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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:16 AM
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are pop-ups getting more persistent?
I have a pop-up stopper on my PC and it worked great for a while, but the last few weeks, going on the internet has really turned into a nightmare with pop-ups galore popping up all over. And, many times they are full screen popups or ones off in the corner that you have to drag to find the X to close it.

Is it just me? I've had my popup stopper on automatic update and have even tried it manually a few times, but with no luck.
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shoelace414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:18 AM
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1. I've had popups
even with firefox.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:18 AM
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2. Yeah, they are
they're getting in through Opera and Firefox now, too. Somebody found another loophole, and it's being opened up...
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:36 AM
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8. It's like the Borg
They've adapted and have come back stronger.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 01:36 PM
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22. Yup....
Damn it.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:19 AM
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3. Yes, I have a pop-up stopper, but still some
ads seem to sneak through it.
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Lauri16 Donating Member (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:20 AM
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4. I use Norton Internet Security,
I don't see pop-ups anymore. I don't get banner ads, either. :applause:
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Steve Nash is god 13 Donating Member (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:20 AM
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5. OURS ARE JUST HORRIBLE!!!!!!
We cannot get rid of them!! :shrug::cry::cry:
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:21 AM
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6. Avant Browser..never get a single pop up...
ever! Avant's pop up blocker is excellent. Since starting to use it 2 years ago the only pop ups I ever see is when I turn the pop up blocker off.
www.avantbrowser.com
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:49 AM
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16. *** I Have Avant Browser Also ***
I don't get those sneaky pop-ups either. (Unless I want to disable it for sites that use them for things other than ads.)

I love Avant browser because it's so EASY to control ads/popups/javascripts/active-x/and FLASH.

www.avantbrowser.com
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denverbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 10:58 AM
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7. The only ones I get are when I come to DU.
Which is rather irritating.
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:39 AM
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9. If you haven't already, download some spyware/adware removal tools
AdAware... SpywareGuard... SpyBot Search & Destroy

I think all of those are either freeware or donationware.

Having spyware/adware on your machine is roughly the same thing as opening your front door and inviting everyone in the neighborhood inside for a cup of joe.
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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:40 AM
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10. I don't get any pop ups. I use
Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 11:44 AM by bearfan454
the FREE pop up stopper from:

http://www.panicware.com

or

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=free+pop+up+blocker&tg=dl-2001&search.x=24&search.y=10

It has worked great for me the only thing is sometimes you have to hold down the CTRL key to click on some things.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:43 AM
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11. Hmm, that's the one I use
It was great for months, now every page I access gets 1 or 2 popups.
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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:44 AM
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12. Have you done updates on it ?
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:53 AM
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17. it's on auto-update
And, I usually click on it and do it manually at least once a week... but, that always says there are no new updates to get.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:47 AM
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I wanted a camper with a pop-up
but apparently it's better to just get a hard shell with slide-outs, etc.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:48 AM
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14. That's true
The popups tend to leak and if you fall asleep with your foot against the fabric, and it rains, everything inside leeches the water and you end up soaked, too.

What were we talking about?
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:47 AM
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13. I use Ad-Aware and Spybot
I very rarely get a pop-up. When I do, I know it is probably time to update (I run them both every other day or so, but usually when I get a pop-up it means that one of the programs is going to prompt me to update).
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 11:49 AM
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15. Firefox + Norton
I get NO popups, ever. And I run Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and Ad-Aware every night.

That said, I'll probably get ten thousand popups today............
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Nye Bevan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 12:01 PM
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18. I was plagued by casalemedia and tribalfusion popups...
Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 12:02 PM by MathGuy
despite having 2 pop-up stoppers installed and being totally free of spyware (per spybot and spysweeper).

I finally solved the problem by going to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
and getting their hosts.txt file which I then copied to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC per their instructions. No need to install any program, this is just a text file. I have been 100% pop-up free ever since.
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 12:17 PM
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19. Obligatory pimping of Firefox
I haven't had a popup since I switched to Firefox. And that was months and months ago.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 12:21 PM
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20. Unfortunately, this is my work PC
My one at home seems to be not too bad...
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 12:22 PM
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21. My pop-up blocker through Safari worked great until recently.
Now I frequently get a pop-up from Vonage when I log onto DU. I only get one pop-up though.
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Technowitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 01:43 PM
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23. I wouldn't know. I use Firefox.
Haven't had an unwanted pop-up in ages.

Sounds to me like you may have some spyware on your system there. I recommend running Spybot and Ad-Aware. Just Google-search on those words, and you'll find what you need.
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