Ads and windows Host files?
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Download Spybot:\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nGoto mode--> advanced\nGoto Browser pages\n\nLook for something that says error or go.microsoft. Highlight and hit change. Use the drop down box to change to 'about:blank'
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You don't want to install adware on your system.  When you know what you are referring to, please post it so we can help you better.  Obviously you're new to computers.
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One suggestion - search on C: drive for the file "hosts" (without an extension). Open this file in Wordpad and check if there are entries containing ...yahoo...\nIf so, delete these entries and save the file. Normally this file contains only lines beginning with a # character and one single line "127.0.0.1  localhost"
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the best one is ares\nno ads, no spyware, no crap\njust have to find the shared file, the newest version hides it\nif you can't find it email me, i'll tell you where it is\n\nhttp://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
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try spybot search and destroy and ad-aware by lavasoft\n\nboth are free and a couple of the best out there\n\njust google them
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you could add the address to your hosts file or in the restricted sites zone in IE properties\n\nas for the timer thing youd need a seperate program to do that (quite easy to write i imagine)
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Use your hosts file.\n\nLocate the file as:\nWindows XP = C:&#92; WINDOWS&#92; SYSTEM32&#92; DRIVERS&#92; ETC\nWindows 2K = C:&#92; WINNT&#92; SYSTEM32&#92; DRIVERS&#92; ETC\n\nOpen it with note pad (it doesnt have a default program to open with so select it from the list)\n\nAdd the domain name that keeps opening then put some spaces and then put 127.0.0.1 so they are both on the same line.\nYou have to have <space>'s between, NOT tabs.\n\nwww.blurb.com    127.0.0.1\nblurb.com        127.0.0.1\n\nSave the file and whenever that site is requested in future it will fail to load as it will be using the address from your hosts file and not the DNS servers on the net.
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There are programs that you can install that will block a lot of malicious sites and advertisements.  So far, however, no single one has been able to block all adware.  I generally just ignore it, then once in a while I will scan my system with AdAware and SpyBot, as well as other utilities that I've purchased.  I don't like having an adware blocker loaded in the background using up my resources.
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Use Adaware:\n\nhttp://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5
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No it does not.\n\nProbably your DNS or hosts file are corrupted.
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Go to system32 folder->drivers->etc and open a file called hosts. This file might have www.cnet.com 127.0.0.0 as an entry. Delete that. It might work. And dont forgetto make the file readonly. This worked on windows 2000 fr me.
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try downloading shareaza!!! its a peer to peer program without the ads. u can download anything there as long as other pc users has it.
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try ad-aware and/or spybot s&d. if that doesn't work, get hijackthis. also, make sure your windows patches are up to date as well as your virus protection.
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goto start menu > then "RUN" type\nmsconfig\nand press enter. You will see a new popup window. There you will see the last tab "STARTUP" click it\nthere you will find all the files which load at your start up.\n\nSecondly I prefer you to get two softwares.\n1- TONI ART EASY CLEANER\n   (http://tucows.worldcall.net.pk/preview/355248.html)\n\nThe second one i recommend is\n2- Lavasoft Ad-aware Professional\n   (http://rapidshare.de/files/7356237/Ad-Aware_SE_Professional_v1.06r1-DVT_by_GERZ.ru.rar.html)\n\n\nThese two software maintain the windows system registry. So use them... too ...
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go to download.com and get Ad-aware SE
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you can set up a HOSTS file, as explained here:
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Try to reinstall and after that remove again. Kazzaa also installs a lot of ad-ware so you need to use a program to track those and clean your system after kazzaa too.