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by clarkcg

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On personal computer using 98SE, a flashing box appears saying download and freezes computer. I can get rid of it by opening dial-up ISP but it takes awhile and is annoying in middle of photos, etc. Any ideas? ISP doesn't know. Sometimes have to turn off computer to get rid of it.

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by thechas

Sounds like either a virus, or more likely "ad-ware"

Start by running msconfig and looking at the programs in the startup tab.
Selectively disable those that you do not recognize as part of your installed software, or device drivers.

Re-boot,and see if the problem has gone away.

If not, then download and run Lavasoft's AdAware.
This program searches for and allows you to remove ad and spyware placed on your PC by any number of programs and services.

Of course, always keep your anti-virus software up to date, and scan the drive(s) anytime you see unusual program activity.

Chas

by clarkcg

I should qualify that comment since I just installed lavasoft; maybe I don't know how to work it yet. But so far, nothing has changed and I still get frozen. Thanks

by zlitocook

Do you have any programs that let you start a down load if it was interupted? Does this happen when you start the computer or after you use it awhile? After you check for virus and add's try looking at what else is running to see if some service or tsr starts after a given time.

by clarkcg

I don't have any software that I can tell, but I'm new to computers -- only three years into them so perhaps I don't understand something but there does not seem to be anything else running at all. Sometimes it does it just after I open my ISP connection, then sometimes just a half hour after Windows is opened, while no programs are running.

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