Pop Ups!

[jaxx]

im gettin a plauge of pop ups! :ffs:

never had this before as ive always kept check on cookies and stuff but seem to have slipped up now

anyone recommend a free download blocker that will stop the little s :censor: s .......popping up!

TIA

[gus]

log onto windows update and downlad all that is recommended once it has done a check of your OS.

takes a while but it can run in a seperate window while you play on TOC

[Yarisboy]

zonealarm :)

[dave5282]

yeah

http://www.panicware.com/popupcenter.html

try this!!

[jaxx]

hmm windows full u'dated

will check daves link

is zonealarm a straight forward search sambo?

[gus]

hmm windows full u'dated

interesting when was the last time you did it...am finding i am having to update about every two days to keep the pop ups at bay

[jaxx]

i have it set on auto dowload and install so never really touch it

just checked and theres only half a dozen program upgrades which im not bothered about

[gus]

hhhhhmmm dont know then mate....i have never bothered with things like zone alarm etc but other peeps seem to get on with them ok. i am not getting bothered with the pop ups at the moment but can guarentee they will be back within a week when somebody finds a way around the windows thingie

[Bibbs]

I've got an MSN toolbar .. and a button "Pop-ups Allowed"/"pop-ups Blocked" .. seems to work a treat ..

[ae111sr]

You could always popupstopper. As well as the professional version there's also a free one. For spyware I use Spybot - that's a freebee too.

[vmail]

get firefox....what popups?

[s0cks]

Your best bet, now that you're infected, is to run through yor Add/Remove progs and delete any dodgey looking stuff.

I have McAfee Virus Scanner installed and this blocks any Ad-Ware programs - and can search and delete them if they do get through! Very good program.

Also make sure you always click 'No' to everthing! Especially on !Removed! sites. Unless its a trusted brand like Microsoft, Macromedia, Adobe, etc... but then thats obvious.

[Braindead]

Google toolbar seems to do the job (free). Also Norton Internet Security (£15ish on eBay).

Also worth running SpyBot to make sure no spyware is on your PC. SpyBot is free and effective.

[Demonic Angel]

I have something called popswatter which is quite good...

cant remember where it came from though - sorry! :D

[Stephen61]

search on yahoo for STOP-THE-POP-UP iv'e got it, it's free and it dosn't let any through at all

[vmail]

these blockers are not that good, as it closes the window, the process is still running, and cant be seen under task manager, after a few days they build up and slow the PC, then you need to reboot the system

[jaxx]

running pop stopper now, seems good i aint heard a peep from them!

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

mind you it stopped my PM popup aswell! :D but its customiseable so i can allow certain friendly pops!

[Moffmo]

i have the google taskbar! - works a treat - AND you just press ctrl to let a popup - come up! ;)

[System~G]

It's one of the good things about AOL B)

But I can't seem to find many other good things about it yet tho...

:P

[Fidgits]

you want to get Spybot too Rob... very useful..

[Moffmo]

Aol sucks .com

[DeusMR2]

i used to use pop up stopper, worked very well. at the mo im just using the free google toolbar and mcaffee AV and it works just as well

[Jimlad]

I wonder what sites you are visiting for all those popups to be appearing.... mmmmm....... :P

[SMW]

Spybot:

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Zone Alarm Firewall

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

Microsoft Windows Update

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

2 Free On Line AV Scanners

http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/co...n_principal.htm

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

File Listing

http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?source=bottomlink

[jaxx]

thanks Ian will try spybot too

the main pop up i keep getting is YES car credit! would be worth lookin at if the daft girl wasnt wearing a yellow and green jumptsuit!