Re: Why Does Word 2000 Try to Install at Certain Websites?

No, not yet. But I do use Norton Internet Security. Try also
www.jpost.com. In both cases the same adserver.com pops up EVEN with
my popup stopper in NIS enabled. In any case, what does it mean that
Word starts to try to install there?

On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 22:16:08 -0500, "Anne Troy" <ng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>It does not appear to try to open my Word. Something hinky there. Have you
>run some spyware catchers lately?
>************
>Anne Troy
>www.OfficeArticles.com
>
>"Dovie" <Dovie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:da6tm1tkj0ieukllb7mpi91q9akgaps3lb@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Just a couple of news sites. One is http://www.capitolhillblue.com/
>> It also tries to bring up a popup ad that says: z1.adserver.com/w/cp.x
>> and then a bunch of stuff......
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:23:56 -0500, "Anne Troy" <ng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>What certain websites are you going to?
>>>************
>>>Anne Troy
>>>www.OfficeArticles.com
>>>
>>>"Dovie" <Dovie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:2541CFF1-079C-42CD-B003-C0F8E31EA02E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> When I go to certain websites, I start getting messages that Word 2000
>>>> is
>>>> trying to install. I then have to click Cancel 2 or 3 times to stop it.
>>>> So
>>>> far it happens on one or two news websites. What kind of a bug is that?
>>>> What
>>>> is the problem involved? Thanks.
>>>
>>
>

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