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Originally Posted by marky

The pc is fubard ive unplugged and disabled the internet and its still getting pop ups, saying page cant be displayed, and spybot cant run 2 secs without these boxes popping up 10 fold and locking the pc

If she's been using IE (highly likely if she's on MSN), there could be anything on the PC - including trojans and other stuff which Spybot, Ad-Aware and even Norton AV can't even find, let alone destroy.

Been there, done that. Believe. See my earlier post; search for 'usefull websites' [sic] for a list of sites which helped me destroy a particularly nasty and stubborn piece of scumware.

When it comes to IE, it's rather like installing this, that and the other anti-burglar measures in and around your house, and then forgetting to shut the front door. Its security most closely resembles a fishing net...you know, the sort with 9" holes. The problem, of course, is ActiveX. One solution is to force IE to ask if the user wants to run an ActiveX control...but judging by your earlier posts, she'll likely say 'yes' without having the faintest idea what she's saying 'yes' to.

Best answer: restricted rights on the account, plus denial of the right to use IE for all users except the administrator. And don't let her look over your shoulder when you're typing the password.

Good luck.