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  1. May 20th, 2005, 01:59 AM #1
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    Annoying Popups!

    Oh my god.

    Every time I connect to the internet, about every 30 seconds a little ad pops up in the top left corner. It is displayed in internet explorer.

    I have tried editing my hosts file, ad-aware, and tips on the internet. This thing won't die.

    Anyone had the same problem as me before and know how to fix it?

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  2. May 20th, 2005, 02:00 AM #2
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    try to use FireFox.
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  3. May 20th, 2005, 02:16 AM #3
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    thanks for the quick reply - I really don't want to use firefox though. Just get rid of this annoying bug!
    "Most cars on our roads have only one occupant, usually the driver."
    - Carol Malia, BBC Anchorwoman

    "I do not like this word "bomb." It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding."
    - Jacques le Blanc, French ambassador on nuclear weapons

    "Solutions are not the answer."
    - Richard Nixon, former U.S. President
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  4. May 20th, 2005, 02:40 AM #4
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    Perhaps it's spyware.. ... look for some solution here... http://inspirone.blogspot.com... look for the blog about removing spyware manually
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  6. May 20th, 2005, 05:05 AM #5
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    Or try downloading Spybot Search & Destroy. It's free, and it's the best adware/spyware/trojan remover. Google it, and it should be the first link.
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    And then install AdAware after wards, and then they all should be gone..
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  8. May 20th, 2005, 04:27 PM #7
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    Alternatively, don't download and install dodgy software or visit "those kinds" of sites anymore .
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    and get the windows spyware killer to all three combined should get just about any thing
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    May I suggest that you have a look at http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

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  12. May 27th, 2005, 09:29 AM #10
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    You have to eliminate this at its source:

    - Find out whos responsible for it
    - hunt them down
    - and break all their @#$%^&*() fingers!
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  13. May 27th, 2005, 09:44 AM #11
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    lol..this is great..to stop popups
    A) get fx
    OR
    B)do steps 1-30 to fix the crap that IE allows through
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  14. May 29th, 2005, 12:11 AM #12
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    Re: Annoying Popups!

    If you're got XP, install XPSP2 ASAP. Not only is it something noone should be without, but it helps stop lots of this crap.

    And as always, don't click yes to every dialog you see just to get rid of it.
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