Subj : Re: Windows question: how to remove automatic timed popup ads? To : comp.os.linux From : Star Fleet Admiral Q Date : Tue Jul 13 2004 02:49 am You are running at least the Windows Firewall? Are they labeled "Messenger Service"? The M$ knowledge base has many suggestions for containing the problem. -- Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your service -------------------------------------------------------- "Charles Fox" wrote in message news:dffc3c1.0407120652.531ed94d@posting.google.com... > Yes I know this is a linux group but I reckon you guys are smarter > than the windows groups :) (I dual boot by the way, I'm moving to > linux but still have some legacy stuff on windows.) > > Just wondered if anyone has seen this: every 5 mins or so I get an > explorer ad window pop up out of nowhere. Is there some simple way to > get rid of this? Or at least a way to find out where the cause is? > Please point me to some info if you can. > > Sorry for the mispost, but hey, it's another illustration of how > terrible windows world is getting these days. .