hey, i read that some one else has also had this problem and you guys seemed to be able to help. i noticed today that i had an unfamilar toolbar on my browser, called toolbar 888. i was on the internet for approximetley 10mins and had over 27 different pop-ups! HELP! they range from some drive cleaner pop-up, to pop-ups from dating agency's and win something or other. it's driving me crazy!
any help would be appreciated, browsing the web is becoming impossible!
many thanks in advance
rochelle

That toolbar is installed from a gambling site and from what I've seen there usually is other malware on a system when this is found.

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