I have a pop-up blocker enabled but I am still getting a lot of pop-ups. How do I stop them?

Answer 1

Your PC is infected with adware. A pop up blocker wont help until your PC is clean.
Use these scans to remove adware.

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.After you install any of them,make sure you update them to get the full affect.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...



Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.spybot.info/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

Answer 2

1. Observe nearest window, ideally on 2nd floor or higher
2. Proceed to open the window
3. Unplug computer and all printers, scanners, etc
4. Pick up computer
5. Walk over to open window ideally on at least the 100th floor of a building
6. Signal to people below a large object is going to be dropped in the vicinity
7. Pause
8. LET HER GO
9. Smile satisfactorily on a job well done
10. Continue on with other important daily activities.

Answer 3

http://www.safer-networking.org/
Uber powerful tool which can search and annhilate nasties that make it onto your system. Now with an Immunize section that will help prevent future infections.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Another very powerful tool which searches and kills nasties that infect your system. AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy compliment each other very well.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Great prevention tool to keep nasties from installing on your system.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
Works as a Spyware "Shield" to protect your computer from getting malware in the first place.

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm
puts over 5000 sites in your restricted zone so you'll be protected when you visit innocent-looking sites that aren't actually innocent at all.

http://cleanup.stevengould.org/
Cleans temporary files from IE and Windows, empties the recycle bin and more. Great tool to help speed up your computer and knock out those nasties that like to reside in the temp folders.

Windows Updates - It is very important to make sure that both Internet Explorer and Windows are kept current with the latest critical security patches from Microsoft. To do this just start Internet Explorer and select Tools > Windows Update, and follow the online instructions from there.

http://toolbar.google.com/
Free google toolbar that allows you to use the powerful Google search engine from the bar, but also blocks pop up windows.

http://www.trillian.cc/ or http://www.miranda-im.com/
These are Malware free Instant Messenger programs which allow you to connect to multiple IM services in one program! (AOL, Yahoo, ICQ, IRC, MSN)

Answer 4

Popup blocker from browser won't be able to block all popups. if you have FireFox get an extension called Addblock Plus. For IE you need to download a couple of antispyware/block up apps like these:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

Answer 5

First scan your computer for all Adware and Spyware, AVG Free is a good program for this.

Then download a program which properly blocks adverts, I find Opera very good, haven't had any unrequested adverts with it.

http://www.opera.com

Answer 6

Make sure the pop-up blocker is on, its no use if it is not on.

Answer 7

I would say you probly have a virus or spyware.