Hey people, I have what I suspect to be a big problem.
Here's the deal, I just started playing online, about 3 days ago. I had this problem of popups slowing my system to the point I would unintentionally fold due to taking too much time. A friend of mine tells me to download a pop-up blocker, I download the suggested program, and the problem is largely taken care of.
I am able to play interruption free.
Then anther twist is thrown, now desktop icons are on my desktop that I have no part in. I run ad-aware and spy bot S&D each day before going online(which is at 3 days total now.)
When I run adaware it takes these desktop icons off, But they reappear in a matter of minutes. I am getting constant messages about needing to patch my pc and how it will not boot next time due to spyware on the hard drive.

This is causing big problems now because, for one, the popups are back in a big way. They even popup when I'm not online, the icons do the same, hooked to the net or not.

I intend to play poker for my main source of income and play live 3 to 4 times a week, but it doesn't hold a candle to online in my book as I'm somewhat easy to read.

Anyways being nearly computer illiterate, my third day on the net except for at work, this could cause me unmanageable difficulties, it has taken me ten minutes to type this because of popups. Two sentences ago, a message told me my comp will not boot next time without urgent patching, whatever that means.


HELP!!!!!!!!

Cambraceres