unbelievable amount of adware

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Daryl Asbrock

Can anyone help,
I've run spyware, adware and virus programs over and over again and cleaned
and quarantined until i'm blue in the face. pop-ups still appear so much i
can barely browse the web or type this posting.
please reply
 
Hello Daryl

this may help in the short term.

Open "control panel"

Click on "administrative tools"

Click on "services"

You will see the services listed in alphabetical order, so scroll down until
you see "Messenger"

Click on "Messenger" and make sure it is on the "General" tab.

You will see "Startup type:" listed down the left hand side with a drop down
menu to the right.

Make sure that in this drop down menu it says "Disabled"

Below the menu there are four buttons "start, stop, pause and resume" click
on "stop" and then click on "apply" at the bottom right of the window and
then click on "OK" - it is essential that you click on the "apply" first and
then the "OK".

This should stop many of the pop-ups that you have been receiving. This is
a flaw in Windows operating system that many people have complained about
because lots of companies have exploited this hole in the MS security but
Microsoft don't seem to want to do anything about it. As a registered
Micorosft OEM System Builder, I get more ticked off than most because I am
usually asked to do something about it. All systems I build and sell have
this feature disabled before I send them out.

I also advise you to go to the ad-aware site and pay for the professional
version of ad-aware and then scan your system for spyware, malware and a host
of other things. You will need to can a couple of times. Then use your anti
virus to get rid of anything else.

Country Boy
 
Messenger Service is not a flaw, it is a valuable tool many home and
businesses use.
Your fix stops the symptoms but does nothing for the problem...an
unprotected computer.
Stopping Messenger Service, if it is not needed can be good, but stopping is
no means a replacement for a firewall.
As for "Microsoft don't seem to want to do anything about it."
Have you heard of a firewall?
Microsoft has included a firewall with all versions of Windows XP and
encourages use of a firewall.
Also the firewall is enabled by default with SP-2 and later.
 
Unfortunately, Mr or Mrs Jones appears to have misunderstood the request and
reply as Daryl does appear to have security in place, although a firewall is
a good idea for future protection (if he hasn't already got it) - my concern
as is the authors, is to get rid of the spyware/malware as per my comment
"this may help in the short term".

Messenger service is part of the general and overall problem that Microsoft
has in regard to security issues. This is written about more times than I
care to remember in the good press, unfortunately not often on a Microsoft
owned website. This is not abusing Microsoft, merely pointing out well
documented fact. I install MS OS/Office software on many, many computers,
and I only intended to point out what is regarded as a flaw in the system
because it opens the proverbial back door. I would agree that the flaw may
be because the system has Messenger enabled as default and should be disabled
by default - this would solve many problems.

Microsoft's firewall with SP2 is very thin at best and we never recommend
those in business use it because it is not very powerful I would recommend to
domestic users who use the web a lot that they consider using a dedicated
software application such as NOD32, Symantec, Panda, CA, Bit Defender etc.
SP2 Firewall is a lot better than having no protection but lets not get all
warm and fuzzy thinking it offers flawless security particularly when other
software can turn off aspects of it when you install them, sometimes without
you knowing!

Country Boy
 
I would not have responded to you if your answer had included a firewall.
There is nothing in the OPs post that suggests anything about having a
firewall.
"spyware, adware and virus programs" are far from all that is needed even if
you assume they are up to date, which also is not indicated.
In times past many gave and followed advice such as yours and ended up with
Blaster, Sasser etc.
A firewall must be part of the "short term" and long term solution otherwise
you may have trouble fixing issues as fast as they arrive.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org
 
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