multiple explorer browsers opening after 1 click on an open browser

[david k]

when i click on ....say a link on a web
page .....immediatly 50 Explorer pages open in about 60
seconds.then the whole thing locks up .....any ideas ???

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

Here's an idea: Virus.
Here's another: Spyware.

Rocky

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try these programs to check for any spyware that may be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Also see the following link:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| when i click on ....say a link on a web
| page .....immediatly 50 Explorer pages open in about 60
| seconds.then the whole thing locks up .....any ideas ???