Unknown Error Message

ComproxComprox *chortle*Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
edited October 2008 in Off-Topic
I am getting an odd popup on my computer. It shows up randomly, somewhere between once a day and once a week. It doesn't actually pop up, I just notice a button for it in my taskbar at some point. I can't do anything with the popup besides close it with alt+f4 (clicking left/right, etc does nothing). I can't even close it using the taskbar (right click does nothing on the taskbar button). Done a sweep of my PC and nothing found that got rid of it.

I included a picture showing the popup and the taskbar button. The one button on the popup window in the top right is because I have dual monitors, it allows me to switch the window between them for those without dual monitors. Ideas?
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    Try closing some programs one at a time and see which program its coming from.
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    edited September 2015
    e: deleted
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    It looks like orphaned spyware. Like, there's supposed to be an ad there, but proxy/firewall/wierdness are blocking it from being displayed.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    With everything probably mentioned, there's one thing left...

    Unknown error is most likely related to UWE being in ur computer stealing your bytes!


    meh sounded funnier in my head <img src="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon5.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    edited October 2008
    Get <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx" target="_blank">Process Explorer</a>, start it, accept license, click and drag the crosshair onto the popup, find out which process it's running from.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=1689575:date=Oct 7 2008, 05:38 AM:name=Zaggy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Zaggy @ Oct 7 2008, 05:38 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1689575"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Get <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx" target="_blank">Process Explorer</a>, start it, accept license, click and drag the crosshair onto the popup, find out which process it's running from.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    So, using this fantastic piece of software, I caught it this time. It was something left over on this PC (a HP), easy internet signup. I had deleted the internet signup stuff from it, but it left a task in the 'task scheduler' trying to run stuff related to that software. Removed it and should be good to go, thanks!
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1689973:date=Oct 11 2008, 01:25 AM:name=Comprox)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Comprox @ Oct 11 2008, 01:25 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1689973"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So, using this fantastic piece of software, I caught it this time. It was something left over on this PC (a HP), easy internet signup. I had deleted the internet signup stuff from it, but it left a task in the 'task scheduler' trying to run stuff related to that software. Removed it and should be good to go, thanks!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Good to hear, you're welcome <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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  • spellman23spellman23 NS1 Theorycraft Expert Join Date: 2007-05-17 Member: 60920Members
    so it WAS spyware.
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