My computer has been having a lot of pop ups lately just out of no where, what should i do/buy?

Question

Should I bring it somehwere to be fixed or just buy a program and where would I be able to go to fix it?

Answer 1

Go download MozillaFirefox. It blocks them all automatically

Answer 2

I would never buy anything when you can get it for free.
a good site to "try" software is www.cnet.com then go to the download page.

I would "try" a spyware program. I recommend Spybot. Very powerful but be careful.

Also http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html is the best one that I personally have used.

Also if you have updated your explorer it should have a built in pop up blocker. It is most likey caused by a program you downloaded and you did not know adware was part of it. I had alot of that from games I downloaded.

Answer 3

Go to download.com and download Ad-aware SE Personal, Spybot S&D, and SuperAntispyware. Update and run these programs and between the 3, you'll get most any spyware and adware.

Answer 4

Do a free online scan. Kaspersky has a thorough scan, but be aware it takes time. I just finished one now in fact and it took over an hour.

Answer 5

Adaware definatly. I also suggest going to download.com. They have great free software and it is rated by proffessionals.

I think also you need to spring clean your computer. delete temp internette files, clear out active x controlls. clean out spyware. these things lead to pop ups galore.

good luck.

Answer 6

well the best thing to do is to activate your pop-up blocker like i do on my computer, if you use yahoo it should be on the top of the screen, so activate it.

Answer 7

Try panicware popup stopper...it block all the popups

Answer 8

http://www.adaware.com
http://www.spybot.com

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