Re: Help - Unsolicited pop ups

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Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:52:09 -0400

Go here and follow the instructions:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Download all recommended programs in No.1,
Follow the instruction in No. 2 & 3 for using the programs

Helpful Links:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/index.htm
http://www.cexx.org/noadware.htm
http://aumha.org/secure.htm

Online Virus Scans
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

"Dave" <dave@discussions.ms.com> wrote in message
news:4FF24CF4-4763-43E2-8407-92201CEB6A43@microsoft.com...
> Why can't I stop pop ups from coming up, incessantly? I'm running
ZoneAlarm
> firewall and I thought that would stop them. But every time I try to do
> anything with IE, they start. In fact, they've even taken over the toolbar
> area with their own toolbar and display. The panel to the left where the
> favorites, etc. are displayed, is now an ad for something or other. Often,
> when I type in an address and press enter, I'm routed to a different
window
> that "allows" me to click on an entry to go to an ad site with a timer
that
> will eventually load the page I'm trying to get to. There's something
going
> on that I can't see, even in the task manager (maybe because I don't know
> exactly what I'm looking for) but it can take 1-2 minutes to load a simple
> page. Is there any way to stop this???
> --
> Dave
>
> P.S. I've had 5 ad popups while typing this query!! Wish I could get my
> hands on the people doing this, as well as the advertisers supporting
them!

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