Download Adaware and spybot search and destroy. They both work for me in removing spy ware and stopping pop ups. I would also recommend getting Norton Anti virus and Norton Internet security. I had Mc Afee (sp) and on 2 occasions it let in 2 different Trojans that wiped out my system even with doing daily update checks. Needless to say I was thourghouly pissed.
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