I have yahoo popup blocker installed, yet I am plagued with constant popups.?

Answer 1

Is it turned on?

Answer 2

Do you ever get popups when your Web browser is NOT running?

If so... you almost certainly have spyware. You're going to need to download a spyware prevention program -- I highly recommend Spybot Search & Destroy (see the URL below). It's free, but the guy does great work, so send him a couple of bucks on PayPal if you can.

You may also need to do some additional research and work to kill off some of the more persistent bots. To do this:

1 - Type Ctrl-Alt-Delete, then click Task Manager.

2 - Select the Processes tab. This lists the program processes that are running on your compter.

3 - Look over the processes. Some of them will have obvious names (firefox.exe, for instance). Some of them will NOT have obvious names. If you are suspicious about a process' name, look it up on Google. (Er, uh, Yahoo. :-) The responses will point you to Web sites that give you all the information you need to determine whether it's an important system process, a harmless part of a legitimate application, or a piece of spyware.

4 - Go to one or more of the Web sites that come up in step 3 and follow the instructions there. Some of them offer technical support, in that you can post your specific issues and they will work with you to kill off the bad stuff. Others have useful downloads (HijackThis is one you can use Google, er, Yahoo to locate for you, it's a very useful tool but can be dangerous if you don't know what you're looking for).

Some things you can do to prevent future spyware infestations:

1 - Switch to Firefox. IE, even with all the security patches, is REALLY riddled with security holes. Since switching to Firefox on the home network, the only time I had to spend any time killing off spyware was related to the next tip.

2 - Be VERY VERY careful about clicking on links in IMs. There's a very nasty bug that is spread through IM conversations. If you're infected, it sends an IM from your ID, saying something like 'OMG u HAVE to c this its so funny LOL' and then it has a URL; when they click on it, the site downloads the bot. Then when THEY are infected, the bot looks through THEIR buddy lists, sends messages to all THEIR buddies, and so on. Rly sneaky.

Answer 3

Pop up blockers look for web page scripts that cause pop ups.

Pop ups have other sources such as malicious software that has downloaded itself onto your computer and will open pop ups that way. Run an anti-spyware program to help detour those.

Answer 4

Most spyware and adware type programs bypass the pop up blockers. have you run yahoo anti spy? Other good programs for removing spyware are spybot s&d and adaware by lavasoft. To prevent these type of programs from getting at your system, consider using spyware blaster. I really like spyware blaster as it does not impact your system performance.

Answer 5

The pop-up blocker on Norton Firewall 2006 is better, though you have to temporarily disable it on certain websites.

Answer 6

You likely have some spyware doing that.

Download and install anti-spyware software.

Try ad-aware for Lavasoft. It is free.

Answer 7

You have spyware on your computer. You can download adware and remove them. You should also run a Virus scan too. Just to be sure.

Answer 8

go into your add/remove programs and look for a program with a suspicious name or a misspelled name that is hard to catch like micorsoft instead of microsoft...if you find one, delete it because it's most likely the cause.

Answer 9

google pop up blocker works best for me!

Answer 10

turn it on.