Unwanted web sites

[sprayer]

I can't understand what has happened here but for some unknown reason my laptop (running Win XP)
seems to have taken on a life of its own, when I am connected to the web sites just appear without me
asking for them, my pop up blocker is on but these are not pop ups they are full web sites. how can i
stop this happening? In layman's terms please as I am a computer numpty.

[bibblebub]

Which browser are you using? And does it happen if you use other browsers?

[sprayer]

Using IE and I don't have any other browsers, but this only started yesterday and I am
getting fed up with it because it is happening about every 6 or 7 mins. the last one
was from "simply.com" something about advertising my web sites.

[another-view]

Sounds lke Malware or a virus to me. Download Malewarebytes and run a quick scan on your PC.

[ChuckFickens]

As above, but don't run a quick scan, run a full scan

http://download.cnet....72&subj=dl&tag=button

[sprayer]

Thanks for your answers, come to think of it last week I had a message appear from
my free version of AVG anti virus saying "trojan horse detected & removed" would this
be anything to do with it,

[KaiHallarn111]

Could well be. Has the problem stopped since you did the scan?

[sprayer]

Thank you all, I downloaded it and ran a quick scan and it has found 104 infections
including trojan horse along with quite a few other "nasties" I will run a full scan at lunchtime when I go for my daily pint...

[sprayer]

Yes the problem seems to have stopped since the scan and removal of the
infections, so fingers crossed, but a big thank you to you all!!

[AlBags]

I get maybe one a year ... if that ... and you have 104!

All the more reason to get shot of Free AVG ... It's not what it's cracked up to be. Get a good paid one .. like Norton 2010 AV.