Thanks, I downloaded a Microsoft program http://toolbar.msn.com/installsuccess.aspx and llets see what that does. However there are still things on my computer such as igive and cashback
Try this, go to the START icon on the bottom left of your screen. Select RUN and type in MSCONFIG. A tabbed menu will come up. CLick the SERVICES tab and then scroll down till you find the MESSENGER box. Deselect it. It should have NO check mark in it. If the ads you are getting are gray boxes with text it is that particular program which the spammers are exploiting. Once you click it, those ads will stop completely. If the ads are just your usual color pop up windows that will take ADAWARE to get them to stop.