Unwanted Web Pages Opening ON Their Own
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From: Richard Burtonville, South Wales.
Unwanted Web Pages Opening ON Their Own
Help!
I'm using W7, and only today, after several weeks, I'm getting unwanted pages opening, even when I'm not surfing.
Just now, I was working in word, quite engrossed, and on the toolbar are 2 'tabs' letting me know IE has opened up, by itself. I am on Wi Fi, so I guess the connection is always there, but I don't want it!
At present only ads for games and iPads etc.
Anyone help me to stop it?
Thanks
CG
I'm using W7, and only today, after several weeks, I'm getting unwanted pages opening, even when I'm not surfing.
Just now, I was working in word, quite engrossed, and on the toolbar are 2 'tabs' letting me know IE has opened up, by itself. I am on Wi Fi, so I guess the connection is always there, but I don't want it!
At present only ads for games and iPads etc.
Anyone help me to stop it?
Thanks
CG
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,694
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From: Wellington,NZ
Try downloading, updating and running a quick scan with MBAM and have it remove anything found.
Another possibility is that perhaps there are games or other apps installed that periodically are set to check for updates or upgrades, and automatically open a browser on execution of a certain function within those apps.
Sounds highly unlikely if all you had open was Word, though.
Another possibility is that perhaps there are games or other apps installed that periodically are set to check for updates or upgrades, and automatically open a browser on execution of a certain function within those apps.
Sounds highly unlikely if all you had open was Word, though.
Last edited by Tarq57; 4th August 2010 at 11:58. Reason: Whoops. Incorrect MBAM url. Now corrected.
