Urgent help appreciated - about to be invaded!

[JustMe]

Hi,

Despite having Google's toolbar which includes a pop-up blocker, I
just visited what I thought was a legitimate website,
www.doubleexposure.co.uk and a pop-up got past Google is now sitting
on top of the webpage, asking if I "would like to set my homepage to
http://www.searchit.com/index.htm" - obviously, I would not!

But there is no 'X' to close the box, it's greyed out, and I'm afraid
if I click on 'no' it will still invade my computer. What can I do?
Re-start? Shutdown? I can see it listed in the task manager.

Thank you for your help.
Nina

[Jackson]

Alt -F4 will probably close it. Or just put the on/off switch in the off
position.


On 9 Apr 2005 13:58:13 -0700, holymoleytiger@yahoo.co.uk (JustMe) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Despite having Google's toolbar which includes a pop-up blocker, I
>just visited what I thought was a legitimate website,
>www.doubleexposure.co.uk and a pop-up got past Google is now sitting
>on top of the webpage, asking if I "would like to set my homepage to
>http://www.searchit.com/index.htm" - obviously, I would not!
>
>But there is no 'X' to close the box, it's greyed out, and I'm afraid
>if I click on 'no' it will still invade my computer. What can I do?
>Re-start? Shutdown? I can see it listed in the task manager.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>Nina

Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), Florida

[Doc]

holymoleytiger@yahoo.co.uk (JustMe) wrote in
news:e8b6967f.0504091258.e48feb9@posting.google.co m:

> Hi,
>
> Despite having Google's toolbar which includes a pop-up blocker, I
> just visited what I thought was a legitimate website,
> www.doubleexposure.co.uk and a pop-up got past Google is now sitting
> on top of the webpage, asking if I "would like to set my homepage to
> http://www.searchit.com/index.htm" - obviously, I would not!
>
> But there is no 'X' to close the box, it's greyed out, and I'm afraid
> if I click on 'no' it will still invade my computer. What can I do?
> Re-start? Shutdown? I can see it listed in the task manager.
>
> Thank you for your help.
> Nina

It looks safe to use Alt-F4 to close

javascript:launchwin('home.html','doubleexposure', 'width=750,height=
420,scrolling=auto')

--
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Neither had a mother-in-law.

[Alceryes]

"JustMe" <holymoleytiger@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e8b6967f.0504091258.e48feb9@posting.google.co m...
> Hi,
>
> Despite having Google's toolbar which includes a pop-up blocker, I
> just visited what I thought was a legitimate website,
> www.doubleexposure.co.uk and a pop-up got past Google is now sitting
> on top of the webpage, asking if I "would like to set my homepage to
> http://www.searchit.com/index.htm" - obviously, I would not!
>
> But there is no 'X' to close the box, it's greyed out, and I'm afraid
> if I click on 'no' it will still invade my computer. What can I do?
> Re-start? Shutdown? I can see it listed in the task manager.
>
> Thank you for your help.
> Nina


Interesting...the pop-up doesn't get past windows pop-up blocker.
--


"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On 9 Apr 2005 13:58:13 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>,
holymoleytiger@yahoo.co.uk (JustMe) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Despite having Google's toolbar
[snip]

"Despite"?

<http://www.google-watch.org/bigbro.html>

> But there is no 'X' to close the box, it's greyed out, and I'm afraid
> if I click on 'no' it will still invade my computer. What can I do?
> Re-start? Shutdown? I can see it listed in the task manager.
>
[snip]

So why were you doing your routine web-surfing with Java**** enabled?

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