HEEEELP! pop-ups! and changed settings!

[brasspenguins]

I was doing my friend a favor with some software problems. At this site (http://www.seriall.com/), it asked me to download an Acitve X Control. Yeah, I know. Bad idea. Too late. So far, I know the home page was changed, a "search" program (loads tons of popups) was added to the desktop, and several annoying popups have visited us.

Can any one recommend a good cleaner and/or adware remover?

[Charles]

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/central/

[brasspenguins]

We resorted to restoring his comp. About this link: are you suggesting downloading Fire Fox? I mean, yes, anything is better than Ie and Fire Fox is great, but how does that help with this sort of porblem? Sorry if it's obvious, I've never used Fire Fox.

[Sunny G]

FireFox won't remove the problem, but it can help keep you from them.
download it here: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

and read about it on these pages:
http://www.browsehappy.com/
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99524

It's better in every aspect imaginable, even those they haven't thought of yet :D

But to get rid of the problem, I suggest Adaware (http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/), Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1). I use all these and I don't have any problems.

[Mausau2000]

Yep try spybot it's the best anti-spyware i have used ever!
Firefox will stop you from getting Active X controls though.
Also a firewall may help ;)

[Sunny G]

AVG has a firewall.

[Mausau2000]

AVG has a firewall.
So does Zonealarm