# Internet Explorer Keeps Popping Up

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514 "2010-02-11T01:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514/1 "2010-02-11T01:55:54Z")

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IE keeps popping up. I close it and it comes right back. I guess it’s some kind of virus. I’ve tried Malwarebytes and other programs but nothing will get rid of it. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514/2 "2010-02-11T04:31:55Z")

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Do you recognize the page it goes to? Does MBAM find anything?

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514/3 "2010-02-11T04:42:46Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> Do you recognize the page it goes to? Does MBAM find anything?

No. It goes to FunFreeFast.biz. MBAM found nothing.

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**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514/4 "2010-02-11T07:11:34Z")

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I know it’s a long shot but maybe we’ve covered this.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538187](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538187)

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**Author:** ![noxxer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e68b1a/32.png) [@noxxer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noxxer)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-keeps-popping-up/528514/5 "2010-02-11T07:35:59Z")

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try this link

> **[Read & Run Me First Malware Removal Guide (incl. Spyware, Virus, Trojan,...](https://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads%2F35407%2F)**
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> See new READ ME PROCESS dated 12-10-16 below or above depending on how you chose to display threads ( oldest first or newest first ).

ive had to clean several computers of various spyware/adware/malware/trojans lately and its worked great. worst prob i had was one computer wouldnt let me run one of the steps, had to rename the file before copying to the computer… apparantly the virus knew the program and didnt want it to run. LOL

can take 3+ hours depending on how many virus/speed of computer. longest its taken me was 8 hours but most of that was trying to get the step i mentioned above working.