Having Problem w/ porn pop-ups?

[kid]

My friend is having a problem w/ Internet Explorer. He is
saying that when he searches for something. Msn, google,
stuff like that, he gets pop ups of porn sites. I tried
seeing if it was a hidden running program, but I'm not
sure.

Any seggestions would be nice

 

[shesSUBLiME]

download adaware

 

[Mike Burgess]

Kid,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19-03]
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

My friend is having a problem w/ Internet Explorer. He is
saying that when he searches for something. Msn, google,
stuff like that, he gets pop ups of porn sites. I tried
seeing if it was a hidden running program, but I'm not
sure.

Any seggestions would be nice

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded.