Pop-Ups!!!

[Rich]

My computer is being bombarded with pop-ups, search bars
added into my IE, do you want to make blahblahblah your
home page, do you want to install blahblahblah, what do
I do...I am running Spy-Sweeper, Ad-Aware and virus scan
and nothing stops it. I dont want to format the computer
and start over, is there anythign else I can do?

 

[Borgholio]

Buy a firewall.

 

[Darryl]

I have installed and am using Google's search bar. It
also stops popus with amazing diligence. It is free from
google. www.google.com

 

[joe bob]

-----Original Message-----
My computer is being bombarded with pop-ups, search bars
added into my IE, do you want to make blahblahblah your
home page, do you want to install blahblahblah, what do
I do...I am running Spy-Sweeper, Ad-Aware and virus scan
and nothing stops it. I dont want to format the computer
and start over, is there anythign else I can do?
.
you probably have a bunch of viruses in your windows

folder!!!!

 

[Wizard]

Do you mean Tool Bar?
http://toolbar.google.com/

 

[Barry R. Ford]

I don't know about Spy-Sweeper, but AdAware should be able to find and
remove most of the toolbars and home-page hijackers. But simply
installing AdAware is not enough. You must keep it updated and scan
your system regularly. Antivirus software is designed to detect and
remove viruses, trojan, and internet worms. Most will not detect or
remove spyware, adware, or web browser "helpers."

If you can give us some specific examples (names of toolbars, web pages,
etc), we can probably tell you exaclty how to get rid of them.