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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: astahl530 on July 19, 2008, 12:00:16 PM

Title: msn keeps popping up
Post by: astahl530 on July 19, 2008, 12:00:16 PM
I have XP Professional and I had MSN on it. When I was working in another program such as excel MSN kept popping up every minute. It drove me crazy so I just uninstalled MSN. However, when I did that now the Internet options box keeps popping up every minute how do I disable this?
Title: Re: msn keeps popping up
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 19, 2008, 12:04:38 PM
When you say Popping Up, what do you mean?

Any messages?

This may be the case of a malware infection. I would have a look here:
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html
Post the logs and one of our Malware Specialists will give you a clean bill of health.
Title: Re: msn keeps popping up
Post by: astahl530 on July 19, 2008, 12:24:49 PM
I mean it keeps wanting to connect to the internet. The main page( where you would sign in) will pop up and I close it. However a minute later it pops up again but I am not connected to the internet.
Title: Re: msn keeps popping up
Post by: kpac on July 19, 2008, 02:17:38 PM
If you go down to the icon in the task bar, right-click it, and click quit, does it keep coming back?
Title: Re: msn keeps popping up
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 19, 2008, 03:13:02 PM
I don't know but you might want to look here i case it's a virus infection.
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html
Title: Re: msn keeps popping up
Post by: Google on July 28, 2008, 08:17:51 AM
If you go down to the icon in the task bar, right-click it, and click quit, does it keep coming back?

Yea, and the registry could be infected or something, so do what Dudeoxide said!!