1. when I start up the internet, I get this IE window pop up taking me to the following place: C:\WINDOWS\index.html
2. when I settle myself on the internet (and this just happened by the way, so I've been reminded, I get taken to the following place: file:///c:/WINDOWS/update-sp1.html
(the "sp-1" bit changes to "sp-2" "sp-3" "sp-4") so I have to click back four times to get to where I was. Most annoying.
3. pop ups. left right and center. Every 30 seconds at the very least. I have no idea where they are coming from: I don't use IE, I don't even seem to have it on my pc.. but I must have, because they are IE pop ups. I've installed the google toolbar.. which includes the pop up blocker, but thats not working.
4. ebates money maker. Adaware keeps coming up with it. I went onto google, typed it in, all the results told me to get rid of it... but the instructions just don't follow what I have. The things it tells me to delete for ebates, isn't there to delete. Weird. It may be the reason for all the pop up problems.
5. Bloody msn. I keep getting windows every couple of minutes, that look like the ones attached. Why!? Why would I get them?
6. Browser problems. Occassionally (not always) it will just stop working: I will get things like: "neocodex.us can't be found" "neopets.com can't be found" After about half an hour or so of constant adawaring I will be finally allowed to use my browsers.
7. Other type of browser problems. It simple won't register the website I want to go to. I have to click the link/press "go"/refresh several times before the status bar green thing actually appears and takes me to that page.
Yeh. so
Any bright spark know what I should do? I'll let you take remote access via msn if you think you can work it out.
I've reformatted, I've reinstalled, I've deleted, I've downloaded, I've followed every bleedin' instruction
Thanks
