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Stop running winad (whatever that is). &nbsp;It looks like windows may be taking care of this for you. &nbsp;If you don't like seeing the error message, then remove winad from your startup folders or auto-run registry entries.
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Stop running winad (whatever that is).  It looks like windows may be taking care of this for you.  If you don't like seeing the error message, then remove winad from your startup folders or auto-run registry entries.

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I think that Winad is one of those ad-ware / spyware add-ons that monitor your surfing for marketting purposes.<br />
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Here's the location of a tool that checks for and removes various add-ons of this type.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.lavasoftusa.com/</a><br />

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I think that Winad is one of those ad-ware / spyware add-ons that monitor your surfing for marketting purposes.

Here's the location of a tool that checks for and removes various add-ons of this type.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/]


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Yup, it's a Spyware program alright. &nbsp;<br />
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WNAD.EXE - secretly installed background task that goes online to transmit personal information and display stealth popup ads. Installed by the &quot;Yo Mamma, Osama&quot; game from TwistedHumor.com, as well as the SwapNut file sharing utility.<br />
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Check out this webpage: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.cexx.org/osama.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.cexx.org/osama.htm</a><br />
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Yup, it's a Spyware program alright.  

WNAD.EXE - secretly installed background task that goes online to transmit personal information and display stealth popup ads. Installed by the "Yo Mamma, Osama" game from TwistedHumor.com, as well as the SwapNut file sharing utility.

Check out this webpage:  http://www.cexx.org/osama.htm [http://www.cexx.org/osama.htm]



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Each time i execute internet explorer version 5.00.3103.1000 on my Win2K prof pc. i sometimes get this error message:<br />
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&nbsp;&quot;winad.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. You will need to restart your program. An error log is being created&quot;<br />
How do i get over with this problem?<br />
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Each time i execute internet explorer version 5.00.3103.1000 on my Win2K prof pc. i sometimes get this error message:

 "winad.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. You will need to restart your program. An error log is being created"
How do i get over with this problem?



Internet Explorer Error Message

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