Help! I used spybot and i still cant get rid of pop-ups.

[Kivva]

That's what I said, I thought!

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johnf
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Yow, don't try to remove IE, it is needed by the system!!! Instead
try
to find any software in Add/Remove programs that you think your
friends
may have added.
Try using Ad-Aware SE, a free download, as well...I find something
every
time I load it.

:
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What are they related to? Some game?
Quite a few have intermittent pop-ups advertising other games in
their
range, which is incorporated in the software. You cant do much about
it
except close the pop-up.
RocketMania is a good example - expect a pop-up at least once a
week.
Why on earth you tried to uninstall IE has me beat, as you've
probably
done iirreparable damage by now.


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johnf
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recently, my computer has been swarmed with pop-ups, now i'm sure
they've come from something my roomates installed but i cant get rid
of them. i used spybot to fix problems, still pop-ups. i tried to
delete internet explorer but i get a message about how it is
currently being used. im at the brink of formatting, can anyone give
me any tips on fixing this problem?

46 popups in 5 mins is enough to make one want to delete internet
explorer. -.- as i said i have no idea where they are all coming from
as my roomates use this computer as well. ive run spybot and adaware,
and i still get them, sometimes 15 in a row in less than a minute which
leads to a server is busy message with the switch to or retry options.
it is makin it near impossible for me to use this computer at all.
should i just format? or is there anyway to find programs may be
causing them?

 

[Canopus]

46 popups in 5 mins is enough to make one want to delete internet
explorer. -.- as i said i have no idea where they are all coming from
as my roomates use this computer as well. ive run spybot and adaware,
and i still get them, sometimes 15 in a row in less than a minute which
leads to a server is busy message with the switch to or retry options.
it is makin it near impossible for me to use this computer at all.
should i just format? or is there anyway to find programs may be
causing them?

If there is a program on your PC that is calling these pop ups then do a
Ctrl + Alt + Del to bring up Task Manager. Terminate unknown programs one
at a time checking to see if pop ups have stopped after terminating the
unknown program. If you can identify the program that is calling the pop
ups this way then have a look in the Windows Add/Delete programs utility to
see if it listed there and if so uninstall it. It may very well not be
listed so first go to the Start Up tab of msconfig to see if it is listed
there and if so uncheck it. Then go to your Start Up folder to see if it is
there and if it is delete it (it will be just a short cut). Do a search on
your PC for the identified program and delete it. Download a registry
checker such as Registry First Aid, run it and delete any keys and
references found to the program. Don't forget to create a restore point
before doing the above in case you mess up.

Rob

 

[johnf]

A good start might be to list these pop-ups - we're not mind-readers, so a
couple of hints would be helpful.

 

[Canopus]

A good start might be to list these pop-ups - we're not mind-readers, so a
couple of hints would be helpful.

Quite, the very first question I asked. It,s almost like saying "Help,
something's wrong with my PC, what can I do?"

 

[johnf]

That's what I meant. If there was a bit of data supplied as to the contents
(or keywords) of the pop-ups, it makes it easier to backtrack.