Stupid goddamn popups

[Filo]

Ok, please reccomend a program to get rid of them....... MSN toolbar pop up blocker or Yahoo pop up blocker doesn't do anything..... I've run Ad-Aware as well and that doesn't stop anything.


I'm goin nuts over here.

[Goodfellow]

do you run firefox or IE...?

[b0ld]

spy sweeper is pretty good.
I use a program called guard-ie....
pretty stable

[mapleleaf4ever]

Microsoft Anti-Spyware

[charly]

^ isn't that the same one that actually removed IE on some computers?

adaware isn't for pop ups, it's for spyware

use firefox instead of ie.

[mapleleaf4ever]

lol Yeah, in the early versions of it.

I updated mine and it hasn't dicked with anything it ought not to. I love my FireFox.

[BongMan]

its all about the tabbed web surfin over here

[Draven GD]

i was amazed how much firefox blocks pop ups when i first started using it.

[Cdn_Brdr]

Change to Firefox Chris..... you won't regret it.

Firefox is #1 thing i would recommend!

to get rid of the spyware that you already have go to www.download.com type in search - ad aware download that, after its done, type in search - spybot!
these two work excellent together! trust me!

good luck!

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Filo

I'm goin nuts over here.

i like nuts... especially peanuts, they're good.

[FireWire]

What you need to do:

1) Get rid of all the spyware that you have on your PC right now. Use the following programs, a few times each, but then only keep the one that you like the most (because they all find different things and have different results):
- Ad-Aware SE 1.06
- Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
- Spyware Doctor 3.2

2) Go to CNET's Spyware Center website and educate yourself a bit more on spyware and how you can prevent it from happening in the future.

3) Now that your system is clean - it is time to get Firefox (best goddamn web browser on the planet). Download the latest version of Firefox (v1.0.4) HERE. After you install Firefox and get used to it - that means you're absolutely NOT allowed to use Internet Explorer (IE) anymore. Remove any IE shortcuts that you might have on your desktop, quick launch, start menu, etc. if that will make you forget IE. But whatever you do - make sure you never use IE again.

4) Go to the Firefox Extensions website and get the NoScript and Adblock extensions. You won't have a single popup (9.9 out of 10 times) and won't have a single bad script or ad running on your browser.

5) As an extra security measure, you could get yourself the latest version of ZoneLab's free firewall "ZoneAlarm" or the pay version of Symantec's "Norton Internet Security 2005". Those programs do a very good job of silently protecting your PC while it's running.

I hope this helps! If I messed up any of the links, let me know.

[RJay]

try using Ewido! I use to run Ad Aware by itself but now I use both...First I scan with Ad Aware and Ewido after and I find that Ewido finds way more shit thats infected! for a trial version my friend you can get at www.download.com. It says a free 14day trial but I've had mine for about a month now and still not registration required! hope this helps and good luck

[ebbomega]

*add vote for firefox*

I was over at a friend's house, and they pulled up a page in Firefox, and a popup showed up.

I thought.... that was weird..... I've never seen that happen before.

They said that yeah, they didn't know what was wrong with their computer, they still got popups on Firefox.

Me: Is the popup blocking turned on?
Them: Yeah... It's on....
Me: *rummaging around in Options by this point* *Sees it's off* Now it's on.

Huzzah. Problem solved.

[Filo]

yeah.... the popups were happening even when browsers were closed... since runnin 3 different spyware programs like 3 times each, they are all gone.... for now.

I am runnin Firefox now.... We'll see how it goes.

Thanks for all the tips

[Cdn_Brdr]

^There's also some stuff you can do to make Firefox run faster! Another added bonus!


1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests " to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.

[Filo]

thanks.... when the hell did you turn into such a computer geek?

[Cdn_Brdr]

^I stole it from the interweb! ;)

[tvmann]

I use FireFox usually, tabbed browsing is excellent and it stops most popups.

But for some reason FF does not work right here at Fnk.ca - some graphics do not display and I can't post, so I go back to IE sometimes.

[Cdn_Brdr]

No probs for me on fnk.....

[G3N3R4L]

i use IE at work and FF at home...


never had a prob on FNK.

[ebbomega]

^^ Ditto.

[SquiLa]

Make absolutely sure you have all Windows Updates - specifically Service Pack 2, which included the patch for ridding Spy-ware Pop-ups back in Nov. 2004. Then do a sweep with Ad-Aware AND Microsoft Anti-Spyware back and forth until no items are detected. If it still detects items remove them manually ensuring that nothing bad is left in your Registry, System 32 file or Cookie cache.

[ebbomega]

SP2 spyware popup blocking.

That's a cute one.

Enjoying sifting through Microsoft whitepapers? Those of us actually using computers have different opinions.

If SP2 sufficiently blocked spyware and popups, my job would be exceptionally easier.

[SquiLa]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

If SP2 sufficiently blocked spyware and popups, my job would be exceptionally easier.

It obviously doesn't block spyware/pop-ups alone but it did address the huge hole that Windows XP had wide open. No? Worked for me plus other progs in tandem.