Whenever I go online, I keep getting pop up websites.?

Question

I have gone into my restricted sites and added them, but when I tried to add the same website with a different # in the address, it won't allow it and says it is in another zone. What other zone? I have done numerous virus and spyware scans, says my computer is safe and everything is running as it should..but it's not!! When the page comes up it will say the website but also "no page to display." It keeps changing the # in the address..help please.

Answer 1

sounds like spyware...
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PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.

PCTools Anti-Virus
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection
This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download
http://www.threatfire.com

PCTools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer_new.html?hl=en&gl=us&ai=BZy9nzYgZR_j2KofKmwTgjq3mAezuhSGAyqSDAsWNtwEAEAEgw9-LBTgBUIfas8sEYMnG5YbIo-gZoAGWl5z9A7IBDmZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tyAEC2gEWaHR0cDovL2ZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tL4ACAagDAw&gclid=CJu2m5HWnI8CFSUYagodtkXDew&ciNum=11

Reviews
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191/article.html



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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X

Trend-Micro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Computer Associates
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/
Panda Software
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?langid=ie&venid=sym
Mcafee Free Scan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free
Kaspersky Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Microsoft Protection Scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt
F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/olsbeta.shtml
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
NOD32
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php


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Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken.

SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews.



Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware

Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/

SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/


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Anti-Spyware for a cost.
Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.

Webroot Spysweeper
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/freeware.html?rc=4929
PCTools Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

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There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs.
If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software

avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Avira AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/

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For a Cost
This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software

Top-Tier
Kaspersky
http://www.kasepersky.com

Nod32
http://www.eset.com/

Answer 2

Regardless of your claims of running the proper scans on your computer.. you are clearly infected with some sort of malware AND have your computer misconfigured.

Given this, I would suggest you consult a reliable and qualified technician before you further mess up the settings and really do some harm.

I would suggest that if you have more than one antivirus installed on your computer that they are conflicting and will cause neither to work right.. also you really need to have a security suite installed from a reliable vendor that is properly configured and completely up to date. or you are simply not protected. You can run a web based scan to double check that your security suite is giving you the correct info from http://housecall65.trendmicro.com which will attempt to scan and hopefully remove malware.

Make sure IE's pop-up blocker is enabled Tools >> Pop-up Blocker >> turn it on

Also, as to the "zones" I would suggest you go back into the Tools >> Internet Options >> Security tab >> and reset the zones back to the default

If you continue to have pop-ups raging on then clearly you are infected with something and your way of doing things is not working.

Good Luck

Answer 3

No one product is foolproof so you may want to download, check for updates and run these in Safe Mode should you prefer. To get to Safe Mode, reboot your computer and hold down the F8 key while it is starting up. A screen will appear after a few seconds where you can choose Safe Mode. To exit Safe Mode all you have to do is reboot. You should also re-run your antivirus product while in safe mode.
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SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
Spybot S&D (free version requires manual updating)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
AVG AntiSpyware
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
Adaware from Lavasoft (free version requires automatic updating)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
(These programs can be run in Safe Mode after installation and updating)
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In addition to the above, you may want to install SpywareBlaster. This program is free and requires you to check for, and enable, updates manually once a week or so. It uses no system resources. It blocks spyware before it installs.
SpywareBlaster (inoculates, not a spyware removal tool)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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Finally, you didn't specify the type of pop-ups appearing. If they are Messenger Service pop-ups, follow these steps.
- Click Start and then click Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance. (If you do not see the Performance and Maintenance icon, you may be using Classic View. You can skip to step 3 below, but you must double-click Administrative Tools.)
- Click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Services
- Double-click Messenger.
- In the Startup type list, choose Disabled
- Click Stop, and then click OK

Reboot to ensure the settings stick. To see screenshots, you can go to the Microsoft page below:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx

Answer 4

It seems confusing. If you have added those restricted sites, why you add them again with different #.

Possibly your machine is OK.

If you want to stop pop-up in your browser, do config. it to disable pop-up, instead of using firewall.

Answer 5

Go to http://www.popup-remover.com
I use that program.It works very well.
Block pop-up ads and remove spyware .

Answer 6

http://www.stopannoyingpopup.com
Prevents from any unwanted popup ads immediately and automatically.
Block 100% unsolicited popups.
Run quietly in your system tray using very little resources.
Smart pop-up and pop-under control.

Answer 7

its easy: follow thease steps.
1.download ATF Cleaner , and use it
2.download Ewido antispyware, update it
3.boot in safe mode
4.scan your computer with ewido
5.Live free without popups

ATF Cleaner:http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ATF-Cleaner-Download-32740.html

Ewido:http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Answer 8

You're infected with a virus. You need to remove the virus.

Answer 9

Your computer is infect by ad-ware, go to http://pack.google.com to download the free and working ad-ware killer.