Re: Constant unwanted windows appearing

From: Paul Lynch (paul.lynch_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/03/04

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    Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 17:40:34 +0100

    On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 06:26:11 -0700, "Stu"
    <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

    >Guys
    >
    >Please, please can you help?
    >
    >Whenever I go on the internet now, I get advertising
    >windows pop up everytime I open a new browser or try and
    >get into a different web site.
    >
    >I really don't want my sons to see some of these if you
    >know what I mean.
    >
    >So please can you help?
    >
    >Thanks
    >Stu

    Stu,

    Get the Google toolbar and then get an up to date anti-virus program
    running on your machine asap.

    http://toolbar.google.com/

    You might also want to run one of the free spyware removal tools
    whilst your at it. Adaware is my favourite :

    http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

    Regards,

    Paul Lynch
    MCSE

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