From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: December 24, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: When I start my Sony, I get ads.
>
> Leo,
> When I start my new Sony Vaio (XP-Media Edition) my Internet
> browser automatically opens and I reveive SPAM advertisements
> from Sony on my desktop. Would you believe "Anti-spyware for
> only $19.95"! I find this very offensive and a little scary.
> How do I stop it??
If it's a simple start-up program, you can change those, this
article discusses that:
http://ask-leo.com/whats_all_this_stuff_running_after_i_boot_windows.html
It's also possible that it's spyware/malware, so I'd run a good
anti-spyware program as well:
http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 976
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Viruses and Malware
