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i have a toshiba satellite laptop that is has ie7 in both 32 and 64 bit
forms. occasionally while i am surfing new windows just start popping
up from all over. it has gotten to the point of 30 plus new windows.

this started on day two of ownership. i have scanned for viruses and
found none.

any idea what is causing this to happen?


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> i have a toshiba satellite laptop that is has ie7 in both 32 and 64 bit
> forms. occasionally while i am surfing new windows just start popping
> up from all over. it has gotten to the point of 30 plus new windows.
>
> this started on day two of ownership. i have scanned for viruses and
> found none.
>
> any idea what is causing this to happen?
>
>
Malware or Trojans also come to mind. Not all virus scanners protect
against these.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/

I've used SpyBot Search and Destroy for about 1-2 years and like it well.
There are others out there as well.

Note Windows Defender doesn't cover all malware or spyware as well.

James

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:48:36 +0530,
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>
>i have a toshiba satellite laptop that is has ie7 in both 32 and 64 bit
>forms. occasionally while i am surfing new windows just start popping
>up from all over. it has gotten to the point of 30 plus new windows.
>
>this started on day two of ownership. i have scanned for viruses and
>found none.
>
>any idea what is causing this to happen?

Did you check for malware? Try Malwarebytes and see what it finds.