I am getting pop up's from various sites, YourTopBrands, BitZip, True, Ebay, everywhere and can't get rid of them. I've run Norton, AVG, SpyBot SD, AdAware, and Spyware Blaster. I still can't get rid of them and its slowing down my computer and driving me insane. What can I do?
2007-07-31 19:49:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Thanks, I will try some of those things and see how it goes. I've run all these programs to try to get rid of spyware and it never helped. Also I have a pop up blocker that works other wise but these get past it somehow.
2007-07-31 21:01:13 · update #1
Yahoo Toolbar and Kill the Messenger didn't work. I am using Firefox and have no problems, the person who suggested that gets best answer.
Thank you!
2007-07-31 21:16:00 · update #2
Use Mozilla Firefox instead. It has a MUCH better pop up blocker than Internet Explorer.
I don't recommend Google's toolbar. I had that on my old computer and for some reason it almost crashed it. It wreaked such havoc on my computer. It was terrible. Yahoo's toolbar is ok though. I use that all the time.
You can download free pop up blockers online too. Like Panicware (http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html).
Download.com has a whole array of free pop up blockers to choose from. Check them out and see what works best for your operating system (Windows XP, Vista, etc, Mac...). Read the reviews too.
http://www.download.com/sort/3150-7786_4-0-1-6.html?operatingSystemId=&rows=10&start=0&ca=&licenseTypeId=49&fileSize=&qt=
And just so you know, programs like Norton, AVG, Ad-Aware, etc only search for programs and stuff that are downloaded or stored on your computer, so they won't help much with regular pop ups. Pop ups are associated with the websites that you go to. They are normally for sponsors that help pay for the website. They are somehow embedded into the website so that when you load the page, the pop ups come up too. Nonetheless, they still suck and they still slow down your computer. Good luck!
2007-07-31 19:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by chica_zarca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first get an anti-spyware and an anti-virus then get a pop up blocker. yahoo toolbar has one
most likely you have a lot of spyware on your computer
2007-07-31 19:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by asdasdas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kaspersky, in it's protection it includes Anti-banner, pop-up blocker and no weird sound or nothing when a Pop-up gets blocked. It's working for me.
2007-07-31 20:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the Google toolbar - stops just about everything.
2007-07-31 19:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download a small utility called ........Shoot the Messenger, it will turn off the windows messeging service, its differant than pop-ups.
2007-07-31 20:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the yahoo toolbar,,there is a popup blocker and an antispy tab. they work.
2007-07-31 19:53:39 · answer #6 · answered by vanessa c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have pop-ups
go to IE6 or IE7
and delete temporary files and delete cookies
2007-07-31 20:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm have you tried setting your web browser to block ALL pop up windows?? that might do the trick. it does mine.
2007-07-31 19:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by sh480150 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋