive with an uninstall option (but I don't
> remember installing it in the first place!). Now done the uninstall
> routine. We'll see.
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
>

Worth trying the Microsoft Anti-Spyware beta:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
It's a time-limited (200 days or so) beta so will expire. MS may charge for
the full version when released
Microsoft bought the 'Giant' company who developed it.

Here's a comparison of Spybot vs Ad-aware vs MS Anti-Spyware:
http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=show&id=84

Also Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ has less (known)
security vulnerabilities than Internet Explorer.

Tom
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