> Hi MEB,
>     I am going to try this again I hope it goes through. I have tried

> 5 times today to send this but it never showed up. The one that did, was

> one I sent to ask why I was having trouble. I sent a couple after that.
>     No, I am not using firefox. I am using Internet explorer. Last night I
> was still receiving pop ups. I even had one when I was trying to use the
> site for the*fix* that PABear and Gary mentioned in their posts. I KNOW

> the pop up was not from that click on site. It was a Sexy Girl pop up. Of
> course I used the close button. Then I got the grey box titled Microsoft
> something. Whoever is doing it they are trying to mimic the Windows boxes.
> In the box it said that I have been visiting Adult Sites. Not true. They
> wanted me to download Drive Cleaner. I then did my routine even though it
> was 1:30AM I was tired. Nothing showed up on neither except except the

> cookie that I did the *fix* on. I think that it was adrevolver. That was
> Spybot. AdAware had the usual cookies. Avast! showed nothing.
>      You asked if when I used the 3 finger salute caused any problems. The
> thing that happened was one of my icons disappeared, the hotkey one.
>       I tried to save the instructions to my desktop. All I got was the
> borders of it. I tried to do the print the only thing that came up was

> 1 with a side bar. That did not do me any good.
>       I only have I computer, so I cannot type it out. My
> handwriting/printing I cannot sometimes read when it gets cold.
>       I have another problem. I used to have my explorer buttons across

> top, now they are at the bottom when I open Outlook Express. When I type a
> post they are across the top. When I read the posts they are on the side

> have to click on a button at the top and the button is not marked in any
> way.
>       Angel
>
> "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ed0FrJi0HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oub5Z%23e0HHA.5764@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > | Daave,
> > |    No it did not look like that as seen on the link. I got away from

> as
> > | soon as I could. Then did my routine as seen in my last post to MEB.
> > Nothing
> > | but the cookies came up in Spybot. No virus showed up in Avast! I just
> > | wanted to know how to prevent it from coming up. I found that the only
> way
> > I
> > | could get rid of the Box that you could not click on the close button
> was
> > to
> > | use the Ctrl-Alt-Del routine. Others may want to know also that is why

> > | posted it. It almost demands that you download. Some may think that
> > because
> > | it does not let you click close button. So Ctrl-Alt-Del routine is the
> way
> > | to go to get out these situations. How did I know? Trying it. It was

> > | only thing that I could think of at the time and it worked! It just
> takes
> > a
> > | short time to do it and it is done.
> > |       Angel
> >
> >  Okay, as usual the group is here for whatever you need. Daave suggested
> an
> > issue; note: there are other variant's that are used on the net. Also

> > that USUALLY it takes some input/participation from you to install,

> > you MAY have avoided using your crtl/alt/del. The *pop-up* and

> > MAY have been successfully nullified.
> >
> >  However: First do the suggestions [which you have already done some of
> the
> > normal local search/diagnostics] including *Hijack This* that were
> suggested
> > by knowledgable parties, just to be sure.
> >  I believe, though, likely we [the group] can quickly scan what's found.

> > think this group is capable of such activity, noting of course, the

> is
> > not recognized as expert in this issue [HiJack This logs].... there are

> > number of parties that can and do research potentials, or are otherwise
> > competent in their fashion and others who would likely catch any errors
> ...
> >
> >  As for your querry concerning how to stop this from occurring:
> >  Once you get any issues taken care of, then there are several browser
> > settings that might be checked and changed; pop-up blockers to discuss
> [and
> > various delivery methods and other blocking techniques]; and several

> > issues. Gary T. [someone you trust] will of course be watching and

> > ...
> >
> >  If I remember correctly: you have installed all OS updates, and are

> > FireFox as your browser, is this correct?
> >  What version of browser [and if applicable, what browser] are you

> > What email/newsgroup program(s) and version?
> >
> > | "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message
> > | news:e4XAeMa0HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > | > Angel wrote:
> > | > > Hi everyone,
> > | > >      I was on the 'net and I received this pop up. It said to the
> > | > > effect Error alert. I think that is what it said at the top. A
> window
> > | > > popped up wanting me to download a registry cleaner. I click the
> > | > > close and then a gray box that wanted me download a program with

> > | > > ok button and all the buttons at top were grayed out you could not
> > | > > close. I was not about to do it. I then did the Ctrl-Alt-Del and

> > | > > it out that way. This happened a couple of times in 2 days. I had
> > | > > just opened a newsletter from a site I trusted and went to the
> > | > > website and shortly got that. I then unsubscribed the newsletter.
> Did
> > | > > it come from the website or someplace else? What else can I do to
> > | > > prevent this type of thing happening. Any suggestions would be
> > | > >      appreciated. Angel
> > | >
> > | > Does it look anything like:
> > | >
> > | > http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/Spyware.CyberLog-X.gif
> > | >
> > | > Is it "suggesting" you purchase a program? And if so, might the name
> of
> > | > the program be one of the following:
> > | >
> > | > 1. WinAntiSpyware
> > | > 2. AntiVirusGolden
> > | > 3. SpyHeal
> > | > 4. VirusBlast
> > | >
> > | > Describe the popup in detail--EVERYTHING about it.
> > | >
> > | > Sounds like you have a Smitfraud-type infection.
> > | >
> > | > If so, have a look at: