my computer is fucked up. when im working on something, all of a sudden these new windows keep popping up. most of the time they just say 'navigation canceled', sometimes they ask me to apply for a greencard...

im trying to finish my thesis but this is really frustrating. who can help me? do i have a virus?

Stop looking at porn.

i think it might have high cholesterol

download
www.stevengould.org - CleanUp! Home (http://www.stevengould.org/index.php?Itemid=69&id=15&option=com_content&task=view)
and
Get Ad-Aware Plus for Free with Lavasoft and TrialPay - Lavasoft (http://www.lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php)
boot into safemode (F8 on bootup) and run both programs and goto start-run-msconfig-startup and uncheck everything unless theres something you want on startup


get this if you dont have antivirus
http://free.avg.com/

Or avast! - Download antivirus software for spyware and virus protection (http://www.avast.com)

the programs i use for antivirus/spyware date from when i was doing alot of this stuff like 4 or 5 years ago. is avast pretty much all you need? i havent kept up with this

edit:60 day trial? comon

You should run Spybot - Search & Destroy every once in a while, and maybe think about upgrading to Vista or any Linux distro. If you really wanna be on the safe side.

the programs i use for antivirus/spyware date from when i was doing alot of this stuff like 4 or 5 years ago. is avast pretty much all you need? i havent kept up with this

edit:60 day trial? comon

No, it's free. Use the home version instead of the professional version.

You'll have to register to get a serial number to activate it, but it's totally free.