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re: strange pop-up at winxp home log on
Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 9:55 pm
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Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted)


In addition to Ad Aware, try these tools.  Also, make sure your Ad Aware is updated! 
 Also make sure you are running a good software firewall, such as  Zone Alarm.  

Download, install, UPDATE, and run:
    Spybot Search & Destroy 
    SpywareGuard

Download, install and run: 
    CWShredder

Download and install: 
    Google Toolbar  & activate 
the pop-up blocker.
    Browser 
Hijack Blaster






On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 9:05 pm, Tim wrote: >Recently a small pop-up dialog box started appearing at the log on screen using winxp >home. The box is empty except for YES - NO buttons. Can't close unless you click >one of the buttons, then windows would start. Now however, when you click either >button, the machine just logs off back to the sign on screen, over and over again. >Help!?! I've also got a friend eXPeriancing the same thing. Virus scan (Norton) and >Ad Aware show nothing. Any ideas out there??



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strange pop-up at winxp home log on (Tim: Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 9:05 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-strange pop-up at winxp home log on (Tim: Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 9:05 pm)
*re: strange pop-up at winxp home log on (mojo7819: Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 9:55 pm)
-re: strange pop-up at winxp home log on (Ken: Mon, Jan 19, 2004, 12:03 am)
*re: strange pop-up at winxp home log on (nantespov: Mon, Jan 19, 2004, 6:20 am)
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