unwanted browsers opening

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krista

I had some spyware on my computer that reset some
settings in internet explorer... after running ad-aware I
was able to reverse what it had done, but I am still
having a problem with advertisements opening in a new
explorer window when I am on the internet. they are like
pop-ups, except my pop-up blocker is not stopping them
and they happen on sites that do not use pop-ups.
sometimes they load an advertisement, sometimes they
don't load anything, and sometimes they open and close by
themselves. I tried disabling active scripting and it
didn't help. any ideas what this could be and how I
could stop it?
 
Krista,
Ad-aware might have missed something. Work through the solutions
(CWShredder, then Ad-aware, then Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

If still infected, go to http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through
steps 1-6 then step 7- post a HijackThis log to the forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
See "Instructions for posting HJT logs" at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075

Or... is this messenger spam? http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/

Hope this helps,
Don
 
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