text: launch pop up? everytime i launch my internet explorer browser i get a pop up with thiss url.  http://homepage.main-hosting.com/  i have tried everything to get rid of it.  it is the only pop up i have had for some time.  any suggestions how to rid myself of this devil? yup, you got spyware. there are plenty of free programs to help get rid of them though. microsoft has a free one and there are a couple others like spysweeper that you can find online.