Hello all

Over the last several weeks while chatting/web surfing I've been
seeing dialog boxes suddenly pop up saying things like "Would you like
to install the latest version of..." with a yes/no and no way to
close the box. When I click 'no' a new screen pops up worded in such a
way that clicking 'no' either installs a program/agrees to the terms
and conditions. This goes on for several screens until the program
finally gives up. I've gotten this for about 4 or 5 different things
ranging from online shopping services, search software, etc. I've
never been to these sites and I just ran the latest version of adaware
and they're still coming up. I don't think they're coming from the
website I was surfing on (unless CNN is getting into the act).

My question is, what the heck *is* this thing, how did it get on my
computer, and what can I do to shut it off? I use a dial-up
connection so installing firewall software hasn't been a priority.
Would that make any difference?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Bee