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I'm on my family computer and it seems either they have the biggest addiction to illegitimate websites humanly possible - or they have found another way of downloading b**tard adware.

The thing is, this stuff will NOT delete.

There's loads of popups from "powweb", an "IE search bar" and stuff caled 'bargain buddy'. Also when you turn the machine on you get this popup [URL] http://www.geocities.com/thekyzzone3/vbs.JPG [/URL]

Gah, stupid family.

Er - help?

I'm on my family computer and it seems either they have the biggest addiction to illegitimate websites humanly possible - or they have found another way of downloading b**tard adware.

The thing is, this stuff will NOT delete.

There's loads of popups from "powweb", an "IE search bar" and stuff caled 'bargain buddy'. Also when you turn the machine on you get this popup [URL] http://www.geocities.com/thekyzzone3/vbs.JPG [/URL]

Gah, stupid family.

Er - help?

You need this - [URL]http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/[/URL]

Ad Aware software - free to download and kills almost all spy/adware/tracking software

I remember downloading something called hotbar which basically was a link generator everytime I went online. It was so damn annoying and it wouldn't let me delete it or uninstall.

So I downloaded Mozilla Firefox as my internet browser and never looked back.

I *think* I got rid of it all. There was absolutely loads of stuff.

I reckon my Dad has been browsing porn and not been too sneaky about it, and probably fallen for a "click here for 50 million tons of porn!!!!!!111" things that embeds adware.

Anywho I got rid of it, eventually.

Wasn't nice though.



Bell - last time I used Ad Aware it removed my internet settings for Broadband :-( I'm reluctant to use it again.

I used to have that problem with some err *Cough* adult material *Cough* and it just wouldent delete you have to go to progrtam files and then cut and paste it to a new folder for it to dissapear better than doing nothing.

Emperor Xerxes wrote:
> I remember downloading something called hotbar which basically was a
> link generator everytime I went online. It was so damn annoying and
> it wouldn't let me delete it or uninstall.
>
> So I downloaded Mozilla Firefox as my internet browser and never
> looked back.

fine choice....

I use a program called HijackThis, it works great.

I bought a Mac.

Timmargh wrote:
> I bought a Mac.

That comment just seems to glow in front of the others for some reason.
A sign?
Hmmmmm.

Mac's are great - no viri, no spyware, and the only things that crash are Microsoft Word and Excel.