Re: Unrelenting adware

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From: Mary Sauer (laserdog_at_mycolumbus.rr.com)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 05:53:00 -0400

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904 

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"Andrew" <stoicclown2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:A07CBFF5-D476-4233-B2E7-6F87140B13A6@microsoft.com...
> Oh man, i'm about to explode from frustration. Ok...I have been getting
unacceptable amounts of pop-ups latley. I run adaware and spybot on a daily basis,
always getting 70+ results. I clean them about and go about my business (Which is
hard when every 20 minutes I recieve a new popup.) But they persist. So I run a free
anti-virus program called "The Cleaner" and after about 90 minutes it finishes. It
has found 247 instances of 7 different trojans. So i fix them all. Disinfect when
possible, delete when necessary. Cool I think...There go my problems...I go back to
my computer a few hours later to find 11 popups just waiting for me to scream at
them. Im at a complete loss. adaware removes them, but they come right back. I get
rid of the viruses but the adware and spyware is still there. I don't understand it.
I visit only 5 sites on a regular basis and I know they are not the problem. I can't
bear the thought of reformatting, I can't exactly back up the 40+ gigs of data that I
wouild need to. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated...thanks for your time.

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