Nick Goodman said:
I need to find out how to get rid of pornographic
pop-ups. Ever since I installed DSL, I am barraged by
obscene pop-ups through Internet Explorer, even when IE is
not open and running. How do I get rid of these pop-ups
permanently?
BLAME your DSL provider - some if not many, bundle crapware,
Read > *Spyware* in their installation CD-ROM's.
Why do they do this? $$$ kickbacks...
<off soap box>
~
[pardon replication, if applicable].
Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe
Lavasoft/Ad-aware home:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe
SpyBot home:
http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help:
http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum,
http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.
Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to obtain
the
latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.
HTH
--
siljaline
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
