Unwanted pop-ups

[james.chfc]

EVERY time I start the computer (Compaq Presario), I get
pop-ups from all sorts of other sites. This even happened
as I was entering Microsofts' site. How can I stop this
from happening as it is very irritating and a waste of
time ???
thanks Jim

 

[Chris Jackson]

Try downloading a spyware remover, such as AdAware or SpyBot.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Spy/ad-ware installed on the system, some suggestions:

1) Install and run Adaware from www.lavasoft.de

2) Install and run Spyware Blaster from
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

3) Dump all TIF's and selectively delete unwanted cookies

4) Turn on the native firewall or install a third-party one

http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN

5) Also check these links for helpful advice on removing garbage:
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://aumha.org/win5/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone