plug ins

[Michael Parker]

Of course it is not happening at this exact moment, but
often, when I go to a commerical site I will get a pop-up
window offering some product or service. $ave is often
the title of the pop up. The only thing I can figure is
that this is launched by some plug-in in IE6. Is there a
way to discover what IE plug-ins exist and also a safe
way to delete unwanted plug-ins?

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[Mike Burgess]

Michael,
"Save" is known spyware ......... (WhenU)
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/SaveNow.html
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Check for Spyware | Adware | Parasites | Dialers | Hijackers | Trojans:
[Experienced Users]
SpyBot 1.2 [freeware] http://security.kolla.de/

Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Fix the items labeled in red, items labeled in blue-green are optional.
Support Forum: http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi
How To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/

[Novice Users]
Ad-Aware [freeware] http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Support Forum: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

[To double-check your system]
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
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Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-04-03]
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