Hi folks,
So, I got my firend a Dell D4600 w/ 18" LCD and he's using AOL (something I've been advising against for long...). When he dials up, he keeps getting these little Windows-like pop-up messages about doing away with pop-ups and spam, etc. Last time I was there, I got rid of Windows Messenger (using an uninstall tool), and he's got a ZoneAlarm firewall, Norton AV 2003, and a SpyBot on his computer. Both the firewall and the AV are constantly running in the background and with Windows Messenger gone, these $hitty things shouldn't be popping up... Or should they? It seems to me like this is the result of him using AOL; not sure though. Does he need a pop-up blocker tool as well?
I've been telling him that he should switch to a different ISP, and he might, but I'd really just love to find out WTF is causing this and to correct it if possible...
Thanks in advance...
So, I got my firend a Dell D4600 w/ 18" LCD and he's using AOL (something I've been advising against for long...). When he dials up, he keeps getting these little Windows-like pop-up messages about doing away with pop-ups and spam, etc. Last time I was there, I got rid of Windows Messenger (using an uninstall tool), and he's got a ZoneAlarm firewall, Norton AV 2003, and a SpyBot on his computer. Both the firewall and the AV are constantly running in the background and with Windows Messenger gone, these $hitty things shouldn't be popping up... Or should they? It seems to me like this is the result of him using AOL; not sure though. Does he need a pop-up blocker tool as well?
I've been telling him that he should switch to a different ISP, and he might, but I'd really just love to find out WTF is causing this and to correct it if possible...
Thanks in advance...
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