HELP.. is there any?

[possessed_beaver]

heya i have a pet hate!!! and it rely fucks me off big time!!!!
and that is windows (internet explorer windows adverts and all that bs) popping up infrount of you either once the page has finished loading or there is an advert *insert name of other bs multimedia window*

and it RELY fucks me off like for example if i am typing a e-mail, then all of a sudden something pops up, and makes that window gray (and non active) it also happens in msn and shit!!!
and i have had enough, who else has this problem, and is there a solution for it!!!

- one angry beaver!

[stracing]

have you got yourself an ad popup killer?
have got rid of all spyware?

[TT]

Ad-aware is a good starting point :)

[AblativE]

try the google toolbar. it has a built in pop-up blocker which blocks ads flawlessly. haven't had a popup in months

http://toolbar.google.com/

[philip827]

yep I vote for google toolbar too.. or use opera instead of ie ;)

but also get adaware and run that to get rid of any nasties causing the popup's, as there's plenty that do

[deth]

google, and ad-aware (PM me if u want pro) are good...i had the same problem...try disabling msmsgs..not the same as msn, should calm things down

[draak666]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I've installed google.toolbar too. Google is a pretty respectable company, so I think it's trustworthy. Hope it helps.

[SilverandColdS4]

ok i searched long and hard on this. I use the google toolbar and I have a program called Intermute message subtract. IT gets rid on those anoying messnger ads that pop and you have to hit "ok".

[SFDMALEX]

Get the norton fire wile. It got a built in pop up blocker. And you can get it off Kaaazaaa/

[666fast]

Get the norton fire wile. It got a built in pop up blocker. And you can get it off Kaaazaaa/

If you mean Fire Wall instead of Wile, that is what I have. Haven't had a popup since I've started using it.

[SFDMALEX]

Get the norton fire wile. It got a built in pop up blocker. And you can get it off Kaaazaaa/

If you mean Fire Wall instead of Wile, that is what I have. Haven't had a popup since I've started using it.

Yes thats what I mean. Bloody typos.........

[geekdiggy]

if it's one of those regular pop up ads,

http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10186632.html?tag=lst-0-1<---download and install that to remove spyware from your computer
http://download.com.com/3000-7786-10247859.html?tag=lst-0-3<---download and install that to block popups

if it's one of those grey messengers that comes up that you have to click "ok" to close, follow one of the following procedures:

Windows XP Home
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services Scroll
down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK


Windows XP Professional
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Administrative Tools
Click Services
Double click Services Scroll
down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

[FoxFour]

I have all of these plus SpyBot- freeware that checks for spybots within your system. It's a very popular tool among geeks. http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=news
Plus, I am using SpywareGuard, a real-time protection device that stays in the background, uses minimal resources and , since using it I have had a dramatic decrease in spyware getting a hold of my system.
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html