sms.napster.com intruder

[Ken Knecht]

All of a sudden yesterday I am getting this full-screen invitation, from
sms.napster.com, to sign up for a free trial with Napster when I try to
run MS Media Player as a tuner to listen to the BBC. This happens when
MP does its 'Contacting On-Line Store' thing. Can I stop MP from doing
this maybe? The Automatic update option doesn't have an Off choice, just
daily, weekly, monthly. I can't get rid of this Napster screen and go on
to the media player. There's no exit button. The back arrow just gets
the screen back again. Escape key does nothing. I Googled
sms.napster.com but didn't see a mention of my problem. I just looked at
the first screen so far. I ran Ad-Aware - no help. Evidently I have to
sign up to Napster or never listen to the BBC again.

I see this smiley cat face icon on the top right of the MP screen;
evidently Napster installed this somehow. I don't recall seeing it
before.

I am afraid to try the free-trial button to see if there is a decline
button there. I doubt it.

Anyone else see this?

Maybe reinstall? I still have the install icons from when I upgraded to
MP 10. Go back to MP 9?

Back to look at Google again.

There ought to be a law!

HELP!

Anyone know of another media program I can use to listen to BBC news on
the net?

TIA

 

[Wesley Vogel]

<quote>
Q. How do I stop pop-up windows from opening every time I start my computer
or the Player?
A. Web browser pop-up windows (such as advertisements) might open if you
use the Player to listen to certain radio stations. The radio stations, not
the Player, control whether any windows are opened and which Web pages those
windows display. The Player does not open browser pop-up windows.

If pop-up windows open automatically when you start your computer or the
Player, or if the Player starts every time you restart your computer,
spyware or other deceptive software might be installed on your computer. For
more information about how to detect and remove spyware, see Spyware.
<quote>
from...
Connecting to the Internet
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/internet.mspx

Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx

Also see this...
Windows Media Player Spyware removal
http://articles.networktechs.com/86-p1.php

Click the Page X --> in the lower right hand corner to see more pages.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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