how can i block pop ups?

Question

for free

Answer 1

Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition 3.1.14 - Panicware's Pop-Up Stopper blocks pop-up ads in Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla.

http://www.download.com/Pop-Up-Stopper-Free-Edition/3000-7786_4-10490082.html?tag=lst-4-1

Answer 2

15+ years experience in the computer business here...

DO NOT PAY just to block pop ups.

#1. Download Firefox. Its by far the safest and most updated browser.

#2 The Pop up Blocker in included FREE!!

As for getting serious about internet security, get Zone Alarm Security Suite. Its 3 programs in one... Firewall (most important part), Antivirus, and Anti-Spyware. It is the best and easiest in the world.

Answer 3

Popup blockers will only stop web based popups. They can help somewhat, but if you are getting excessive popups, and popups even when you are offline, it means you have trojan downloaders on your machine that are calling out to deliver the pop up ads.

Try a full cleaning and dis-infection routine.

This is the one I use (it will take some time).

1. Scan for virus and remove (free online scan) with BitDefender

http://www.bitdefender.com/site/home/

2. Scan for trojans and remove (free online scan) with Ewido

http://www.ewido.net/en/

3. Scan for ad/spyware and remove (free download) with Spybot Search & Destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html


If you are using an older version of Windows (pre XP-SP2) you may also be getting "Messenger Service" popups which are caused by Microsoft leaving the almost never used Windows Messenger Service enabled by default. This was corrected in Windows XP- Service Pack 2.

Understand that the Windows Messenger Service is completely different from, and not in any way related to, "MSN Messenger", "Windows Live Messenger" "yahoo Messenger", or any other well-known instant messaging system. Therefore, disabling the Windows Messenger service will have no effect upon your use of any other instant messaging applications. They will continue to work without trouble.


To disable this service in older versions of Windows use the free, Shoot The Messenger from:
http://www.grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm

Good luck.

Answer 4

Google Toolbar or MSN Toolbar also have free pop-up blocker .
Zone Alarm Pro can block all ads and pop-up/pop-under or everything you don't like .

Answer 5

Firefox and Opera have built in pop-up blocker and they are free.
You might also consider a few spyware program with real time
protection. There's a good list of free software here I found pretty
helpful.Good luck.http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.htm

Answer 6

put ur popup blockers on in >>> internet explorer & firefox

use
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

lets get that out of ur pc ur some antivirus will miss key keylogger and trojans . frist of all you need to download avg antispyware this is verry good in getting all kinda bad files . then you need to download Adaware
a-squared< is verry good in picking up traking software files that is on the pc and it will find them . then download antispyware blocker that will find any type of virus . trojans files with antispyware blocker when you run that at the top of the box ur see
C:\ WINDOWS
remove the word windows and just leave in

C:\

then hit scan it will search all of the pc every file for virus or trojans and this will not have any problem with ur antivirus you have i have this my self .

then download spyware doctor that will search the pc for even more spyware adaware . just having 1 or 2 antispyware dont cut any ice at all you neeed what i said to download . when you have them run ur pc in safemode and scan the pc with then 1 at a time . this way from safemode the trojan and keylogger cant hide them self coz there is not internet access on in safe mode all the software i said to download will get the trojans and keylogger

if they say some are in the registry you watch what path there in and get in the registry and right hit on that folder and hit remove dont worry when the pc restart up win xp will creat a new clean folder for you