multiple windows opening

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Rick A.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
I don't know what I did, but now when I open IE6
(homepage Yahoo), multiple windows of spam open up also
and when you close one, another pops up in its place, and
so on and so on. It really slows down everything too,
many times IE6 stops responding and I have to end task.
I am running Windows2000 Pro on a corporate LAN.
I have deleted temp int. files, deleted cookies. I don't
know what to do to fix this. Please advise.
 
If the popup is coming from the website, you need a popup stopper. Yahoo
has lots of advertisement.

Popup Stopper
http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html

If the popup is coming from your computer

A Search site has downloaded something into your computer.

1. If you have Windows Messenger Service, disable it. The Messenger service
is typically not needed for home users.

Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
Fold out the Services and Applications option and click Services.
Right-click the Messenger entry, select Properties, and choose Disable under
Startup Type.
Click OK.

You should no longer receive messages sent via the messenger service.

2. Use the following scanners to find and remove the website.

SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for so-called spy- or adbots;
http://security.kolla.de/
or
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
or
CWShredder
http://www.spychecker.com/program/cwshredder.html

3. Some porn websites redirects links to their websites using your HOSTS
file. Do a search for the HOSTS (without extension) file and remove the
entry.

4. If still no joy, download HijackThis from Spywareinfo download page

http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php

Run the program and you will find many entries. Most are OK. Post the log. I
will find the problem for you.

5. For future preventive maintenance, make sure programs cannot just
download on your computer without your permission. From the Internet
Toolbar, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Make sure "Enable
Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)" and "Enable Install On Demand
(Other)" are unchecked.
 
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