Why is my laptop doing this?

I have firefox running as my browser and every half an hour to an hour Internet Explorer suddenly opens-for no reason and it usually shows a page that is related to some sort of gaming thing or another. I have no idea how to stop this annoying thing from happening. Anyone know why this happens?

 

Install virus protection and run a full system scan.
Looks like your system is full of viruses.

 

May be you have installed some toolbar related to that thing in IE.
Or IE is your default browser and it opens automatically when you click on some out going links.

- Mr.President -

 

its surely a toolbar issue i think i have faced such popups thanks to toolbars

 

Go into FireFox and/or and clear out history and cookies. And as above, install an anti-virus and run it.

 

It is Adware/Spyware... use a good Antispyware tool and you'll be fine

 

Ok...makes sense...any suggestions? Thanks!

 

try to run process explorer and see if any malicious program is running. its normally due to adwares

 

if this is not a virus then check the settings. disallow pop ups in the browser settings.

 

This is what I recommend to my clients:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

They do a free version. The only real difference is that you have to update it yourself and run it manually. Paying for it allows it to do that automatically.

Hope this helps,
-drmike

 

Thankyou! I will do this!

 

may be of virus, you can format your Lap

 

You've got some form of virus. I had something like that and after few scans with my virus problem was gone. If antivirus software doesn't help you can alway reinstall your Windows.

 

Crap. I installed anti-spyware, and have a great anti-virus program running but I am still experiencing this.

 

maybe its a registry error, some annoying popups are a result of the corrupted registry. try some reg cleaner. reginout is quite effective in popups killing.... reginout dot com

 

If you installed the Malwarebytes program I suggested, you have to run the scan manually for it to look at the harddrive. It won;t do it automatically unless you pay for it. Please make sure you run the upgrade as well before running the scan. Third tab from the left I believe.

 

Thanks theapparatus-I did as you said...hopefully it won't happen anymore. Thanks for the help.

 

Its a Kind of Spyware Run hijackThis Scan and You can find the Spyware URL in that Scan.

You can fix with HijackThis.

Better Install a Good Antivirus with Anti spyware.

 

Thanks for all of the advice guys...I do believe that the problem is solved. I now have the elements in place that seem to be doing the trick. I appreciate all of the assistance!