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Name: Telemachus
Date: December 2, 2003 at 09:15:37 Pacific
Subject: Annoying POP up
OS: win me
CPU/Ram: 1.6ghz
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win ME user; I have an annoying problem; A nasty pop up website called i.lookup.com has taken over my Internet Explorer; It does not let me surf the net and does not let me use proxy servers; How do i get rid of this pest??
I tried using regedit and deleted anything concerned with this website; Still the problem persists and also my PC has become very slow;Please help! Thanks in advance
Telemachus


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Response Number 1
Name: capt
Date: December 2, 2003 at 11:47:40 Pacific
Subject: Annoying POP up
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Spybot has "i lookup" listed as one of the spyware programs it detects and eliminates. I would try it and Adaware, they are available from http://wilders.org/ They are free, also Spywareblaster is good at stopping active x problems.


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Response Number 2
Name: Telemachus
Date: December 5, 2003 at 04:17:50 Pacific
Subject: Annoying POP up
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Thanks a lot captain
It worked fine
I have now got rid of that garbage
Telemachus


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