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10-27-2003, 02:42 AM
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pop up adds out of control
am running winxp home/service pack 1 withy internet explorer 6.0
for about 3 days: pop up adds are appearing almost constantly--some completely take over the screen...if i go to task manager, it shows about 6 add. programs coming in vis internet explorer..im running aol 9.0 with its own (IE bsaed) browser. same thing happens if i run another ISP.. when not on line, i get the little window indicator that something is trying to access the internet but im off line. Ran Ad-aware/Spybot..no help. Ran McAfee virus checker--no viruses indicated. is there any hope short of erasing the hardrive and reinstalling the OS? tx |
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10-27-2003, 05:39 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Chicopee MA
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I had the same problem and used ads gone. It seems to be working fine. The only differance is that I ran spybot and it did find things.
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10-27-2003, 05:51 AM
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Member (13 bit)
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Mt Washington, KY
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Try the free version of Popup Stopper from www.panicware.com Works great for me running XP and IE5.
Chas
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10-27-2003, 02:10 PM
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The Google Toolbar works great as well.
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10-27-2003, 03:19 PM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Northeast, Michigan
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Mozilla works great for those pesky pop-ups.
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10-27-2003, 03:24 PM
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If you have programs trying to access the 'net, there is something wrong.
Make sure you have the latest definitions when you run AdAware and Spybot. I wouldn't trust McAfee. Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and do a virus check. Use a browser other than IE, like Mozilla or Opera. |
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10-28-2003, 05:51 AM
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Member (11 bit)
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Location: somerville,mass usa
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I think im going to completely erase the hardrive and reinstall the OS. No doubt there is much corruption therein and probably a complete erase-reinstall is ther best-alebit timeconsuming-solution.
Ive never done this with an 'XP" OS--I take it I can use a bootdisc to access the command prompt and issue the usual format command to erase the drive..this is how i used to do this with win9x. My WinXP is using NTFS--will a "regular" bootdisc work to perform the formatting..i dont see why not.. thanx for all the advise! will report what happens. I hope the HDD hasnt begun a death process...as.....when i attempted to download the windos XP updates, comput stalled on their installation and was making a strange soft semi grinding sound over and over until i shut down. Maybe ill get a new HDD--one with higher capacity and 8 mb cache! |
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10-30-2003, 10:10 AM
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Refer to your new thread. I'm closing this one.
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