POP-UPS

[Guest]

One night, my boyfriend accessed some porn sites on my NEW laptop. I cleared the history and got rid of all the files I could see, but now, whenever I'm on the internet, I get these annoying pop-up ads for porn sites. It's almost as if they are stored somewhere on my hard drive. Can that be so? How can I find them so I can delete them?

 

[Patrick]

One night, my boyfriend accessed some porn sites on my NEW laptop. I
cleared the history and got rid of all the files I could see, but
now, whenever I'm on the internet, I get these annoying pop-up ads
for porn sites. It's almost as if they are stored somewhere on my
hard drive. Can that be so? How can I find them so I can delete
them?

Download, install, update and run these free programs;

'Ad-aware'
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

'Spybot Search and Destroy'
http://www.safer-networking.org/

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Michelle,

1) Install and run Adaware from www.lavasoft.de

2) Install and run Spybot from www.safer-networking.org

3) Install and run Spyware Blaster from
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

4) Turn on the native firewall or install a third-party one (a third party
firewall will notify you of outgoing traffic as spyware programs "phone
home", the native one won't).

http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN

5) Also check these links for helpful advice on removing garbage:
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://aumha.org/win5/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

One night, my boyfriend accessed some porn sites on my NEW laptop. I

cleared the history and got rid of all the files I could see, but now,
whenever I'm on the internet, I get these annoying pop-up ads for porn
sites. It's almost as if they are stored somewhere on my hard drive. Can
that be so? How can I find them so I can delete them?

 

[Logan]

get new boyfriend since he prefers porn to you...

 

[Steve]

One night, my boyfriend accessed some porn sites on my NEW laptop. I

cleared the history and got rid of all the files I could see, but now,
whenever I'm on the internet, I get these annoying pop-up ads for porn
sites. It's almost as if they are stored somewhere on my hard drive. Can
that be so? How can I find them so I can delete them?

Michelle

After you have cleaned your system with the above mentioned software, also
get Stopzilla. It will stop all the popups while you're surfing the net.

www.stopzilla.com

 

[David Nimon]

Maybe you should be asking how to delete your boyfriend! <g>

--
David Nimon
(e-mail address removed)

One night, my boyfriend accessed some porn sites on my NEW laptop. I

cleared the history and got rid of all the files I could see, but now,
whenever I'm on the internet, I get these annoying pop-up ads for porn
sites. It's almost as if they are stored somewhere on my hard drive. Can
that be so? How can I find them so I can delete them?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

When visiting porn sites, always be careful not to
download/install their "free" viewers. You'll get more than expected,
every time. To repair the current situation, uninstall the
"viewer(s)" provided and then use Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and
SpyBot Search and Destroy from www.safer-networking.org/ to clean up
any residue. Both have free versions for personal use.

You should also try using MSConfig to see if something is being
started each time you reboot.

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
--
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Guest]

Mr. Chambers
I installed AdAware and SpyBot and thought I was doing okay, until today. Same pop up I get everytime I go to MSN.com. you said to search the system registry, but how do I do that?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Guest]

Sorry to bother you again, but I found a folder in documents and settings that was labeled a "Smart-Browser". Included in this folder was a porn icon. I tried to delete it but got a message saying it was being used by another program and could not be deleted. So how do I get rid of it?

 

[Guest]

correction:
the message said it could not remove the file BHO.0.1.0.150.dll because it was being used by another person or program. This file is a component of the whole folder.