Ads from Microsoft - or Adware

[Rich Pasco]

When I close the MSIE window in which I ran Windows Update on a Windows
2000 system, a new MSIE window opens behind it, with an advertisement
for life insurance, registry cleaners, or whatever. I don't think that
Microsoft is responsible for these ads, so I assume the computer is
infected with Adware. I ran Lavsoft Adaware and found a few things
which I deleted, after which it came up clean, but the ads still keep
coming. Can anyone suggest what else I might do to exorcise the machine?

- Rich

 

[Bob I]

Spybot S&D and do you have a working firewall?

 

[Rich Pasco]

Spybot S&D is a good idea. About a firewall... most would interfere
with PC Anywhere which we run for remote access. Any suggestions there?

- Rich

 

[Bob I]

I suspect that setting the firewall to allow PC Anywhere would solve the
access problem. I don't make firewall vendor recommendations for
businesses, if not a business you could try ZoneAlarm the free version.