Steam Pop Up Ads and Surveys (Not Game/DLC Ads)

[lehighsucks]

I was just browsing throug the steam forums using the steam client itself. Without clicking on any links steam opened the following pop-ups https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88006177/Steam%20Ads.png. I do the run the beta version of steam and want to make sure this is not something steam is planning to impliment. 99% of online surveys scams and it is sad to see using these terrible market practices. Has anyone else expireneced pop-ups like the ones found in my screenshot?

[schnitzeljaeger]

You either have malware installed and/or you're using some kind of proxy. Steam doesn't have ads ;)

[Eddy]

think my comp has been hacked guys

[lehighsucks]

Thats what I thought. But after running malwarebytes / kasperskys / and avast scans, they do come up as clean. Not sure what to think about it. I have tried to reproduce the pop up but have been unable to do so. Maybe it was just a fluke or some bad code injected on their forum site.

[Spawn of Totoro]

That is malware. Just because it isn't detected as such, doesn't mean it isn't.

Steam doesn't have adds like that popping up.

[Legendary old man]

Try a good rootkit scanner. Also host files could cause this as could proxy settings. You are infected 100% for sure. Kaspersskys is crap, malewarebytes is pretty good. Kasperssky does make a free rootkit scanner that works pretty good. Try tdsskiller, if that does not fix you chech your host files and make sure IE is not now using a proxy.

[lehighsucks]

No proxies (in both ie and chrome settings) ...no detections...hosts file is clean..I am on my fourth virus can from a different company. If you say kasperskeys is crap...why do you recommend that i try kasperskys tdsskiller? Looking at http://www.av-comparatives.org/ kasperkys holds up year to year the same as avast. I have not had another pop-up since it happened earlier. Oh well, thanks anywares for your thoghts and suggestions.

[Spawn of Totoro]

I suggest getting some free boot AV disks. There are severl out there. That wayt it can scan without the OS even starting. More likely to find something that way.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363533,00.asp

There are severl listed there with links. Article is a bit dated, so you may have to search around a bit.

[Legendary old man]

Originally posted by Lehighsucks:

If you say kasperskeys is crap...why do you recommend that i try kasperskys tdsskiller? Looking at http://www.av-comparatives.org/ kasperkys holds up year to year the same as avast. I have not had another pop-up since it happened earlier. Oh well, thanks anywares for your thoghts and suggestions.

Because Kasperskys is targeted and disabled by any decent malware. The rootkit scanner is just a one time scan thing and it works well for most rootkits.

I repair computers professionally and I tell you that their protection is crap. Also about a year ago one of their updates hosed thousands of computers. It works ok, just there are better solutions. I would suggest NOD32 if you want something solid.

[lehighsucks]

I am fully aware of how to remove a virus and or malware from a computer. I have been doing this since the 90's. Scanning from the kasperskys boot disk did not yield anything...Same as the anti-root kit scans. I am no longer worried about this issue as I have scan with multiple a/v progs and anti-rootkits. As far as I am concerned, my issue is resolved. Thanks again for your answers.

[Legendary old man]

Originally posted by Lehighsucks:

I am fully aware of how to remove a virus and or malware from a computer. I have been doing this since the 90's. Scanning from the kasperskys boot disk did not yield anything...Same as the anti-root kit scans. I am no longer worried about this issue as I have scan with multiple a/v progs and anti-rootkits. As far as I am concerned, my issue is resolved. Thanks again for your answers.

LOL, ok. Good luck. If that does not pop up again you might be good to go. If you see it again you are still infected. You have been removing viruses since the 90's yet you was not sure that a very obvious virus is a virus? If you was as good as you think you would be virus free since the 90's.

[lehighsucks]

Whether we think it a virus or not...the facts are...my system scans clean with multiple different a/v...even when booting from dvd and in safe mode. There is also the possibility that steam forums were injected with bad code again. But I am sure they would not let this happen again. I am not worried about this anymore. So I don't think anyone else should be either. Thank you for your time and attention.

[Legendary old man]

Originally posted by Lehighsucks:

Whether we think it a virus or not...the facts are...my ststem scans clean with multiple different a/v...even when booting from dvd and in safe mode. There is also the possibility that steam forums were injected with bad code again. But I am sure they would not let this happen again. I am not worried about this anymore. So I don't think anyone else should be either. Thank you for your time and attention.

I never was worried as my computers are virus free but I know from experience you can scan with multiple scanners and still have an infection. It is possible that it was a redirect but it was unable to infect your system. If you see that pop up again though you still have issues.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Sorry, I just double checked my post. It was supposed to be a link to several other boot scan programs, not a tutorial. I'll correct the link...if I can find the correct one.

That way if anyone else reads this, they have the correct link.

[lehighsucks]

We both understand that if it happens again then there is still an issue that would be on MY END...until then I am satisfied. If it does happen again I will gladly report back and let you know you was right :) Thank you for the responses.

[Nathan]

HOW did you get rid of this PLEASE help me!