"System Performance Advisory" popup

[dylan]

Whilst browsing the web a few months ago my computer picked up what I
think is a virus or it may be spyware. I'm not sure of the
definitions anyway.

Whenever I use my IE6 browser, I get a group of similar popups,
ranging from "System Performance Advisory", with a pathetic graphic of
an owl(??), to "Pacific Poker", to "IBM Via Voice".

They're very irritating. I've tried looking in the windows/programs
folder to delete the culprit, but I can't find anything.

Does anyone know how to remove the program that creates the popups?
Would uninstalling and then reinstalling IE6 help?

 

[Mike Burgess]

Dylan,
How To: Deal with Unwanted Pop-ups
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/nopopups.htm
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
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