I get really annoying pop ups!Where and what program can I can I get it for FREE?

Question

I get this annoying WinFixer(and others),I tryed some and they dont get rid of it!I need one thats FREE.NOT ones you have to PAY for TO REMOVE THEM!I DIDNT want that CRAP in the first palce,so why should I have to PAY for it?THANKS!Im sure you understand.

Answer 1

Download Spybot and Ad-aware; keep the updated (once a week). I run Ad-aware before every logoff.

Advertisers pay Websites to include code in the Website. When you 'go' to a Website, you are really requesting a copy of that Website to be sentt to you. When the packets deliver the Website data to you--well, now the advertisers code is now in your computer. This code tells your computer to now contact the advertiser's computer so that ads in the form of pop-ups will be sent to. Below is a somewhat complicated way to kill the ad request from your computer. Will we ever be free from these intrusive ads? Probably not.

Your computer contains a HOSTS file that contains IP (Internet Protocol) numbers associated with Web sites. Each Web site name is converted to a unique IP number. The DNS (Domain Name System) associates the name with the site’s IP number.

The browser first checks the HOSTS file on your computer, to see if an IP number is listed there for the ad server. If it doesn’t find an IP number, it goes to a domain name server, which tells it the IP number. Your computer then uses that IP number to find the correct server, which downloads the ad to you.

The HOSTS file is located in Windows. You can put advertising server names in the file, along with the IP number 127.0.0.1 (which is every computer’s number for itself). That tells your browser to go to the computer with that IP number (127.0.0.1) to find the ad. But 127.0.0.1 is your computer. The browser doesn’t find the ad, so it drops the effort. The result is you either get a static ad (which doesn’t get in your way) or a box that says “Action cancelled.”

This system also blocks tracking cookies, which are downloaded by advertising companies. These cookies should not identify you personally, but they tell advertisers which Web sites you touch. That information is sold, and used to feed ads to you through your computer and snail (i.e., U.S.) mail.

Other spyware programs are also blocked. Anything that has to go to an outside server has to go through the HOSTS file first. If the Web site is listed in the HOSTS file, the program will be blocked.

Here is where you will find the HOSTS file:
Windows XP—C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc
Windows 2000—C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\etc
Windows 98 and ME—C:\Windows

Open the HOSTS file with Notepad (you may have to create a HOSTS file if there isn’t already one). Open Notepad and click Save As. Named it HOSTS. Then download a list of advertising addresses and put it in the HOSTS file. You can download a free custom HOSTS file, along with instructions, at:
http://www.mvps.org/
winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Answer 2

If any of these popups are from "Messenger", there's a simple solution: Go to Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services and scroll down the services til you get to "Messenger". Right-click and select Properties; for the pulldown tab that reads "Start up type", selct "Disable".

And if you're using the Internet Explorer browser, you may consider trying another like Firefox or at least upgrading to the latest IE from Microsoft, which has added security/support.

Answer 3

yahoo toolbar or google toolbar if its just innocent popups otherwise you may need to uninstall programs or run a system scan to remove impurities ....deleating your internet cookies will help also. Be more specific are the pop ups pretaining to just one site or what kind are they and/or what do they say. I suggest doing a system scan or system restore back a few days if you need anymore help feel free to contact me at [e-mail] or on yahoo messenger when it comes back up. Hope this helped you have a good night

Answer 4

Use the browser mozilla Firefox, with the Yahoo toolbar .... blocks 99.9% of all popups between them.