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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Mike_F on June 07, 2010, 07:00:26 pm

Title: Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Mike_F on June 07, 2010, 07:00:26 pm
I've just started encountering a problem with Internet Explorer - I know I really ought to use Firefox or summat but I'm familiar with IE and have never had problems before.

Basically what's happening is it periodically opens a new tab to  some foreign-sounding site. I have no problems closing the tab but it's a bit of a pain in the arse. Anyone know how I can stop this from happening and if I download Firefox and use it instead of IE will this eradicate the problem?

Ta.
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: MrFrost on June 07, 2010, 07:06:04 pm
Is it happening when you are visiting random sites, or is it specific to one?
What website is it trying to access?

Its probably malware or adware. Do you have any anti virus software?
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Muttley on June 07, 2010, 07:35:10 pm
Stopping looking at porn usually helps.
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Smeg on June 07, 2010, 07:36:57 pm
Have you been relaxing in the gentlemanly fashion on websites of a sexual nature?
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Nudga on June 07, 2010, 07:57:36 pm
Smeg wrote:
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Have you been relaxing in the gentlemanly fashion on websites of a sexual nature?


I use 'In Private Browsing' for such activities, stealth masturbation is always the best way of hiding your habit.
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Dagenham Rover on June 07, 2010, 09:13:23 pm
Sounds like malware try downloading the freebie version of this
  http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
 its pretty quick and good.

spybot, cccleaner are other decent tools.
Title: Re:Interweb Advice Needed
Post by: Mike_F on June 09, 2010, 07:51:48 pm
Thanks, DR. I downloaded i and it found 20 malware, adware and trojan programs on my system which have been deleted. Hopefully the problem will now desist.