Popup help

[AZhitman]

I keep getting a popup on my desktop for http://www.windowspatch.info.

Says it's from Microsoft Networks, but I'm afraid it's not legit (since I also get other types of ad popups...)

What's the best popup blocker? My Norton isn't catching it.

[lessthanjakejohn]

http://www.google.com

the google toolbar

http://toolbar.google.com/

If you keep getting it tthough, you probaly have something called spyware. To get rid of this you need a prog called Spybot search and destroy which is found here:

http://kujoe.com/download/spybotsd12.exe

[lessthanjakejohn]

btw its defrinately not legit partly because the domain was created 18 days ago

[Bunta240]

http://www.lavasoft.de/choose_...gauge

Get the Adaware there itll get alot of your spyware.

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Spybot, it should get the rest. Hopefully.

[AZhitman]

I dl'ed Spybot S&D. Looks cool - I think I'm safe now.

Thanks John and Bunta!

[Hijacker]

best popup blocker is Mozilla. It's a web browser that's lightyears better than IE and I haven't received any pop ups since i started using it

[lessthanjakejohn]

of course, thats what im using Mozilla Firebird. All kinds of cool addons and extensions too

[elwesso]

Spybot is golden.....

I have a popup blocker thats integrated into IE... Its called like updated lite... Blocks ALL popups, and can be turned on and off on the toolbar.....

[AZhitman]

Well, I'm still getting the one I referenced in my first post...

Any other ideas?

[Rex]

AZ - Did you try the google tool bar (becomes part of IE)? It's work wonders for me, you may try Ad-ware 6.0 for the other. I had spybot first then after loading Ad-ware, I could run spybot and adware would still find stuff.

<Also, there's a post in test, guy needs "mod" help>

[Bunta240]

And its not because of any website correct? Hmmm...

You might want to try another virus check, or you can give adaware a shot at getting rid of that popup. And I dont know if when you dl spybot it comes fully updated, you can try the search for updates option in spybot. Other then that im not sure.

[elwesso]

You might also go through and delete some unneccesary cookies.... Basically all of them except NICO!!!

[Mr1der]

Well, I'm still getting the one I referenced in my first post...

Any other ideas?

stop looking at so much damn p0rn!

[AZhitman]

LOL - no time for p0rn... I'm a NICO / BRM nerd.

[Hijacker]

there's always time for p0rn!

i love mozilla cause all the windows open up in one browser window and are tabbed at the top.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/s...whore

That's the way that mozilla indexes pages. plus it blocks all pop ups. period. it'll block pop ups from legit sources too, like say a cardomain picture, but all you have to do is wait for the page to load before you click.

[BoyWonder]

Norton Antivirus now picks up spyware from what I can tell (spent several hours removing spyware from various work computers the other day). If you have/can get that, it helps quite a bit in pinpointing what file(s) is causing it. And a word to the wise, never never NEVER download Gator. It can be likened to cancer for computers.

Oh yeah, and Firebird is quite awesome.

[SeVa-S13]

there's always time for p0rn!

:ylsuper

[I30T]

AZ, i know what you have. If you're on XP, you're gonna want to go to Control Panel. Then Administrative Tools. Then Services. Then find Messenger, Double-click it, then go to the box that says Startup Type and change to disabled.

I hated those mofos, and im assuming you have the same thing i did.

[I30T]

I forgot to mention, the reason they do it is to start a scam, saying you have to go to some site to get software to stop the messages when all that you have to do is what i said above.

[lessthanjakejohn]

^Wise Man^ Hope that works out

I assumed everyone uninstalls all that windows crap before going forward... Doh

[AZhitman]

Thanks I30 - I'm running W2000...

[hudy]

I think I 30T is correct. Stop Messenger services then disable them. I had that problem a while ago. As for browsers, I also reccomend the Mozilla Firebird. No popups at all. Isn't Firebird Netscape based?

[f8sjester]

Windows Messenger is disabled the same way in Win2K. . . even if that's not the source of the pop-ups, it's still a good idea to kill that. .

[AZhitman]

Done - You guys rock.

[MaineExport]

Try a google search for Cool Web Shredder.

I had a NASTY spyware problem that was beating the crap out of my computer. It would put shortcut icons on my desktop for p0rn and gamb|ing sites. It would change my homepage every 30 seconds or so.... I got blitzed with popup ads etc etc. Coolwebshredder cleared it up nicely.

[hudy]

Like we said before, "Firebird" baby. It rocks.

[TorQue45]

I tried SpyBot and it works wonderfully.

Thanks

[gunclap]

i hate those pop ups. whenever i start the computer there's always this stupid tool bar that pops up. i have no problems with internet popup though. i use netscape.

[szh]

Isn't Firebird Netscape based?

No ... other way around ... Netscape 6 was based on an early version of Mozilla (actually, almost all browers owe something to very early Mozilla work - name was different then, as I recall).

Z

[Demonic240]

Firebird does rock, Opera is great as well ... IE just plain sucks ...