Re: popup problem getting worse

From: Chuck (cacrollthespam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/26/03 

Date: 26 Dec 2003 13:37:09 -0600

On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 07:46:40 -0800, "Tara"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My popup problem is getting worse. Now, when going to a
>new website (something as simple as google), I get 6 popup
>windows at the same time! I would like to stop these
>popups by deleting whatever file it is that is running on
>my system... not just a temporary popup. Can someone
>please direct me with how to do so?

Tara,

1) Harden your browser. Check browser security with these websites:
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/sid-ad0e768c4233c34d4b834a408ecc9ddb/index.php
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/

2) Install a popup blocker for Internet Explorer. There are dozens
available from various download websites. Two of my favorite websites
for downloading are:
http://www.download.com/?legacy=cnet
http://www.tucows.com/

3) Consider using another browser. Both Netscape/Mozilla and Opera
have popup blocking built in, and both have much less security issues
overall than IE.

4) Check for spyware. Get Spybot S&D and HijackThis (both free),
with help from SWI Forums. Start here for instructions:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=5187

Cheers,

Chuck
I hate spam - PLEASE get rid of the spam before emailing me!
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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