pop-ups???????????????

Question

i have recently started to get pop-ups that say i have visited innapropiate sites....when i havent....they pop up a lot and are annoying....has anyone got these ro know a way to get rid of them....on my compueter i run SBC yahoo DSL internet explore and mozilla firefox

thanks for any help

i use spybot search and destroy and it doesnt detect anything

Answer 1

get a pop-up blocker from yahoo.it's free but not every pop-up can be blocked.

Answer 2

Pop ups are a sign that your PC is infected with spyware.
Here is a list of free scans that may remove it.
I like ewido the best.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://avast.com
After your PC is clean then install a pop up blocker. Yahoo has a free blocker
toolbar.yahoo.com
Google also has a free blocker.

Answer 3

run a scan for virus and spyware/adware in the comp..
then go to internet options where by to have to go to the option privacy.. put the pop up level to medium or medium high and also there is an option there to block the pop ups.. check the box for this option then click on apply and ok..
if u dont have the antivirus/antispyware/antiadware..
get it from these links.. they are free of cost
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html(spyware)
Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/antivirus/default.mspx-antivirus