Re: Pop-up windows

From: Jurren Bouman (jubo_at_euronet.nl)
Date: 10/19/03


Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:12:07 +0200

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:09:27 -0700, "casafynn@comcast.net"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am constantly receiving hundreds of pop-up windows and
>it is almost impossible to get into the internet.
>
>How do I solve the problem? Do I have a virus?

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Or get yourself a free firewall at:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

Hopefully you have an anti-virus program installed?

-- 
Jurren Bouman
MS MVP Windows - Security


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