Good tip, Donk, I'll keep that site in mind. Thanks. Holly
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Donk <[email protected]> wrote: > One sure fix is to start a new account like someone else mentioned. I'm > not a big fan of Hotmail - I've always found that I got the most spam > from them than from any other email service. You might try Google's > Gmail instead. > > Other than that I'm not sure how an ad is being attached to your > emails. You know that with Hotmail there's "always" a little ad on the > bottom of every email. But I'm guessing that this Chinese ad is more > intrusive than the normal ad? > One thing to check is if you use any kind of special Toolbar or Browser > Helper. Sometimes these will put ads all over the place including in > emails. Some Toolbars are ok - like Google Toolbar, or Yahoo Toolbar - > but some are mostly just adware or spyware. Personally I don't use "any" > toolbars because they take up screen space, slow down browsing, and most > are ad supported one way or another. > > Check in Control Panel, Add-Remove Programs (in Vista I think it's > Control Panel, Programs, Installed Programs), and look for any toolbars > that are installed and un-install them (unless you like and use them). > > Also, go to Start, Run, and type Msconfig (in Vista just type Msconfig > into the run box). Click the Startup tab. If you have a lot of checked > items go to this site to find out if any might be adware or spyware: > http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Just type the name of the > startup item into the search box and you'll get a result that tells what > the item does, and if it is needed. If you find anything unsavory, or > even unnecessary, just uncheck it and reboot. > When you reboot you might see a box saying that you've made changes to > the startup list - just check the box to "do not show this message > again", and you'll be fine. > > Good luck, > Donk > > > > emma.neads wrote: > > Hi my name is Emma and i am new to this group. I need someone's help, > > someone who knows a lot about emails and the internet.I use hotmail for > > all my emails and some company from china has accessed my account > > somehow. Now everytime i send an email or reply to one, their company > > advert attaches itself to the bottom of my message. So my friends think > > i am sending them this info. The company is dodgy and i don't know how > > to stop their advert going out with my emails. Any ideas please? Many > > thanks > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Reply to [email protected] View all my websites from http://www.hollyscloset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
