Pop-up ads are killing me...
Recently they started to pop-up about every 5 minutes. From legit companies like expedia.com and chase and others. I use att cable modem, have never had a problem until this. Does anyone know what can I do to resolve this?:mad:
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Or even better.
Get Mozilla. It has a built-in pop-up killer. Internet Keywords, the best HTML rendering engine, sick skins, HTTP Pipelining, image(ad) blocking, a bunch of other useful stuff, and last but not least, TABS! Check it out. |
I have been having the same problem. I have had DSL for a couple of years now, never had a real problem with pop up ads. Now all of the sudden (past month) I can't get rid of them. As of yesterday, I am getting porn ads (not that I mind, but my girlfriend might question what I am doing on my machine) I think some new technology must have come out that embeds something into your machine. I have deleted all cookies and I still get pop ups, even on websites that I know don't use them ( I just got a pop up that tried to install something in my machine as I am writing this). Sometimes they just stay open and then crash my machine
I have tried the pop up stopper, that did not work, still got them. It also made it a pain in the arse to look at websites that had anything that opened in another window. It also had a conflict that would not allow me to print anything. Anybody have any suggestions how to get rid of them? I am going to get a firewall. |
Also download Ad-Aware and get rid of all the crap that you have installed. Spamware, spyware, crapware...
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Yes that GAIN Gator thing seems to have got me. I managed to delete a lot of it but I am sure there is some more. Do you know the link for that software off hand?
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Never mind I found it, Thanks
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Thanks guys, I'am actually trying that ad-ware program as we speak. I think that is what has happened. Hopefully this will cure it.
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This thread helped me too. I also downloaded the Ad-aware and found 91 files wreaking havoc on my system! Run much faster now. Thanks
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Now do you just delete everything it tells you is bad? what if it thinks a file is spyware but it is something you need?
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Originally posted by mopho Now do you just delete everything it tells you is bad? what if it thinks a file is spyware but it is something you need? |
But how do you tell which needs to be excluded?
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Originally posted by mopho But how do you tell which needs to be excluded? |
Re: Pop-up ads are killing me...
Originally posted by Pirana Recently they started to pop-up about every 5 minutes. From legit companies like expedia.com and chase and others. I use att cable modem, have never had a problem until this. Does anyone know what can I do to resolve this?:mad: "popup stopper" from "Panicware" is excellent. It will stop ALL popups, and if you need a popup window from a legitimate site, all you have to do is hold the CTRL key while clicking on the link. I found it much easier to use than popupkiller. |
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