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internet explorer problems--virus?
I'm recently experiencing problems with viewing web pages
online. I have a wireless connection which has been going well until now...every now and then pop-ups will close my main window that I'm viewing so that all I have are pop- ups. Sometimes I don't even see the pop-ups causing this, only that my main window closed on me. If there's anything you can do, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Krystal |
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internet explorer problems--virus?
anonymous wrote:
I'm recently experiencing problems with viewing web pages online. I have a wireless connection which has been going well until now...every now and then pop-ups will close my main window that I'm viewing so that all I have are pop- ups. Sometimes I don't even see the pop-ups causing this, only that my main window closed on me. If there's anything you can do, I would appreciate it. Krystal, Turn on that firewall... http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/h...omenet/icf.asp (It has been reported that it now works with AOL 9.0+) Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ (Scan for updates, Review and Install) Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware.. (Yes - using MORE than one of these.. I recommend at least the first three.) Spybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.net/ Lavasoft AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de CWSShredder http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html Hijack This! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/ I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard". - http://www.moosoft.com/ - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser hijacking quite well. And Assortment of Others: http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html After you cleanup your PC somewhat of spy/ad/mal-ware, verify your antivirus software is updated and run a full scan of your computer. If you have no antivirus software - get one NOW! Grisoft AntiVirus: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about 80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user) - Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer. - Select TOOLS - Internet Options. - Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the following: - Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK) - Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.) - Click OK. - Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or more.) - Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer - Re-open Internet Explorer. Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to your advantage to remove it. -- - Shenan - -- |
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