Read the Anti-Parasite Suite posting in the Security Forum as well as http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
I get pop up adverts on my PC when I turn on the internet and my homepage changes. I change my homepage in internet options, and it works ok for a while, but then defaults back to the same URL.
Someone suggested spyware?? Perhaps its a virus..

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