Persistant Page Popups

I use WinXP SP2 with all updates inc IE7

This is an example of what's been happening for weeks:
- Startup
- call Google with IE7 (Firefox 2 responds the same way)
- search for "convert flac to mp3" (I don't need help with that search)
- select www.mymusictools.com & the expected page opens
- 2 other pages also open: www.amaena.com & www.smartaudioconverter.com
- I closed those 2 pages & backed up to Google & www.myshopping.com.au opened as well as Google.

This is one of many such incidents.

- I was using AVG free anti virus at the time when it first started along with Zone Alarm.
- I'm now using the trial version of Pc_cillin Internet Security 2007
- I've run Ad-Aware & SpyBot with their latest updates.

I know that I can suppress the page content using the Hosts files, but that doesn't stop the page itself from trying to open.

How can I stop the unwanted pages from opening, preferably for IE7 & FF2?
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Relevant Pages

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    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)
  • Re: Outlook slow to open messages
    ... This problem seems to have disappeared after the August updates. ... I am running WinXP with SP2, IE7 and Office 2003 professional with all updates ... Outlook itself opens up at the same speed it always has but opening messages has ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook)
  • Re: Missing Windows update reported as a vulnerability by TMH and BA
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    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: Search Options from Search Explorer Bar in IE6 Missing on Win2
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    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup)
  • Re: Missing Windows update reported as a vulnerability by TMH and
    ... It was blocking Cookies, not malware. ... Both IE7 and all the IE7 updates were not listed. ... Then re-enabled Automatic Updates (configured it to automatically download updates but to not install them whithout asking me first). ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)