how can I stop mulitple web sites from appearing as soon as I open up internet explorer?

Question

Is this a virus?

Answer 1

Your PC is infected with adware. Scan your PC with these 2 programs to remove it. Both are free.

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free.
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Answer 2

It could be a virus, you should be able to tell depending on the type of websites that pop-up. If the aren't the sort that you would bookmar, then run a virus scan. A nice free virus program is available at http://free.grisoft.com/ .

If the web sites are the sort of place you'd visit and may have bookmarked, check the 'Home Page' you have set. In IE 7 you can set a couple to show up when you start ie. You can manage them in Tools -> Internet Options -> General (tab)

Cheers,
Ben

Answer 3

Also, once you get your computer all cleaned up, try using Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer or SBC Yahoo. For some reason, I seem to have far less problem with infestations since I started using Mozilla Firefox.

Answer 4

For spyware prevention and removal use Lavasoft Adaware 2007 and Spybot Search and Destroy. Then use Mozilla Firefox for your browser

Answer 5

the two your domicile web site has pop up monitors or you have downloaded a interest, or different application which got here with spyware. replace your homepage and delete your downloaded courses mutually with loose virus application, loose video games, weatherbug. All of those downloads incorporate spyware. no longer something is loose, you pay the cost with pop ups. unquestionably your pop-up blocker probably got here with spyware of its very own. get rid of all of it. purchase Norton and sparkling your gadget.

Answer 6

download adware and other virus-tracking programs as necessary.
my computer once used to be swarmed with porn popups -- which was unfortunate, because my mother began to think that I was a total porn addict. (I'm not)
So i downloaded a bunch of anti-virus programs, and it worked
thank god.

Answer 7

Yes

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don't use IE unless a website won't load with firefox

Answer 8

You've got spyware.