I've run into that a couple of times-it's the Eartlhlink poup stopper.
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Robert Lendrim wrote:

>I've decided to install SP2 on my XPPro SP1 system. All other Windows updates have been done. In preparation I uninstalled Sygate firewall and PanicWare Popup Stopper. I uninstalled them, used a registry cleaner to delete a few references to them, and manually removed any residue.
>
>When I click on a link and my MSIE browser tries to open a second window, it is blocked, and the image of an orange fist appears. If I hold the Ctrl key and click the link, the second window will open. I had thought that was the result of PanicWare Popup Stopper, but now I don't know what is causing that. I have searched the computer, startup process etc,  but can't find any other popup stopper.
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>Is anybody familiar with the little orange fist that blocks additional browser windows? Unless it's an integral part of MSIE, I would like to disable it before installing SP2.
>My MSIE version shows: 6.0.2800.1106.XPSP2.040919-1003. Could that mean that a portion of SP2 has already been installed in my MSIE? Could Microsoft have bought the little orange fist from Panicware?
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>Thanks, Bob Lendrim
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>Other software utilities installed:
>AdAware
>Avast
>Belarc Advisor
>BHODemon
>EasyCleaner 1.7
>Everest
>JV16 Powertools
>MailWasher (not active)
>Spybot 1.3
>Startup Control Panel
>Steganos Security Suite 6
>Window Washer 5.0
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