Blank Error Message

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Qiana

When I open the Internet Explorer browser, I get a very
small error window, with no error message displayed. And
everytime I close the window, another one pops up. Also,
the first time I open the browser for a given user on my
machine, 61 windows automatically open. There are 3 users
on my machine and I've experience this "funny" behavior
using 2 of them. The 3rd user account can access the
Internet with no problem.

This sounds like a virus to me, but my virus scan comes
back clean.

Has anyone ever experienced this before? Any ideas?
 
Robert Bouillon said:
Sounds more like spyware.

http://www.ada-ware.com/
Click to expand...

Was that a typo? Or are you drumming up business for that site? ;)

The domain name makes me think of software tools for defense
contractors but they seem to have taken advantage of misdirection too...

Notice the message at the very bottom (without a forwarding link):
<quote>
This website is not operated or otherwise endorsed by Lavasoft,
Nicholas Stark Computing, or any of its affiliates.

If you are attempting to find Lavasoft's Ad-Aware computer program,
you should visit their website or contact NSC directly.
</quote>


BTW www.ad-aware.com redirects to another unconventional link:

< http://www.snapfiles.com/get/adaware.html >

So it looks as if somebody else has snapped up that domain name too.


Top search for "Ad-Aware" in a Google web search goes here:

< http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ >


Here's the link that Microsoft gives:

< http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm >

(in <title>Spyware and Deceptive Software</title>
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
)


Robert Aldwinckle
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