Pop-UP Inundation on XP

[wilsonpi]

I was recently inundated with pop-up ads to the extent that I could not use the internet. Tried to find what program was causing it, but to no avail. Finally had to reformat the hard drive which worked great but was a pain in the neck to do and get everything re-loaded, etc. Problem is, I never determined how the problem started so I can't really take precautons to prevent it from happening again. Any suggestions???

 

[jrbarnett]

Hello.

If your machine is standalone, then enable the XP in built firewall on your internet connection, or better still, install a third party product which offers greater protection.
If your system is within a corporate firewalled environment, contact the firewall admins to ensure that the firewall blocks incoming requests to the MS file and printer sharing ports (it should do).

John

 

[bcastner]

It is difficult to prevent the infection. But see FAQ faq608-4650 as reinstall your operating system is almost never necessary to rid yourself of these pests.