Re: Popups everywhere!!!! Please help!!

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 04/01/05

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    Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
    http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

    Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
    http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

    Symantec Security Check
    http://security.symantec.com/s­scv6/default.asp?langid=ie&ven­id=sym

    Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
     http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

    3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
    http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

    Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
    http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx 

    -- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups
Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
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"c0mm0nism" wrote:
| Something has infected my PC.  When I start it up, it boots up much slower
| than usual.  When I sign into MSN, it signs in and then the browser stops
| responding.  When I sign into MSN, Internet Explorer automatically signs in
| now and the default website was changed to MSN.  I can use the internet
| through Internet Explorer but I am bombarded with anti-spy popups.  Even
| after I shut down and disconnect from the web, the popups still keep coming.
| I have used Spybot and Adaware and they find files, etc. and eliminate them
| and the problem gets better but as soon as I reboot it all happens again.
| Shutting down takes forever as well.  I have an error message that says
| "MediaAcck.exe cannot initialize because the program is shutting down......."
| I have to acknowledge this about 100 times before it lets the computer shut
| down.  Someone please help before a perfectly good computer gets tossed
| through a window!!
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