# not really that favorite

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-that-favorite/215973>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 29, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-that-favorite/215973 "2003-11-29T22:27:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![brido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@brido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brido)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-that-favorite/215973/1 "2003-11-29T22:27:07Z")

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em, kind of an embarassing one this.

I seem to have some slightly unpleasant websites that automatically add themselves to my favorites list on IE5. Does anyone know how to stop them doing that?

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**Author:** ![Toddly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Toddly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toddly)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-that-favorite/215973/2 "2003-11-29T22:44:29Z")

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Got porn? Sounds like spyware/malware. You will need to clean up your system with Ad-aware and Spybot Search and Destroy at the very least. These are good programs to run regularly anyway.  
[Adaware](http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) and [Spybot](http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download). Install and run those programs and see what they turn up. Also get the updates. This will stop them at the source…hopefully. Post for more help if they keep coming ;)… back.