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| Eliminating Pop-ups and Spyware | |
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Make sure your virus program has up to date definition files: |
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| Scan the entire hard drive to ensure no viruses are present | |
| Without up-to-date virus protection, all other steps are a waste of time | |
| If you have a full time Internet connection - configure your virus update to run automatically, at least once a week | |
| If you use a dial-up connection - update your virus software manually at least once a week | |
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| Make sure your operating system files are up to date: | |
| Open Internet Explorer | |
| On the menu, choose Tools - Windows Update | |
| This will take you to the Microsoft Windows Update site | |
| Choose scan for updates | |
| Your system will be examined for missing security updates | |
| Once the scan finishes, you will be presented with available updates | |
| Review and Install any Critical Updates and Service Packs | |
| Restart your computer if prompted | |
| Without up-to-date operating system files, your system is exposed to known security exploits | |
| If you have a full time Internet connection - configure the Windows Update to run automatically | |
| If you use a dial-up connection - run this manually at least once a week | |
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| Get rid of cookies and temporary internet files: | |
| In Control Panel - Internet Options | |
| Choose Delete Cookies | |
| Then choose Delete Files | |
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This gets rid of many pop-up problems (temporarily) |
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| Download, install and run Ad-aware: | |
| Click here to download Ad-aware personal edition | |
| Save the file to a folder on your hard drive | |
| Navigate to the folder where you saved the file | |
| Double click on the file to start the installation | |
| Once installed, start the Ad-aware program | |
| Click on Check for updates now | |
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Once updates, if any, are downloaded - Click on Start |
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Choose smart system scan under Select scan mode (if not already selected) |
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Then click on the Next button to start the scan |
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| The software will scan your computer - This will take a while | |
| When scan completes, click on the Next button | |
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| Right click on the first object and choose Select all objects | |
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| Your screen should look like this: | |
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| Then click on the Next button: | |
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| Click on the OK button to remove the objects: | |
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| You should be returned to the first screen where you can exit the program | |
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| Summary | |
| Make sure you don't have a virus problem by keeping your virus software current | |
| Make sure critical updates to your operating system files ( Windows 2000, XP, etc.) are installed | |
| Run Ad-aware at least weekly to delete tracking and other objects written to your hard drive by some web sites | |
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