Uncontrollable popups and can't close window

[Clay]

I'm running Windows ME and IE6.0 with SP1. Last week I
started to get an uncontrollable amount of advertising
popups as soon as I launched IE. They eventually grind my
system to a complete halt.

Moreover, I can't close any of my browser windows. I
click on the close box and only get a "ding" sound. Same
thing happens if I try to close from the menu bar. If I
want to close anything, I have to do so through Task
Manager, and that shuts IE completely.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I'm running Windows ME and IE6.0 with SP1. Last week I
started to get an uncontrollable amount of advertising
popups as soon as I launched IE. They eventually grind my
system to a complete halt.

Moreover, I can't close any of my browser windows. I
click on the close box and only get a "ding" sound. Same
thing happens if I try to close from the menu bar. If I
want to close anything, I have to do so through Task
Manager, and that shuts IE completely.

Any advice would be appreciated.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, 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 needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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