Bug/Virus POPUP on my Desktop

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I have picked up an interesting bug/virus on my desktop. I have Norton AntiVirus installed. However, it does not deal with this problem. I am wondering if any of the posters to this Forum can provide a solution.

Here is my setup: I have various icons on my desktop (screen) and I am using a PC with Windows '98. In the upper right corner, I also have a group of Microsoft icons which allows me quick access to Microsoft programs.

Under Internet Explorer, I have http://forumosa.com as my default home-page. I have checked under the Tools Menu, and I have confirmed that this is the home-page listed.

However, I now have some sort of bug/virus, and when I load Internet Explorer, it goes to my default home-page http://forumosa.com and then a popup advertising various types of online services forces itself into a column-bar on the left side of the screen. There is a little X in the upper right corner of this colum-bar, and when I press this it goes away.

But after a minute or so I get a full-page popup which includes all these advertisements for various online services. This full page popup will not go away . . . . . . moreover it cannot be downsized, and it covers my entire desktop (screen) so that I do not have access to my icons.

If I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete, I can see that this popup is there in my list of programs. However, if I select to terminate it, Internet Explorer is terminated altogether.

If I then restart Internet Explorer, it goes to my default home-page http://forumosa.com and then a popup advertising various types of online services forces itself into a column-bar on the left side of the screen. There is a little X in the upper right corner of this colum-bar, and when I press this it goes away. But after a minute or so I get this full-page popup . . . . . . and I am right back where I started. Is there any way to get this out of the system?

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I need something to search with, some name or website or something, you said it’s in the Task Manager, what does it say ?

Try using Spybot Search and Destroy from this thread forumosa.com/3/viewtopic.php?p=129440#129440
and Ad-aware from lavasoft.de/

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Also make sure to update your Windows regulary so it has all the latest security fixes:

Microsoft Windows Update

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You may have spyware program on your computer- take a look at add/delete programs for any programs you don’t recognize. Yes, Spybot Search and Destroy is awesome and it will list for you all the “fishy” stuff they found.

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PARASITE: TINY BAR

Here is the full scoop on this parasite

allentech.net/parasite/TinyBar.html

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Sometimes a firewall that lets you select programs that can have access to the internet will be helpful. I catch many of these problems this way.

I have been :blush: a few times from stuff that has been picked up by e-mails and suspect links. You know “shite, I am in the office and I can’t believe this popped up”:twisted:

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and…

STOP vistings all those porn sites, you’ll go blind :wink:

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Sounds like something adaware should be able to deal with, for the full pagers alt+F4 should close it down, if I remember correctly!