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More info?)
Also recomend getting ADAWARE (free!) at
http://www.lavasoftusa.com and
SPYBOT - SEARCH AND DESTROY (can't remember the addy...GOOGLE it). Install
them, update the dat files and run full system scans...that should speed you
back up!
Good Luck!
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> Bruno wrote:
> > they are slowing me down
> > somehow got on downloaded, everytime I start IE it comes up.
> > How the hell do I get rid of it?
> >
> >
> > Bruno
> >
> >
>
>
> What specific kind of pop-ups are you seeing? There are at least
> three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions vary accordingly.
>
> 1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"
>
> This type of spam has become quite common over the couple of
> years, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
> demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
> connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
> by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
> you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
> swept across the Internet last year and the currently active Sasser
> Worm. Install and use a decent, properly configured firewall.
> (Merely disabling the messenger service, as some people recommend,
> only hides the symptom, and does little or nothing to truly secure
> your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" the security
> gap represented by these messages is particularly foolish.
>
> Messenger Service of Windows
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893
>
> Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
> Appears
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
>
> Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
>
> Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
>
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
> more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
> service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
> security. The real problem is not the messenger service pop-ups;
> they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
> a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
> you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
> helpful?
>
> 2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
> Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
> from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar from
> http://toolbar.google.com/. Alternatively, you can upgrade your WinXP
> to SP2, to install IE's pop-up blocker. Another alternative would be
> to use another browser, such as Mozilla or Firefox, which has pop-up
> blocking capabilities. (But I'd avoid Netscape; it carries too much
> extraneous AOL garbage.)
>
> 3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
> "spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
> KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
> understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
> quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
> Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
> www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
> possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
> against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
> manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
>
> Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
> varieties of scumware are available here:
>
> PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
>
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
>
> More information and assistance is available at these sites:
>
> Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
>
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> The Parasite Fight
>
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
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>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>
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