How do you get rid of popups

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Sandra

I keep getting popups when im online. Is there anyway of
getting rid of them? they are some type of addware that
was downloaded with a program that i downloaded from the
internet. If anyone knows how to get rid of them please
let me know. (they range anywhere from casino to movies,
actors, etc.) please help. thank you.
 
Sandra said:
I keep getting popups when im online. Is there anyway of
getting rid of them? they are some type of addware that
was downloaded with a program that i downloaded from the
internet. If anyone knows how to get rid of them please
let me know. (they range anywhere from casino to movies,
actors, etc.) please help. thank you.
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Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe

Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to obtain the
latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.

HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
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