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Hello, Could some one please tell me what site to have on my computer to get rid of all this junk I am getting. Thank you June.

june ive had to install a spamkiler to get rid of all my nasty emails susie

June, have a look on the tips board for anything put up by Judy in the States, she's put up all sorts of usefull stuff. Don't know where we'd be without her. S.

It depends what sort of junk it is June

Hi Susie,Sue and Bob, Thank you all for your help, tomorrow I will have a go at trying the sites. Bob I keeep having adverts come on my screen also a heck of a lot of mail in my inbox, re trying to sell me things or give me items, I always delete them. But the adverts seem to come one after the other so my poor delete button is almost worn out. Thank you all again. June.

June: The pop ups you're getting are caused by spyware on your computer.....put there by sites you visit and programs you download off the internet, without your knowledge. Besides being extremely annoying, if left to accumulate on your computer, the spyware can cause a lot of PC problems. You need to get a spyware removal program.....Adaware is one of the better ones that can be had for free. Directives below to get, install and run. Any questions or problems, feel free to give a shout. Judy ADAWARE Spy-ware Removal 1. Go to http://www()majorgeeks(.)com/download.php?det=506 - Remove the ( ) from the address. 2. Download the free version of Adware….scroll to bottom of page to DOWNLOAD HERE and choose PLANET MIRROR. 3. Install onto your computer. 4. After installation, an icon will appear on your desktop. Click it to open. 5. Click on CHECK FOR UPDATES NOW. Follow the NEXT prompts. (This updates any definitions to the program since the download was posted on the internet. Do this right before scanning your computer each time you use it to be sure the software is always up to date.) 6. After definitions are updated click on SCAN NOW. 7. Click NOW to start the scan. 8. When the computer is done scanning it will display all the spyware it’s found. Click on NEXT (or if you want to view what it found you can click on SHOW LOGFILE first. After viewing logfile click on close and it will return you to where you can click on NEXT.) 9. You’ll now be looking at SCANNING RESULTS and here, too, you will see what spyware has been found. Using your mouse, click the small empty box, in the first column, in front of each item found, so that a check mark appears in front of it. (For some reason sometimes the check marks are there automatically, sometimes you have to put them there manually.) 10. After everything is checked off click on QUARANTINE. 11. A small box appears and asks you to name the file….I use the day’s date. Then hit OK (or whatever the prompt is.) 12. Click on NEXT and you’ll be advised or asked if it’s OK to remove….click OK and the spyware found is “quarantined.” The reason for quarantining over deleting is because if by some freak of nature, something on your computer needs is removed by accident by the program, you can go back and “restore” what was removed. In a day or two, you can open the adaware program if you want and completely delete the quarantined items if all is well….and it should be. This is just a safe guard for you…..In all the computers I’ve worked on I’ve never had a problem with this program. I also use it on all 5 of my own computers. To delete quarantined items: 1. Click open the Adaware icon on your desktop. 2. Click on OPEN QUARANTINE LIST 3. All quarantined items will show. Simply right click on it and choose the option DELETE ARCHIVE. You will note here, this is where you would also choose RESTORE if you needed to.