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by roseeone

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My daughter opened up an e-mail and we ended up with a dialogue box to a Porno site. Can't get rid of the box. After deleting everything I could find it still comes back when you restart the machine. This is a Windows ME OS. Can there be something under a hidden file that I am missing, If so what is the easiest way to access hidden files on ME.

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by jellimonsta

Did you check your startup folder in start>programs?
What kind of dialog box is it exactly? I don't need the verbage just more description of the actual problem.

by jaytmoon

Go to http://www.lavasoft.de/ and download Adware. It could get rid of your porn junk and a lot of other spyware for free.

If that doesn't help, you should look into your startup files by typing msconfig.exe(win98) from the start>run> prompt
Look in the Startup tab and uncheck anthing that looks like the dialogue box that offends.

by roseeone

Thanks for your help. I will try your suggestion and if need be I will get back to you. Thanks.

by leehellcat

If I am thinking along the correct lines, it is a dialer to a porn site, wanting you to connect at several bucks an minute ?

If so, these normally get placed in Startup, and in the Programs list on the start menu, and at the top of the start menu.

If you delete these (normally at least 2 but mostly 3) and it still comes up, try searching for XXX.* or dialer.*
if it comes up with anything that has a .exe extension and has XXX or dialer in it it could be suspect. BE CAREFUL THOUGH. YOU DON'T WANT TO DELETE ANY WINDOWS FILES. If the file is in a directory such as temporary internet files, or my documents go ahead and delete it, and in theory the dialer should stop appearing at start up.
If not, post some more information, and I'll tryto help some more

by anpetros

Look under Programs-Startup and see if there is a link that starts up the site

Also check to make sure that the start page hasnt been altered to the porn site

Empty the Temporary Internet Files Folder

You can download adware from lavasoft.de and it can search for spyware etc....it might also get the porn site

Lastly I would check the registry...but be careful what you delete.

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