sounds like a trojan ad program (see MS Knowledge Base Article 312429). there are some solutions in that article. let us know whether it works.
delliott101Apr 18, 2003
That did it.. thanks Brian!
ok4nowApr 18, 2003
no problemo
delliott101Apr 19, 2003
Wow.. this is so great.. everything works like it should.. the spftware found about 200 files on my computer that were infected... so good... you're my hero!!!