My computer is full of pop-ups that i dont want.
I run Norton Anti-Virus 2006 and it does not pick all of it up.
What do I do?
2006-10-07 11:04:03 · 15 answers · asked by BaggieBadBoy 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Antiviral. (free)
AVG free. Excellent protection available from: http://www.Grisoft.com
Don't use two antiviral products together as they may be incompatible. If your Antiviral trial has run out, then remove product from your computer and get the AVG installed.
Anti-spyware (all free)
O.K. Some quick links to get you out of trouble
Essential products are: Adaware SE from: http://www.lavasoft.com
Spybot SD http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
Spywareblaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Windows Defender - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spycatcher
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
Ewido http://www.ewido.com
PC starter kit at download.com 20 of the best recommended programes for people new or less advanced in computers. Check all three pages, at bottom see Security/Tools/Fun
http://www.download.com/PC-Starter-Kit/2001-12350_4-0.html?tag=dir
Now for some informed reading, courtsey of 2-spyware Research centre.
Anti-Spyware contains the list of all known legitimate anti-spyware programs that can effectively detect and remove spyware, adware threats and other kinds of computer parasites from the system. Listed programs have been carefully tested by the 2-spyware.com research center and successfully passed our strict tests. This means that all of them can quite precisely recognize a particular pest, completely disable it by terminating its processes, deleting its essential files, registry entries and other related objects and eventually clean the infected system ensuring that no unsolicited programs will stay and attempt to violate your privacy and harm your computer.
All the products in Anti-Spyware category really work, do not deceive the user by producing false positives and cannot damage a compromised computer while eliminating found malware. However, it is important to know that not all of them are recommended for daily use. Each spyware remover in the list comes with a review describing its positive sides, drawbacks and impression it left. Such review also includes program screenshots, information about its price, implemented features, performance and general effectiveness. We rate tested programs by giving marks from 1 to 100. The higher mark a spyware remover gets the more effective it is. Please carefully read each review, pay attention to the rating mark a program got and read comments published by other visitors. This will help you to make a wise choice and compare your current anti-spyware program with other modern solutions on the market.
If you cannot find a particular spyware remover in anti-spyware category, take a look on the category of corrupt tools. It contains the list of rogue, fake, illegal, even harmful applications that definitely cannot correctly detect and remove various security and privacy threats and therefore must be avoided.
Additionally we provide the list of recommended anti-spyware software that got the highest marks and therefore is the most effective. From the personal experience we can tell that one spyware remover is not enough, different programs find different parasites. You need to do a wise choice.
Anti-spyware tools:
Total Anti-Spyware products in our DB: 71
Recommended Anti-Spyware products:
Spyware Doctor
(91/100) - real time protection; deep file scan; optimal (low) system requirements; complete system scan; highly configurable
Spy Sweeper
(89/100) - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
Spybot Search and Destroy
(84/100) - quick performance; real time protection; free to use; highly configurable
Windows Defender Beta 2
(75/100) - real time protection; free to use; deep file scan; complete system scan
For more information from this site http://www.2-spyware.com/anti-spyware
C Cleaner.http://www.ccleaner.com/
This will tell you a lot about what is on your computer, such as running programmes,cookies, History, settings etc. and will help you clean up and remove unwanted items. Be careful how you use it as it is a very powerful programme and you should read the help index before you do anything with it.
Hope this information is of help to you and others.
2006-10-07 11:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mordak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest the first thing would be to get the yahoo toolbar - its free to download and has a pop-up blocker on that works very well. You might also want to install Ad-aware or Spybot search and destroy - both available to download for free off the net - just type in the names on Google and follow the links- these will scan you computer and remove spy ware, nasty little programmes that attach themselves to your computer as you serf the net. Hope this helps.
2006-10-07 11:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by warden14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are using Windows XP, trying update your internet explorer to the latest version. as it comes with automatic pop up blocker that you can configure.it's sufficient enough to block the pop up. if this doesn't fix the problem. your pc might be infested by lotsa trojan and adware.try to find an antivirus software or adware scanner tht can scan your system offline ,before starting the windows(Many of such malware can't be remove when windows is already running). if problem still persist, format ur hdd and do a clean installation(this is the best and cleanest way to disinfect!)
2006-10-07 11:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by KCL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need at least two spyware checkers. I used to keep up with the best on the market, but since I switched to Suse Linux, I don't worry about spyware or viruses anymore. Macs are the same way. Anyway, not to plug my way of life, you can go to PC magazine and search for those two items. They do wonderful reviews of the best products.
2006-10-07 11:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by read c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you set your browser to block pop ups? Thats always a good place to start.
Look in Tools - Internet Options, click the Privacy tab and tick the Block Pop Ups box.
2006-10-07 11:13:51 · answer #5 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have spyware problem. Anti-virus is useless against them. Go to download.com and download ad-aware (personal edition is free). Run it and kill all the spywares. Then install some decent pop-up blocker like yahoo toolbar, and you will be all right.
2006-10-07 11:11:56 · answer #6 · answered by netwalker01 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware. Should take care of any spyware. And let me give you a quick tip. When you get popups, they say that you are supposed to close them with the "Alt+F4" Key Combination. Supposedly they say that the way these pop-ups are programmed, if you click the red X, it puts unwanted programs on your PC.
2006-10-07 12:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by hawkeyefan_2k6 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had this problem with norton 2 so i got rid of it then got AVG free and also adaware se and my problems were solved.uninstall norton before loading any other anti virus though or u may have problems.also try crap cleaner.u can find them all on download.com
2006-10-07 11:17:49 · answer #8 · answered by steveo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I first got my computer two years I was getting viruses, pop up's you name it I got it.
I got someone in to get rid of them,I then got Norton but I still got them so now Ive got rid of Norton,Ive got AVG,SPYBOT,ADAWARE,there all free and I run them and up-date them every week.hope you get your computer right.
2006-10-07 21:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your internet option setting>privacy>disable pop up
2006-10-07 11:08:10 · answer #10 · answered by Adsense$Profits? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋