Popups

[Ken]

I have recently been getting tons of popups.. I bought a
popup ad blocker and a spyware killer and installed them
both... I'm still getting popups.. Is there any way to
erase my hard disk without losing Windows XP and start
over... I don't have much on my computer (and what I do I
can just burn onto a cd)??

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ken

 

[Guest]

First Try the Google toolbar, I just installed it and I
haven't gotten a pop up since. Then look in add remove
programs for any software you may have downloaded
accidently, also run a virus scan.

 

[Haus]

Hello
It doesn't sound like you need such a drastic action, just a little
cleaning.
Delete Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;278835

Set Cookies to Custom Level, click Security Tab>Custom Level>Reset to Medium

Set the Privacy Level to Medium
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293222&Product=winxp

Download then Update and Run Ad-Aware(it's free and it is good)(click the
download.com on the right)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

You can download this virus scan to check your current virus
protection.(it's free too)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Visit MS Windows Update site and download the updates, this is for your
security and safety.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

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Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MS-MVP
Not a MVP
Not nothing, just a good ole boy.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi -

Does the window title say anything about Messenger? If so, you need a
firewall. 'Messenger spam', is not in itself harmful, but is symptomatic of
a larger problem - your computer has ports open from the Internet.

You can disable the Messenger service, but that is unwise as a solution as
you'll still have the underlying problem that caused you to get the messages
in the first place - consider the messages a useful warning that you have no
protection from the Internet. This is all too important now, given the
recent rash of RPC worms....

For a standalone machine, see www.sygate.com for a free personal firewall,
or if using Windows XP, you can enable the built-in internet connection
firewall (ICF).

See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm for more info. Also,
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/nopopups.htm is a good resource - although
for browser popups, you might want to consider http://toolbar.google.com -
it works like a champ and is also handy for searching.

Also run SpyBot and AdAware (update them both first!) to check for unwanted
creepy crawlies....