pop ups all of a sudden

[Guest]

I have never had problems with popups until I recently
downloaded a patch from microsoft. I am even getting
popups though I have Stop the Pop running. It used to
block everything, but now I am getting popups. Someone
told me that this is a bug with the patch I downloaded.
The patch was to fix the problem with the computer hanging
when booting. Does anyone have any information on this
and how to correct it? Thanks.

 

[Marco]

I have never had problems with popups until I recently
downloaded a patch from microsoft. I am even getting
popups though I have Stop the Pop running. It used to
block everything, but now I am getting popups. Someone
told me that this is a bug with the patch I downloaded.
The patch was to fix the problem with the computer hanging
when booting. Does anyone have any information on this
and how to correct it? Thanks.

 

[Marco]

There used to be virus that exploited the messenger service. What is the
text of the message popping up?

 

[Steven Umbach]

Did you download that update by going to Microsoft Windows Update and scan for
critical updates?? If you ran a patch that came as part of an email attachment,
then you may have infected yourself. I have several computers with all updates
installed from MS with no such problem. I would run an antivurus program on your
computer and a parasite remover such as SpyBot Search and Destroy. A firewall is
a must and the Google toolbar excels at stopping browser pop ups. There are good
firewalls for free for personal use. --- Steve

https://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://toolbar.google.com/