i am getting ssssssssssssoooo many pop ups and its
slowing my computer down
2007-09-22 13:30:46 · 5 answers · asked by chocolatelover 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
A popup blocker which is part of both IE and Firefox will stop the ones generated from a web site. If you are getting random ads that seem to occur at odd times, not at the start and end of a web session they are probably adware. That is caused by a program running in the background. You will need a program such as Adaware to remove them.
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2007-09-22 13:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi
I suggest that you download some free anti-spyware and anti-virus programs such as:
AVG Anti-Virus:
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/crp/0
Spyware Terminator:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Super Anti-Spyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
Ad-Aware 2007 Free:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php?PHPSESSID=4f05e3e8395b47d9b000cea8632d8f39
Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Avast Virus Cleaner (Used to clean viruses, not as an everyday scanner):
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
If you download more than one anti-virus program, make sure you only have one running at startup. It is not a good idea to have more than one anti-virus program running in the background, because they could use too much memory or could interfere with each other. If more than one is running at startup, you can disable the one you don't want running by using the msconfig function:
1. Press the Start button on your desktop.
2. Press Run
3. Type in msconfig
4. Go to the Startup tab and uncheck the startup items you do not want to start.
If you are unsure about what to shut down, research the name of the startup item before you shut it down. If you shut down programs using msconfig, you will need to restart your computer so the changes will take effect.
If you don't have a firewall installed try this one by Comodo:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html?currency=USD®ion=North%20America&country=US
You should also adjust your browser settings for your internet browser to stop pop-ups as well. If you are interested in more programs for your computer, go to http://www.download.com/
I hope this helps you.
2007-09-23 01:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Shania♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2007-09-22 20:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
put the Yahoo or Google tool bar on, it will swat them down. Either one is fine.
2007-09-22 20:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
install google toolbar
it has an excellent popub blocker.
2007-09-22 20:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by tekco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋