F Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE Aug 9, 2005 #2 [email protected] said: Anybody heard of Winfixer, it has lots of popups - Adware Click to expand... First eliminate any spyware. What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions) http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257 WinXP: Get WinSockxpFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357 In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing CMD In the command window type netsh winsock reset See Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com
[email protected] said: Anybody heard of Winfixer, it has lots of popups - Adware Click to expand... First eliminate any spyware. What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions) http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257 WinXP: Get WinSockxpFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357 In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing CMD In the command window type netsh winsock reset See Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com
