I'm getting plagued by pop-ups.
Are they Microsoft endorsed products???
Are they worth using???
2006-08-23 03:16:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Me too.good question.i use to ignore them and now for a while it seems my popupblocker doesn't let them Thur
You can download yahoo popupblocker and it will help you
2006-08-23 03:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by alzghiasi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2
2016-08-20 21:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by Sherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinAntiVirus and WinAntiSpyware are "Rouge" products these are not endorsed by Microsoft. These are both related to each other.
Many people think these programs produce most of the spyware and viruses that these programs find on there computers.
They pressure you into buying thier product. By pop-ups.
Check out this:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/winantivirus.com
This will tell you all you need to know
Also download Spybot search and Destroy: This will hopefully get
rid of the pop-ups.
www.safer-networking.org
Also Ad-Aware to remove any spyware on your PC/Laptop.
www.lavasoftusa.com
Hope That Helps!
Jay
2006-08-26 05:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by Spikey_Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not, if your getting the pop ups a t a specific site then dont go to that site. If ur gettinf them everywhere then u have adware on your computer. Download Ad-aware from Lavasoft to clean your pc.
2006-08-23 03:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by tru_story 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did some research before and used the program before, some sites consider it rouge antivirus product, it did slow my comp down really bad and giving me false result so i reccomend dont use it, and it doesnt have anything to do with microsoft. I think if you use EZ antivirus it be much better
2006-08-23 03:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by dark_elem3nts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, there are some virus with your IE browser, and the virus hack your IE browser. i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar, which can disable the virus, becasue the virus can only run on IE.
firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and spywareware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.
firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.
download firefox for free:
http://www.adcenter.net.cn/firefox/
Best Wishes && Good Luck!
2006-08-23 03:54:14 · answer #6 · answered by good_firefox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happened to me... had to install nortons to get rid of it, i dont think its legit, think they just plague u with pop ups so u buy the product. bastards.
2006-08-23 03:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by shellovescharlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are malware. They are known to give false positives to get you to the site and install software that carries adware, spyware etc. It's not recommended to use them.
The following link has excellent info on how to deal with this kind of infection.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial80.html
Good luck.
:)x
2006-08-23 03:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by JWya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dump them both, and get avg antivirus (its free) and spybot search and destroy also free. Make sure you download the updates for both after you have installed them.
2006-08-26 07:31:44 · answer #9 · answered by wysiwyg12uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no DO NOT USE use mcafee mot microsoft endorsed
2006-08-23 03:44:17 · answer #10 · answered by andrew_perrong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋