Annoying popup when launching IE

[Rello]

Hi All

I have this annoying problem. Whenever I launch Internet Explorer a popup also opens at the bottom of the screen. It opens it's own web page - I can see another box on the task bar.

I am running 98se and IE 5.00.2614

Any help would be Appreciated

Thanks

 

[Wirdo]

Try runing ad-aware it looks for spyware which can usually cause these popup. If it still happens after that might be the hompage your browser set for has popups. Here is a link for ad-aware:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/0,fid,7423,fileidx,1,00.asp

 

[Rello]

Thanks for the Advice

I have ran ad-aware and it did find and remove a number of files. However it is still happening. It appears the web site is

http://www.tdak.com

. It was also bold enough to put folders in my favorites (chat,movie review, adult etc.). And believe this - also put them on my desktop.

It is definitely not from the homepage I have set.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[cdogg]

Out of curiosity, what is your homepage? Just in case, try changing it to something like

http://www.yahoo.com

temporarily. If that doesn't help, try to repair IE from the "control panel -> add/remove programs". ~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[Crustyoldbloke]

What you need to do is change your home page. To do this make a note of the current home page name, you need to have IE open and click on TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, GENERAL, HOME PAGE ADDRESS and change it to whatever you want it to be. You may have to do this a few times as some programmes do not like being kicked off. But you will get your home page back.

Now go to START, FIND on C drive, type in the name of the home page that you wanted to get rid of and delete anything to do with it.

You should now be clear of it.
Regards
Phil
Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!

 

[SESaskDFC]

Howdy Rello:

That particular site is a lop.com affiliate.. Their removal tool is here..

http://lop.com/uninstall.exe

It should work, but with LOP, one never knows.

Murray