why do i keep getting popups?

Question

although i have popups blocked just lately they are coming up still. what is wrong

Answer 1

Download Internet Explorer 7 from microsoft.com
Install it..... set it up..... blah, blah, blah......
after all that's done:

Turn on IE popup blocker:
>Tools>Pop-Up Blocker>Turn on pop-up blocker
>Tools>Pop-Up Blocker>Pop-up blocker settings
>Remove all websites from list of 'allowed sites'
>Select both boxes
>Change pop-up filter setting to 'high' (this means that if you click on a link, you may have to hold down CTRL + ALT to get them to work.)
>Now, when you get a pop-up, it will flash blue near the address bar, and you will hear an audible sound

You're not done yet....

>Tools>Phishing Filter>Turn on automatic checking......
>This will help prevent people from stealing your personal information.

You're not done yet....

>Download the Google Toolbar at toolbar.google.com
>Install it.... blah, blah, blah.....
>After installation, the toolbar *should* be visible. If it isn't, View>Toolbars>Google
>Click the 'settings' button at the far right of the tool bar
>Click 'options'
>Under the 'features' tab, uncheck all the boxes
>Under the 'buttons' tab, uncheck all the boxes, including the ones in the 'custom buttons' section
>Under the 'more' tab, check the first 5 boxes, and uncheck all the rest. Also, make sure that 'selective text' is selected under the 'button text labels' (farther down the screen)

You're not done yet.... sorry, you asked.....

>Time to create some shortcuts for you....
>Right-click on an empty space NEAR the address bar, NOT ON IT.... If it's done right, you should get a small cascading window that says something like: menu bar, links, status bar...... At the bottom, where it says 'customize command bar', hover the mouse over it until 'add or remove commands' appears
>Remove all the icons from the right side of the screen
>From the left side of the screen, there are now lots of little icons. Add these back to the right side: home, print, page, and tools.
>Click 'close'

Almost done.....

>Right-click in an empty space again (like you did before), and click menu bar ONLY IF it has a check mark next to it. If it doesn't have one, just skip this step. This will make IE look better and reduce clutter.

Finally....

MOST of the pop-ups you occur wil be blocked by IE or Google. A few may slip by, but that's OK. We're going to fix that right now....

If you get any unwanted popups, write down or copy/paste the URL into Tools>Internet Options>Security>Restricted Sites>click the 'sites' button>type in the URL into the blank, and click 'close'
>This previous step will unfortunately not stop the popups from occuring, but it will block their content; meaning that you won't get annoying flashing windows and loud screaming noises.....

NOTE: If you are *trying* to get to a website, and the popup blocker won't let you, just hold CTRL + ALT, and then click the link again or refresh the page.

sorry it was so long, but you asked, and I answered.....

I HOPE THIS HELPS

Answer 2

Did you download any other things other than Aim? Cause sometimes those 'side advertisement' may cause that too... (eg. those smiley emoticons, cursors, free screen saver, wallpaper etc). Also, a lot of virus scan cannot actually scan virus. It's better if you find someone who knows how to fix computers to fix it for you.

Answer 3

You may have downloaded an adware program. They operate independently of the browser just waiting for a time to pop up an ad. You will need one of the adware removal programs to find and remove it.

Answer 4

Pop ups are a sign that your PC is infected with spyware/adware.

Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
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

Answer 5

you may need to update your popup blocker or turn your firewall on.

Answer 6

I had them for ages and could not get rid of them, then I up dated my pc guard and also put a morzelli firefox on and they vanished

Answer 7

You need a pop up blocker

Answer 8

Not all blockers "block"! Google does, very effective.

Answer 9

not all software works.i have try firefox and work pretty good for a year and 2 months.

Answer 10

if your site that you are on has unsecure things on it the pop ups will come if you have norton then it should protect it from pop ups