IE fails to close

[termn8tr]

Hi all:

I installed Win98se on a formatted HDD. I did most of the MSFT critical updates, including Internet Explorer.  Everything was running fine, then about a week later, I started to get pop-ups that wont close (either by using the X button or right-clicking on the bottom taskbar window thats open) as well as the main page of Internet Explorer.  I have to do a Ctrl-Alt-Del and End-Task all of IE's open windows.  This is the first time ever that I've encountered this.    

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Tnx in advance,

Mikey

[Blair]

Let's start with a couple of free programs:
CWShredder is the first to run. Here's why: If a CoolWebSearch variant is indeed running on your system, it may actually prevent you from running spyware scans. It is smart enough to detect efforts to detect it, and stop them. Download CWShredder to your desktop or other location. Close all browser windows, double click the CWShredder icon to run, then click the Fix -> button. When finished, reboot and run Spybot Search & Destroy.

Spybot Search & Destroy Download and install. Start Spybot S&D using the "Spybot-S&D (easy mode)" link from your Start menu . Click the Search for updates button, if any are found then click the Download Updates button. After all updates are downloaded, click the Check for problems button. When the scan is complete, place a check next to anything marked in red, then click the Fix selected problems button. You may need to run Spybot S&D multiple times to remove all infections.

CLICK HERE to download CWShredder
CLICK HERE to download Spybot S&D