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my windows keeps opening a ton of windows and i cant close them unless i just
log off what can i try to fix this
 
Install(if not already) spybot search and destroy. Update it and run it
and remove everything it finds.

Install A-Squared free version, update and run a complete scan. Remove
everthing found.

Install a good antivirus. Suggestions are Avast(free), Avira(free) or
the best NOD32(not free).

Stay off the porn.


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joel406
 
Install and run Security Programs listed below after careful reading!
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"cyndielyn" wrote:

> my windows keeps opening a ton of windows and i cant close them unless i just
> log off what can i try to fix this
 
"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85CE7F28-373E-4E1B-82F1-5ABD94F63C76@microsoft.com...
> Install and run Security Programs listed below after careful reading!

Umm below WHERE? -)
 
cyndielyn wrote:

> my windows keeps opening a ton of windows and i cant close them unless i
> just log off what can i try to fix this

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using
Multi_AV in Vista.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions

You can also check to see if there are targeted removal steps for your
malware here:
Bleeping Computer removal how-to's -
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum55.html

When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the first link. Register and read its posting FAQ. DO NOT POST
LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech
suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. If you can't do the work yourself
(and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea), take the
machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent
of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may be
so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. If possible, have
all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
 
"cyndielyn" <cyndielyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> my windows keeps opening a ton of windows and i cant close them unless i
> just
> log off what can i try to fix this

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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