Subj : Re: Windows question: how to remove automatic timed popup ads?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : robertharvey
Date : Mon Jul 12 2004 05:54 pm

Gerard Wassink <DontWant@SP_aM.nl> wrote 
> Okay, just this once ;)
> 
> Have you ran Ad-Aware 6.0 and Spybot S&D lately?

and in case they aren't browser windows at all, go and read
http://www.thompsonmike.co.uk/messenger.htm

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