how do i stop a web site popcorn.net from popping up and demanding me to pay for a membership i don't want .

Question

as there is no address/phone/email .

Answer 1

Superantispyware will remove popcorn.net. It is very effective and it is also free.

Answer 2

Apparently you have visited a site that was not trustworthy, yeah - and how do you know until you get there, right! Sounds like a program called Gator that i had fun with.

I believe Adaware is a free program that you can download and then scan your computer. Should isolate and eliminate your problem.

Just type Adaware into your search engine.

Answer 3

Bear Share. you can get the free version or pay for the professional version. I like it better than all the others out there. You can even get some movies and TV shows. It is very user friendly unlike some of the ones I have been on

Answer 4

download 2 good spyware programs like spybot adaware or avg antispyware update them and your antivirus and run them in safe mode (adaware and spybot cannot be run at the same time and you need to delete the backup files each creates or you will have a mess)

Answer 5

Try some of these:

Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/AntiSpyware/3-9-0-0.html
Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Antivirus/3-1-0-0.html
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Firewalls/3-5-0-0.html
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/System_Utilities/System_Tools/3-50-0-0.html

Answer 6

go to:

http://www.techguy.org

click on the link near the top that says "signup" and then create a username and password (so you can login). .

and then login and click on "forums", and then on the forums page, scroll down to "security", and in the security forum, create on "create a new thread", or "start new thread" or whatever it says, and then in that new thread post your problem (tell them your problem), and then post it and then someone will answer back in the forum soon and give you instructions on how to find out the problem and fix it. .

this is all free, and these people really know their stuff. .

good luck and God bless you.

Answer 7

add to your HOSTS file

do a search for "HOSTS" (might be read only)
open it and add

popcorn.net 127.0.0.1

now when that site tries to load it will hit a dead end. (still pop up but no page displayed.)

This is only a temp solution until you find the underlying cause.

Answer 8

Install Adaware and a good antivirus program. Here you have some links:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/

Answer 9

Remove popcorn.net free. You must follow the directions exact.

http://www.popcorn-net-removal.com.removal-instructions.com/removepopcorn.net.html

Answer 10

Use some free spyware program and that should take it out. If you need help go here http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html