what's with all the annoying links?
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Sounds like Malware. Id run somthing to clean that out of your PC like Spybot or AdAware
MT doesn't do any 'hidden' advertizing. I've turned down some sizable offers to add pop-unders for example.
Sounds like you have something lurking on your system thats doing 'not fun' things.
I'd download and run adaware (make sure you also update the database) to sniff out the spyware and malware on your system. It's surprising just how much crap gets installed without you knowing about it.
See our Computer Forum for more info and links.
Sounds like you have something lurking on your system thats doing 'not fun' things.
I'd download and run adaware (make sure you also update the database) to sniff out the spyware and malware on your system. It's surprising just how much crap gets installed without you knowing about it.
See our Computer Forum for more info and links.
yeah, I'm dumb - when I leave my mouse over the link it says a short description and then
this advertisement is provided by TopText/EARN and not by the website you are viewing
whoops.
now all I have to do is figure out how to get rid of THAT thing...
kenpotess, your gonna spend half your life moving my threads around lol
I always seem to put them in the wrong place
this advertisement is provided by TopText/EARN and not by the website you are viewing
whoops.
now all I have to do is figure out how to get rid of THAT thing...
kenpotess, your gonna spend half your life moving my threads around lol
I always seem to put them in the wrong place
Thats a spyware thingy. Adaware should be able to clean it out.
Note: by removing it you may disable some software on your system, such as P2P file browsers, or Chat clients.
Note: by removing it you may disable some software on your system, such as P2P file browsers, or Chat clients.
GAB
3rd Black Belt
Hi,Samantha said:
When you are reading someones tread and they say check this link, you go to the site they have put there, sometimes you will get grabbed then and at other sites you go to on google and when doing search's.
Now that you have Adaware just run it a few times a week and it will help.
There are some that come in on e-mail, when you see e-mail that is addressed to many people and passed around, unless you have the softwear you are vulnerable.
Regards, Gary
1st go to mozilla.org and download Firefox, install it and never ever let Internet Explorer connect to any website again. That alone will prevent most of it.
Then update Windows if you already haven't. It's got more holes in it then Bonnie and Clydes car, every month Microsoft sends out a new roll of duct tape to patch the holes.
Get rid of any peer to peer stuff you got running, then start searching for a spyware-free one. Kazaa-Lite would be one option.
Now if you do not need Outlooks calendars/tasks/etc and just need e-mail/news go back to mozilla.org and get Thunderbird for your e-mail.
Those 4 things will prevent most mal-ware from being able to install itself and keep your computer running fast and clean.
If all else fails and you get completely fed up with it partition your drive and add a Linux Distrobution of your choice for internet / Office and keep windows for the windows only stuff that can't be run on Linux (yet)
Then update Windows if you already haven't. It's got more holes in it then Bonnie and Clydes car, every month Microsoft sends out a new roll of duct tape to patch the holes.
Get rid of any peer to peer stuff you got running, then start searching for a spyware-free one. Kazaa-Lite would be one option.
Now if you do not need Outlooks calendars/tasks/etc and just need e-mail/news go back to mozilla.org and get Thunderbird for your e-mail.
Those 4 things will prevent most mal-ware from being able to install itself and keep your computer running fast and clean.
If all else fails and you get completely fed up with it partition your drive and add a Linux Distrobution of your choice for internet / Office and keep windows for the windows only stuff that can't be run on Linux (yet)
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