problems

[Keith]

IE seems to have a life of its own now. Brings up
gambling junk and other sites unsolicited; also just
turns itself off. Help.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

IE seems to have a life of its own now. Brings up
gambling junk and other sites unsolicited; also just
turns itself off. Help.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.