- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
If you are getting pop ups when "not online" you may have sites taking advantage of your windows messaging service, this can happen if you have your PC connected directly to the DSL or Cable modem with no Firewall or router with firewall between. You can do a google search for turning off the windows messageing service to get details on how to troubleshoot that. Windows messageing pop-ups look like a windows window, not a explorer window, and will require you to press the X or the ok button to close them. If the pop-ups happen while browsing and are in a IE window, you will need to
a} run mozilla as your browser (IE sucks)
b} download another spyware remover to double check what spybot has removed(note.. I hate spybot, it sucks) I recommend ad-aware 6.0, is free for personal use and they post updates every couple of days that can be downloaded before each scan. go to http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ to get it.