how do I get rid of a silly popup appears while I am on/off line to 'Install Free Scratch Cards' ?

[mr g]

I get the same type of Windows Install display as with the gol-darned Comet
Curso (as least I know where this comes from)
I have tried McAfee QuickClean and Ad-Aware to find this bugger, to no
avail.

How can I eradicate this monstrosity?

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mr. G;
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

This will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"mr g" > wrote in message
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>
> I get the same type of Windows Install display as with the
gol-darned Comet
> Curso (as least I know where this comes from)
> I have tried McAfee QuickClean and Ad-Aware to find this bugger, to
no
> avail.
>
> How can I eradicate this monstrosity?
>
>