Re: Computer is infected, can't stop pop-ups

You have no antivirus, no firewall, and you are curious as to why you are
having problems?

You should be running a reputable antivirus program and a reputable
firewall. Windows has a rudimentary firewall, but it is not really a good
one.

Bobby


"dgreene1227" <dgreene1227@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9AC4FA55-8EA5-4CCD-9358-AF4F90CE352F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bruce,
So, I ran the spybot in safe mode and it claimed to eliminate the problems
that wouldn't be permitted to be removed when I ran it in regular mode.
So
all the problems are theortically gone. I turn off the computer, turn it
back on again and the advertisements continued as if I'd never done
anything.
I'm currently running the spybot again in safe mode and it's picking up
nothing. Now what?

Thanks,
David

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

dgreene1227 wrote:
CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO GET TO SAFE MODE?




Press <F8> just as the PC finishes its POST (Power On Self-Test)
and switches control to the OS.

And please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all caps, as you have
done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is considered very rude
by a large number of people. More importantly, posting in all caps
makes the post harder to read, further reducing your chances of getting
help; a great many people won't even try to read such a message. If you
really want help, simply comply with the dictates of common courtesy and
the conventions of the milieu.


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