Sedo and adware... happened to you???

[websitedeveloper]

was just browsing Sedo.fr and a popup window appeared asking if I want to install adware called "GAIN"... has this happened to anyone else?
i'm disapointed that Sedo does that

 

[skylight]

i went to sedo.fr, sedo.co.uk, sedo.com no adware prompt.
Could it be other popup from your other website?

 

[websitedeveloper]

Hi,
it's very unlikely it came from somewhere else as sedo.fr was the only window i had opened and it has never happened before, nor has it happened since exiting the site,
but yes it's possible

 

[cyphix]

U could have some spyware installed that randomly pops ads.

 

[websitedeveloper]

thought so too, but a scan of my system says it's clean
strangely it hasn't happened again...
i'm 99% sure it came from Sedo.

 

[cyphix]

What did u scan with?

 

[websitedeveloper]

I tried Maxion Spy-Killer and used Ad-aware 6

 

[cyphix]

Also try Spybot - Search & Destroy.

 

[skylight]

also virus scan your pc, it might be a trojan.

 

[cyphix]

Download "Trojan Remover" for trojans.

 

[websitedeveloper]

Thanks guys for all the info and your time... it's not a Trojan nor has it hapened again.

 

[bocajohnh]

Thanks guys for all the info and your time... it's not a Trojan nor has it hapened again.

Looks like you've done everything properly for spyware and viruses. Do you have Windows Messenger turned off? Lots of spammers use that to pop a window.

Assuming you do, I'd send a nice polite email to sedo's customer service and ask nicely. I've been very happy with the level of their support everytime I've communicated with them. They might even have a company policy statement on popups...

Good luck.

 

[websitedeveloper]

I had Messenger turned ON... but no big deal... this only happened once, was just curious whether it happened to others.

I'm also delighted with the support Sedo provides... they're doing a good job!