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jraju:
Hi, did you try adblocker?

Xas1953NC:
Hello jraju, no I have not but the offending cookie which keeps coming back to cause the advert appearing is "scorecardresearch.com".

jraju:
Hi, You mean the advertisements appearing in this forum. Then you must download adblock plus for your browser, ie, ff, or gchrome. Then after installing that add on visit this page, and you would not see the popping advertisement. If the pop up is other than the advertisement i mentioned above, then better know that it is not connected with the site, but a computer problem like, some search engines tool bar got in to your system. Please elaborate the exact problem

Xas1953NC:
Hi jraju, I am using IE9 on Vista. I am wondering if a HOST file type of program will allow me to block adverts etc. A number of years ago I did have a program called HOSTMAN that gave the user access to the HOST file.

Boggin:
I think I would be tempted to run both AdwCleaner and Junkware Removal Tool http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

The link for JRT is lower down the page.

With ADW click on Scan and when that has completed, it may list some programs in the lower pane which you can uncheck any you wish to keep.

Click on Report and it will show if/what it has found and will remove - close the Report then click on Clean.

It will produce another report after the reboot to show what it has removed.

JRT takes a little longer to run and will produce its report on completion, but you don't get any choice in what that will remove.

Resetting the Hosts File would be my next step and this MS Fixit will do that for you. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034

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