popups coolcue 12/26/2008 8:40:01 PM I have been getting a load of add popups all of a sudden. I downloaded Microsoft Defender and I cannot find it in order to run it. Any idea where it could be?

Re: popups Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> 12/26/2008 10:54:37 PM coolcue wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have been getting a load of add popups all of a sudden. I downloaded > Microsoft Defender and I cannot find it in order to run it. Any idea > where it could be? It's wherever you downloaded it! How could people who can't see your computer know where that would be? You could try downloading something else and pay attention to the Save location. Normal locations are on your Desktop or My Documents, but it could be anywhere. You can also do a search for "MsMpEng.exe " which is the Windows Defender executable. Windows Defender is OK, but it wouldn't be my first choice for use in cleaning up an infected system. Read over these malware removal steps for suggestions: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

RE: popups Mick Murphy 12/27/2008 4:36:00 AM You are the only one who knows where you saved it to, when you downloaded it. Try saving to your Desktop> then double-clicking to install it. Try these two programs instead. Defender is not very good at finding anything. http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program. Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it. Then SCAN with it. Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight. http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover! For the Free version scroll down their page to either download from Download.com, or Major Geeks.com Download, install, update and scan with it. -- Mad Mike "coolcue" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have been getting a load of add popups all of a sudden. I downloaded > Microsoft Defender and I cannot find it in order to run it. Any idea where > it could be?