Totally off topic but driving me nuts. Everytime I close a internet explorer window I get an ad pop up. Ive got Norton internet security but it doesnt seem to stop this type. Anyone got any ideas how to stop it. Help!!!!!! Thanks Richard
OT: Help pop up ads
Apr 12, 2004
15 Replies
Google toolbar.
Its free and the best by far.
Couple of thoughts. The first is to try Adaware from Lavasoft
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). This is a free gizmo whichscans your PC for nasty bits put on by unscrupulous advertisers. I run itfrom time to time and it always finds a few bits, despite tight securitysettings, firewall, and anti-virus. Hopefully that should find the culpritand remove it.
After that I'd check your IE settings and disable, or at least prompt most access. Lastly the Google toolbar
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has asetting to block pop-ups. Opinions vary on this as once loaded it updatesautomatically, and can be set to feedback visited sites (although you candisable this) - it depends on your degree of paranoia - mine is very highbut I still wouldn't be without the toolbar. Good luck,
Change your browser to Firebird ?
Steve
You might be infected with ad/spyware
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Download and use, after updating, Adaware and /or Search and Destroy both obtainable free from
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there are also some pop-up blockers there. If you have noticed you computer slowing down a touch that can also be spyware on your computer running in the background collecting data on you and your internet use. So it's a good idea to get rid of it. You will be amazed how much stuff these programs will find and allow you to delete. S&D allows you to inoculate against them too.
On or around Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:10:48 +0100, "Bob Miller" enlightened us thusly:
just a point about adblocking - I've got mozilla (1.7b now) on this machine and either Mozilla or the firewall (or both) are blocking ads. which is great, normally. But when looking at streetmap.co.uk, (and mebbe other similar sites) it's prone to identify some of the map squares as adverts and not display them.
The annoying thing is that I've forgotten where I turned it on, so now I can't turn it off...
In message , Richard writes
I use Norton and I don't get them. There are lots of options within Norton. To begin with check you have ad blocking set. Click on it and check you have both ad blocking and pop up blocking set.
HTH
Sounds to me like adware, not popups, if it happens every time you close a window. See other recent thread for details of Spybot and other adware removal tools.
Google toolbar will suppress normal popups quite effectively.
David
Tools, Popup Manager, Manage Popups will allow you to turn things on & off in Mozilla
Karen
In Firebird (might be the same in Mozilla), you get a blue circle to the left of the status bar to let you know that popups have been blocked for the site you're on - you can double click on that and it brings up a dialogue box that allows you to unblock popups for that site.
- Andrew
On or around Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:04:51 +0100, "Andrew" enlightened us thusly:
tried all that, it's the ad-blocking that's doing it. I think that's a firewall setting though, so just remains to get it sorted.
I normally block popups on almost everything.
Yes firewall called Zonealarm.
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you can get a free copy from here. Never used anything else as this software stops all of that s**te!
Alistair
On or around Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:09:17 +0000 (UTC), "Alistair" enlightened us thusly:
I've an idea that the free one doesn't do ad-blocking, mind. The free one is pretty basic, the idea being of course that you like it and pay the 50 bucks (or whatever it is now) for the full version.
I've one called Outpost now, slightly cheaper and appears to offer more control over access. I can invent rules for software, for example, which allow access to certain sites, or via certain protocols, or to certain ports only.
which is handy on XP, where bloody-nigh everything is either SVCHOST or ALG...
In the writings of Richard, the scrolls contained these prophetic words:
Bit late as you have solved your issues, you could look at Proxomitron. Small self install proxy that you customise to your hearts content. It can block Pop-ups, JavaScript, Java, Flash, Animated Gifs, background music etc...
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Other than that you have Opera and Mozilla if you want to change your viewing habits. Opera is fast, and has a ad blocker built in it's also a usenet/email client as well. Mozilla has been following Opera's trail in many aspects.
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Mozilla is free, Opera is either paid user base or Ad-Supported (you choose the ads).
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