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michaelruffner2
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O.P. Huh?  help me plz! (adware)
can some 1 please help me on why this is happening:  yesterday on got on the computer and it was fine ...but then after a bit these "ad" icons pop up on my desktop...well usually when it does this i am able to move them to the recycle bin and be done with them....but this time they wont move or anything not even right clicking on them...all i can do is open them and go to the "ad's" site which it stupid....the only way i can get them off of my desktop is just by pressing ctrl+alt+delete and end the task Iexplorer....then in like a few seconds they apear again! so i have to keep ending its task! SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO GET THOSE ICONS OFF!!!!

thanx in advance! (hopefully some1 will help me...some 1)

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01-01-2005 03:58 AM
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RE: help me plz!
Try Ad-Aware, it will get rid of adware which causes problems like this and it's free.

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01-01-2005 04:01 AM
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O.P. RE: help me plz!
ya i know ...i already have ad=aware and a ran it and i ran spy sweeper...neither of them worked

can someone please tell me what to do?????????????? i hate my computer (windows me) and want to upgrade it to windows xp soooooooo bad!!!! but anyways someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: help me plz!
Ya i had the same problem once. What i did was i uninstalled the program i had installed. Plus

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Try Ad-Aware, it will get rid of adware which causes problems like this and it's free.
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ya i know ...i already have ad=aware and a ran it and i ran spy sweeper...neither of them worked
U tried that but did u update  the definnitions before scanning ???
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RE: help me plz!
OOO!! I have that exact problem! If I'd have known, I wouldn't have posted a fresh thread. I have several desktop icons that I can't remove either..its a bit useless to have them around if you dont want them :( stupid lop.com... it's not even related to anything I downloaded, I don't think..

Patchou has the solution, and it works! My unwanted desktop icons have suddenly vanished! Here's the thread: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21598

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O.P. RE: help me plz!
o thank you SSSOOOOOOOOOOOO much for that info now i just have to follow those directions in the link u gave me ill see if it works!!!!!!!!!!
OK IT FINALLY WORKED!!!!!!!!
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Hehe, that's alright. I was just passing on the message, because I knew you were having the same problem :D glad to have helped!
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