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Janner_Sy:
hey up guys.

i have my niece over and whilst on my laptop she tried downloading some program to turn profile pictures into a Navi (avatar) face.  Except somewhere along the route, i think she has downloaded something else which i cant seem to find.  or allowed something to open without permission when ever it wants

Essentially if i leave my computer on for ten minutes, about 8 windows explorers windows will have opened with advertisements on them.  

ive tried deleting all internet history/passwords etc, ive tried deleting cookies, ive tried resetting internet explorer back to its default settings, but to no avail

any computer guys any idea

S2 Ant:
Something malicious by the sounds of it, malware or a virus.

If you've got some AV software make sure its up to date and run a full scan

Janner_Sy:
i have AVG fully updated and running a scan a the moment. 

when i asked my niece she said there was a box that came up which asked her for permision to open something with the option of "once only" or "always".  she said she clicked always.  i just cant find a way to reverse this

bacillus:
Download malawarebites  and run it, http://www.malwarebytes.org/.

It would also be a good idea at this time to disable system restore then re-enable it.

Janner_Sy:
thanks mate, im trying that malware right now :happy2:

2 windows opened whilstdownloading this program :fighting: :fighting: 

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