pop-ups!!!

**londoner** · November 24th, 2004, 02:44 PM

could someone please tell me where pop-ups store themselves on my computer so i can destroy every last one of them. Its really getting to a serious stage now, pretty much every 2 minutes about 8 pop ups just appear like get free smilies and get free holidays now! and they are very very

annoying to deal with, i have a demo version of Ad-Ware which i got free of one of PC Gamers disc but i do scans with it and finds things but doesnt fix my problem and the pop ups keep coming back, i've even deleted all my cookies and temp. internet files. PLEASE, PLEASE can someone help! or recommend a programme to kill these damned pests! thank you very much.

**doddsy** · November 24th, 2004, 02:46 PM

are these messenger service pop ups or ads or what.

**londoner** · November 24th, 2004, 02:47 PM

ads

**EvilRick** · November 24th, 2004, 02:47 PM

I can understand your frustration but DO NOT title a thread with profanity.

**londoner** · November 24th, 2004, 02:51 PM

sorry, wont do it again just undiscriberly annoyed

**vass0922** · November 24th, 2004, 02:52 PM

welcome to the wonderful world of spyware
http://www.techimo.com/forum/t114250.html

ditch the version of adaware from the disc, its probably old and crusty
Follow the links in the thread above, should be able to help you.

**Friedchicken100** · November 24th, 2004, 02:53 PM

i used Nortons Antivirus Corporate Edition to remove those darn spyware. Did you update Adware? I also Adware SE is that what you have?

**Detritus** · November 24th, 2004, 02:54 PM

You may also want to try a new brouwser, like Firefox which has a built in pop up blocker. If you do use adaware make sure it is updated, you may also want to try Spybot S&D.

**bdj** · November 24th, 2004, 02:54 PM

Try this Google link.

Click here ----> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ocking+sofware

Cut and paste if you cannot click on the link.

bdj

**doddsy** · November 24th, 2004, 03:00 PM

take it you're usin xp.

uninstall the junk that you got on the mag disc.

clear out all cookies, and temp internet files from all browsers.

run adaware and spybot. and ccleaner.

download them and run them.

turn up your cookie settings in IE and/or firefox to block all third party cookies and images that don't come from the site you are visiting.

if you are using firefox, turn on the built in pop up blocker, if you are using IE, make sure you have XP sp2 installed and turn on the pop up blocker in IE.

be careful what you down load, be careful what you install, and be careful where you surf.

ad blocking can also be turn on in some av/firewall apps like NIS.

**londoner** · November 24th, 2004, 03:02 PM

thanks very much everyone, your help is very much appreciated. i'll hopefully once and for all get rid of those pop-ups. and nope i havent updated my ad-ware, got it bout 6 months ago i think, i have ad-ware 6.0 so that is probably why adware is having problems. thanks once again guys.