From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 02, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: IE Popups
>
> Leo,
> My PC is messin up. Even though I browse the internet with
> Mozilla, i am getting a host of IE pop-ups. This slows my
> computer down and cause it to freeze. I think I found the
> file that causes this and then delete it but everytime I
> restart my PC the file resurfaces and causes even more
> pop-ups. Is there something that can cause me to delete this
> file completely and/or even control what programs start up
> when the PC starts up. Last time I tried a pop up killer it
> killed my PC, so I am a bit nervous.
I would start with a spyware scan. That's usually what leads
to this kind of thing. This article would be a start:
http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
Thanks for asking!
Leo
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