irritating pop ups

[Guest kelv23]

Every time I launch internet explorer I get a XXX toolbar pop up thats driving me crazy,it give two chances to install it which I don't want to do then a download pops up for it as well.Every time I open a new browser window I have to mess around with this garbage,anyone know how I can get it permanently removed???

[Guest ferret]

Try running adaware, it might help

available here http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379...tml?tag=lst-0-1

[Guest Disco Stu]

Then get the Google toolbar

[Guest ClintEastman]

Google toolbar

Or use a browser like Firebird (built in pop-up blocker). :wink:

[Guest kelv23]

tried the google toolbar and its still there.the first bit appears as a security warning if that makes any difference,then it repeats and goes to the downloads part

[Guest ClintEastman]

Try running adaware, it might help

available herehttp://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-1

Done this?

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

google for "spybot search and destroy" too.

By the way, XP SP2 adds a built in popup stopper to ?IE6, and it works! :lol:

[Guest kelv23]

tried them all but its still there.its not an ad pop up,it comes as a security warning then goes to a download.i cant get in touch with the company who it comes from as theres no contact info just the co. name NGD systems,google doesnt throw anything of use up on a search either

[Guest]

Any chance of a screen grab? Nothing fancy, a "Prt Sc" jobby would do.

It might make it easier for someone to recognise (ie; is it Messenger spam, or a genuine OS dialog, or hijacked homepage pop-up, etc).

I suspect it might be one of two things:

Either spam using the Messenger service - looks like a system dialog but is a message sent from a Evil Spam Lord (and appoligies to all other types of Evil Lords - spam merchants give you a bad name!).

Or, it might be a "hijacked homepage" type of thing; if it's this then I'm surprised that AdAware etc didn't notice it.

[Guest Taoski]

Also check the "Downloaded Program Files" folder for any odd looking stuff. This is where alot of ActiveX stuff gets installed to.

Just delete anything in there that looks odd.

If ad-aware did'nt spot it then it could be a something really clever. I have seen something like this before on my mates XP PC - he had to use the System Restore in the end to get past it. Never found out what it was.

Although to me it sounds like an attempt to install something from a website (Gator or something like that).

Change your homepage in Internet Explorer to see if this makes any difference - and pick something out of the ordinary - just in case there is an ammended HOSTS file on your PC redirecting traffic to another site.

[Guest siu99spj]

tried them all but its still there.its not an ad pop up,it comes as a security warning then goes to a download.i cant get in touch with the company who it comes from as theres no contact info just the co. name NGD systems,google doesnt throw anything of use up on a Search either

Hmm, maybe the messenger problem in XP. If your using XP, try this. Go to Start and then Run and type in sevices.msc. Scroll down until you find Messenger, double-click on it and change the Startup type to Disabled. Just to make sure, also click on the Stop button. This should stop them.

Note: This will NOT in any way shape or form stop MSN Messenger from working (The chat program in XP). Nor will it kill any other 'chat' program. All it does is stop a network service MS thought would be useful, but people are now using to push there wares.

[Guest ferret]

All it does is stop a network service MS thought would be useful, but people are now using to push there wares.

Oh the fun we used to have in uni with net send!