Re: Windows XP after update

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From: Peter A. Stavrakoglou (ntotrr_at_optonline.net)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 11:35:38 -0400

"J Nelson" <jmnelson9000@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:bfa101c4382e$d016e930$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> After installing all critical updates on my computer, I
> am now getting advertisements "Popping Up" whether I'm
> online or not. My ISP provides "Popup" blocker software,
> but somehow these ads seem to "go around" the "popup"
> stopper software. This never occured before installing
> the critical updates on my system. Is there any way to
> stop these ads from appearing? I've tried setting
> the "Privacy" settings to max, which seems to stop the
> ads, however, it also prevents me from logging on to
> certain web sites. I have also tried deleting "Cookies"
> and "History"...but, that doesn't work either. Any
> suggestions?

You've got spyware on your system. I suggest that you download and
install two programs to rid your system of the spyware- "Adaware" and
"Spybot Search & Destroy". Each one will eradicate your system of
spyware but there are times where one application will find something
that the other one doesn't.

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