IE6 constantly pops up while surfing AOL

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whenever i am surfing the net on aol (9.0), my ie6 constantly pops up (with no content loaded). What's wrong? How can i stop it?

my info:
winxp home, service pack 1, dell dimension 2400.
last few programs(descending from recent to past):google toolbar, gogodata pop-up blocker toolbar(ie),game maker 5, monopoly 3, winrar,norton anti-virus 2004 pro., adobe acrobat reader 6, flash mx 2004 pro.

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Re: IE6 constantly pops up while surfing AOL

get rid of it and try another browser like mozilla, opera, or deepnet(has p2p on gnutella built in).

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You are getting spywares. Get rid of them by using anit-spyware software.
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

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