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Last week I stupidly installed software that promised free MP3
downloads, but that of course was a piece of browser-hijacking,
spyware-laden junk. I no longer remember much, but the installer was
called "mp3.plugin.exe" and can be downloaded from
http://www.negativebeats.com/plugin/ for those crazy enough to want to
experiment for themselves.
Using Ad-aware and hijackthis, I was able to get my computer back to
how it should be. However, ever since I had that experience, Internet
Explorer 6.0 fires off a popup ad at startup (my startup page is a
blank page) and at other times that I'm connecting to sites that I
*know* are popup-free.
How can I correct this?
Technical information:
- Windows 98 operating system
- IE 6.0 browser. This is actually my secondary browser; I use
Netscape 7.1 as my primary browser and it appears to be 100% okay.
- My IE browser uses no pop-up stoppers or add-on toolbars. As such,
I *do* expect it to get pop-ups sometime from known popup sites. But
certainly not from a blank page, and certainly not from sites that,
when visited from other computers, do not generate pop-ups, ever.
- The sites in my IE browser history that I didn't go to of my own
accord include:
*** ads.peel.com
*** www.lop.com - flagged by spybot
As I was typing this, I ran the Spybot software on my computer, and it
found lop.com instances, describing them in a way that matched what I
was experiencing. So I *think* that Spybot fixed my problem - I've
had no unexpected IE popups since running it. But please, I'd welcome
comments from others.
downloads, but that of course was a piece of browser-hijacking,
spyware-laden junk. I no longer remember much, but the installer was
called "mp3.plugin.exe" and can be downloaded from
http://www.negativebeats.com/plugin/ for those crazy enough to want to
experiment for themselves.
Using Ad-aware and hijackthis, I was able to get my computer back to
how it should be. However, ever since I had that experience, Internet
Explorer 6.0 fires off a popup ad at startup (my startup page is a
blank page) and at other times that I'm connecting to sites that I
*know* are popup-free.
How can I correct this?
Technical information:
- Windows 98 operating system
- IE 6.0 browser. This is actually my secondary browser; I use
Netscape 7.1 as my primary browser and it appears to be 100% okay.
- My IE browser uses no pop-up stoppers or add-on toolbars. As such,
I *do* expect it to get pop-ups sometime from known popup sites. But
certainly not from a blank page, and certainly not from sites that,
when visited from other computers, do not generate pop-ups, ever.
- The sites in my IE browser history that I didn't go to of my own
accord include:
*** ads.peel.com
*** www.lop.com - flagged by spybot
As I was typing this, I ran the Spybot software on my computer, and it
found lop.com instances, describing them in a way that matched what I
was experiencing. So I *think* that Spybot fixed my problem - I've
had no unexpected IE popups since running it. But please, I'd welcome
comments from others.