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Computer Guru Help
I am getting pop ups and I am not even on the internet? When I am on the net I get even more. It's really driving me crazy. I set the pop up blocker to block them but they just keep coming. I need some recomendations.
Help They all say XXXXXXXXXXXXXadvertizement internet explorer
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11-12-2008, 06:48 PM
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You've likely gotten a virus. Download spybot (http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html) and Lavasoft Ad-aware (lavasoft.com) and run them both.
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11-12-2008, 07:32 PM
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those programs are a good starting point. what you may want to do is download a program called 'hijack this'. this program will diagnose what changes have been made to the system; homepage, registry, etc. there used to be a forum that 'experts' would tell you what to change. i haven't needed help in a few years, but i would imagine its still running. i run webroot spysweeper and their firewall software. I haven't had any major problems in ~3 years, but i run sweeps twice a week.
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11-12-2008, 08:01 PM
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I agree with both suggestions.
Try Malwarebytes as well. http://www.malwarebytes.org/ What about you Mule? 
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11-12-2008, 08:04 PM
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What OS are you running, Windows XP, or some other version of windows?
Do you have a firewall or a router that you're going through? Do you know what the IP address of the PC is? It is likely that you have a virus or some malware, but it could be a combination of things as well.
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19 years and 17k posts...
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If you're using IE, use Mozilla FireFox as your browser instead, that will help, as well as running some anti-malware software...
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11-13-2008, 03:54 AM
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woah woah woah...
lets start from scratch 1> what OS 2> what is the exact message of the pop up 3> when does it appear 4> can you do a screenshot? Quote:
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Quote:
Best way to get a shot of ONLY the active window, is by holding 
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11-13-2008, 05:25 AM
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I would like to know how to do a screen shot. the message says http://mtn6.com-com.ws-advertisment-mircosoft-explorer I will try the suggestions. This is weird.
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11-13-2008, 05:41 AM
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screen shot!
press CTRL and the (print screen/ sysrq) this copies it into the clipboard then open mspaint / word or other graphics program and you should be able to PASTE it there by doing CTRL V or other as per the drop down. then post it Quote:
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