Block pop-ups

The first thing I'd do is check my virus definition file for being the most current one and run a comprehensive virus scan to catch any trojans, worms and such.

After that's done, I'd grab a copy of Spybot and Microsoft's Anti Spyware Beta and install 'em both. Go and grab their newest updates and Run Spybot first, then run Microsoft's next.

After you've finished that, I'd run another virus scan again. When finished, download Panicware's PopUp Stopper Free Edition and run it. Set each program up to download it's respective update file(s) and scan the sytem automatically.

At this point the system should be clean. If you haven't a firewall installed, then you may want to enable the built-in firewall in WinXP or TCP/IP Filtering in Win2KPro and Win2KSrvr. I would suggest that you use AVG anti-virus software utility. Make sure that you are getting the Microsoft updates too.

IE 6.0 SP2 comes with a popup blocker.
Alternatively, try the Google Toolbar tool from
http://toolbar.google.com/ which I use and stops a lot of them!

Use Spyware 2005 or use FireFox Browser

use the programs adware and spybot search and destry to clean up your system from spyware.

when do use spyblaster to protect the system of getting infected with spyware again.

Leopold

I have been using the Firefox browser with alot more success that my IE counterpart. Do you have SP2 installed..? It contains a built-in pop up blocker that works pretty well.

I've used both Firefox 1.0 (started using it with 0.7) and IE 6.0 on both W2k SP4 and WXP SP2. Firefox comes standard with a popup blocker that works fairly well. But, if you need Microsoft-compliant browsing (admittedly, Firefox won't work with ALL websites), consider upgrading to SP2 on XP. Additionally, I've used the Yahoo toolbar and the Google toolbar to block popups and both work respectably. I've also got the MSN toolbar installed on my W2k machine, but the Yahoo popup blocker gets to them first...I'd assume that's because of the order in which the popup blockers are run when a webpage is activated. In short, using one of those solutions will give you what would normally be acceptable results.

Do be sure, though, to follow the previous posts' recommendations for spyware and adware scans. All the popup blockers do is stop the popups...they don't get rid of the spyware. They don't always help to stop popups generated by those pieces of malware.

Just my $0.02, hope it helps!