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I have not had a popup or rogue program on my computer since I had Norton (Especially Internet Security 2003) installed some time ago. I also use "Adaware" and a few other programs designed specifically to root out spyware, keyloggers, malware etc. I intend to upgrade to the 2004 version and continue the fight. One of my favorite tatics is to just use a "Hotmail" (Junkmail) which is free and can be thrown away after it fills with junk mail and other programs such as trojans and viruese. www.blackviper.com is a resource which is one of the sites I use to fine tune my computer against these prevalent spam and ads etc. I find that incresasingly websites are demanding you to log in with a user name and email so they can serve you up with all kinds of stuff. The Hotmail addy is perfect for this work. One of the more interesting form of advertising was I watch a football game briefly on regular TV instead of my satellite (Knocked out during a tornado outbreak) while waiting for updates on severe weather. I was struck by how much of the playing field had ads inserted by computers for viewers. There were 4 between the goal and the 50 yard line and another 4 on the opponet's side. And they were programmed to "sit" on walls etc. I found this to be very distracting from the actual game play. I think the next wave is Advertising on the sides of trains while people wait for that long slow local to finish switching. Would that be something? Yet another [soapbox] from me. Take care and good luck! Lee
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