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Expert: John W. Watson - 2/19/2005


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just recently   the last few days  i have been getting micrsoft internet advertisments popping up constsntly.   also something called ad-serve pop-ups. i use the popu=blocker on aol.  i use windows ME and have avg virus protection,spy-bot,lava soft ad-warese,ccleaner and easy cleaner. i run aol spy ware once a week   the others are scheduled to run and different times of night   what can i do to get these ads stopped   diana

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Diana-

My first suggestion is to get away from Windows ME.  It is a disaster waiting to happen that's already happened!  If you can afford to, upgrade to Windows XP, it comes with great security software.  Also, I highly recommend the following programs (I use all of these on my own system):

-Google Search Bar
-Ad-Aware SE Personal

The Google Bar will block most pop up ads.  Ad-Aware is a free program that will hunt down spyware and get it off your system.  Both are great programs that I use constantly.

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I can answer almost any question regarding the internet on a beginning to intermediate level. I`m good at searching, downloading, Internet Explorer, online buying and selling, chatting, Ebaying, downloading music from the internet, and just about anthing else on that level. I cannot answer questions about networking, uploading, Macs, AOL, or Netscape. If I don`t have the answer to your question, I will find it. :-)

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