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| Thread ID: 37733 | 2003-09-16 10:57:00 | Adverts Keep Popping Up!! | Muzza (600) | Press F1 |
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| 175794 | 2003-09-16 10:57:00 | I am getting adverts popping up in plague proportions....from weight control - GAIN, Work from Home, Memory Managers...etc , etc I have Ad Aware starting when I boot up but this is not stopping them. What is the most effective way of stopping these #&@%$ 's. ?? |
Muzza (600) | ||
| 175795 | 2003-09-16 11:01:00 | ......mmmmmmm......don't use the net ??? ;-) what program are you useing when they popup? eg browser, icq etc i assume you have adaware updated and have done a full scan. what OS? |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 175796 | 2003-09-16 11:06:00 | I am Using Explorer 6.0 when they pop up & ME OS. Yes I have updated Ad Aware and done a full scan!!!! |
Muzza (600) | ||
| 175797 | 2003-09-16 11:08:00 | Try a firewall like Agnitums Outpost (www.agnitum.com) (free version) which blocks popups, or try using Mozilla Firebird (www.mozilla.org) internet browser. | Jen C (20) | ||
| 175798 | 2003-09-16 11:14:00 | if they come only when you go to a site then thats just plain normall. the only way to cut that down is to use some form of adblocking eg different browser,host file, or one of the many adblocking apps out there. if you are getting ads popup when you don't have a web page open then you most likly have some adware/spyware installed. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 175799 | 2003-09-16 11:19:00 | Ive said it before,ill say it againTHE PROXIMITRON,Greatest piece of software ever made. And its free. And run spybot,Bet youve got loads on your system that ad-awere is missing,Especially as you mention GAIN,i bet both that and gator are installed on your puter. |
metla (154) | ||
| 175800 | 2003-09-16 12:19:00 | I am usin Opera 7.11 at the moment & don't get any pop ups. The best thing is that it has a setting "allow pop ups by invitation only" which means that it does not stop pop ups as in Internet banking etc. |
Mzee (158) | ||
| 175801 | 2003-09-16 12:21:00 | zone alarm firewall seems to stop popups. | makara (4567) | ||
| 175802 | 2003-09-16 19:44:00 | Defend in depth is always a good approach. Use ad-aware & SpyBot together (as recomm by PCW mag Sept 2003). I also have a firewall plus the Google Toolbar also stops pop-ups - quite effectively I might add. | parry (27) | ||
| 175803 | 2003-09-16 22:03:00 | Download the new Google toolbar as this has a popup blocker in it now! and it works great! | CYaBro (73) | ||
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