unwanted links

[Paul]

Some links have begun appearing at
the "http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp"
site when using my computer. Words
like "virus", "security", or portions of other words like
repre"sents" are highlighted. When clicked on they link to
other sites that sell things I'm not interested in, like:
virushunter or ringtones. I've deleted all cookies and run
my aol spyware protection software but they're still
there. Also, whenever I go to windowsupdate there is
always at least one pop-up that appears, even though I
have pop-ups disabled w/AOL pop-up blocker. Can anyone
help?

[Noel Paton]

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> Some links have begun appearing at
> the "http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp"
> site when using my computer. Words
> like "virus", "security", or portions of other words like
> repre"sents" are highlighted. When clicked on they link to
> other sites that sell things I'm not interested in, like:
> virushunter or ringtones. I've deleted all cookies and run
> my aol spyware protection software but they're still
> there. Also, whenever I go to windowsupdate there is
> always at least one pop-up that appears, even though I
> have pop-ups disabled w/AOL pop-up blocker. Can anyone
> help?