My father-in-law's computer is beset by WinFixer pop-ups. I've searched through Google and have found many posts recommending very prolonged procedures to remove it. Have any of you here dealt with it in a manner that won't freak him out (i.e., doing much more than downloading a patch/program and clicking the FIX IT option)?
I'm assuming disabling it through the 'msconfig' startup options isn't sufficient.
"To be the man, you gotta beat demands." -- The Lovely Mrs. Tracker
Download and update free versions of Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Then restart in Safe mode and run them one after the other. Between the 2 you should get most things.
AdAware seems to have done the trick with Mirar ATSI. This is an advertising toolbar that appears on IE and delivers big, annoying ad blocks right over your browser window. AdAware gave it the boot.
"To be the man, you gotta beat demands." -- The Lovely Mrs. Tracker
Assuming you're using Windows XP you should be able to find your picture here: C:\Documents and Settings\%YourAccountNameHere%\Local Settings\Application Data Good luck!