Anyone have an answer?

Good morning,

I have an unwanted icon in my lower tool bar, WIN XP, that delivers a disruptive pop up every 15 seconds. It's a system alert, from a company claiming I have multiple spy/ad ware issues, and they offer, for money, to install their own version of the cure. This began with an initial alert stating I had 127 sites/links listed that were corrupt.

I did go through scans etc. with my legit security, and it shows no such corruptions, and is functional without intrusion.

It isn't strictly a program. I've checked, and I cannot find a way to get rid of it. I notice in the general bar space above, a new "security tool bar" which I also didn't install, request, nor do I want it. The entire thing seems as though the comp has been invaded by an adware issue, soliciting that it can resolve my issues. I did note the company is based in Latvia?Of all places, and I did send a request to stop.

Any valid ideas of how I can rid my comp of this, and end the annoyance factor? Thanks.

Anyone have an answer?nortin

No one product is foolproof so you may want to download, check for updates and run these in Safe Mode should you prefer. To get to Safe Mode, reboot your computer and hold down the F8 key while it is starting up. A screen will appear after a few seconds where you can choose Safe Mode. To exit Safe Mode all you have to do is reboot. You should also re-run your antivirus product while in safe mode.