Re: pop ups & programs added without my knowledge

From: jp (it_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 09/11/03


Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:22:49 -0700


just install a spy ware removal program
>-----Original Message-----
>A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[LN];Q308446
>
>Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet
Advertisement Appears
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;330904&sd=tech
>
>Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
>
>If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
>all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party
program
>designed to do just that:
>
>Norton Internet Security 2003
>http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/
>
>-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2003
>-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
>-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
>-- Includes Parental Controls
>-- All in one, easy-to-install package
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"Patricia" <oneflock01@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
> news:011f01c377f1$f2e9ad10$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| The pop ups are driving me mad! They interfere with
pages
>| opening, they block the screen when I am writing, and
now
>| I am finding programs in my Control Panel that
>| have "installed themselves". How do I stop this? It's
>| slowing my computer, popping up adult sites in front of
>| my kindergardener, taking up space in my hard
drive....we
>| don't even enjoy using the computer anymore because
it's
>| so frustrating. Can anyone help?
>.
>



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