internet problem

[Doug]

the problem i have is that certain advertising and certain
sites will not work on my interenet. i do not have any
pop up stoppers installed. is there a virus out there that
can cause this if so how can i find it and destroy it. i
am running mcafee 7.0 pro, and it is not finding anything.
i think i have what they call a piggy back. if anybody
has any info on this it would be greatly appreciated. i
am running win 2000 pro

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

-- This problem may be caused by a program that is installed on your
computer
when you download another program from the Web and install it on your
computer. These programs are typically referred to as <Adware> or
<Spyware>.

To resolve this problem, you must remove the offending program. However,
many of these programs can be difficult to remove. You can use a Spyware
or Adware removal program to remove the offending program from your
computer.

Some Spyware or Adware can be removed by antivirus software. Contact the
manufacturer of your antivirus software for more information about removing
Spyware and Adware.


Some of the companies that provide Spyware or Adware removal programs
include:
- Javacool Software - For more information, visit the Javacool Web site
at: http://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html
- Lavasoft - For more information, visit the Lavasoft Web site at:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
- Pest Patrol - For more information, visit the Pest Patrol Web site
at: http://www.pestpatrol.com/
- Spybot - For more information, visit the Spybot Web site
at:http://www.safer-networking.org/



For more information about ways you can help to protect your computer,
visit the Protect Your PC Web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

For more information about ways you can use your computer to browse the
Web and help make your Web browsing a more enjoyable experience, visit the
Surfing securely with IE 6 Web site at
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...de/en-gb/secureie.asp#XSLTSection126121121120




Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Lebev]

There are a couple of free spyware removal programs that work quite well. One is Ad-Aware.

There's a free and Pro(paid) version if it. Sorry, but I can't
remember the name of the other - but it was an editor's choice in
PCMag last year. It also was free. Do a Google search and you should
find where to download both. Frequently, just uninstalling the
program you loaded in won't get rid of the "Spy" stuff that was loaded
in along with it.