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Offline Heretic

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« on: November 12, 2004, 10:16:58 AM »
Gents,

Can anyone please recommend a good pop up stopper program?  I'm looking for a program that is free and is on when I boot up my computer.    I hate to have to runn adware and CW Shredder  and spybot all the time.  If I can find a program that is active all the time it will help save me lots of aggrevation.
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Offline Charon

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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2004, 10:31:28 AM »
I use Mozilla Firefox.

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Offline Grimm

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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2004, 10:33:50 AM »
Sounds like have some MalWare already infecting your system.  

Some of that stuff is very difficult to get rid of.

If your getting pop ups without even opening your browser, you have something nasty going on.

As for a Free popup blocker,  I like Google Toolbar.   Just go to Google and Search for Google Toolbar.  install it and you will have most all pop ups blocked.
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Offline Overlag

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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2004, 10:39:06 AM »
google toolbar :D
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2004, 10:43:37 AM »
You need to run Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy ... both are free.
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2004, 11:26:27 AM »
You might try stopping by http://www.spywareinfo.com and go to the forums for help.  They WILL get your system fixed.

Then once it's fixed definitely switch to Mozilla Firefox and stop getting popups and spyware/malware forever.  http://www.mozilla.org





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Offline Deth7

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« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2004, 12:06:20 PM »
Google toolbar works great and it's free
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2004, 12:18:38 PM »
If you are plagued with LOTS of popups becuase you actually have spyware and malware on your system (and it sounds like you do if you are repeatedly running Spybot and CWSShredder), then using a popup stopper is like putting  a band-aid over a skin cancer.

Sure, you've hidden the problem from view... for now... but the problem will soon grow, and its visible effects will overwhelm the popup stopper like that skin cancer growing past the band-aid, and then one day your system won't boot and will be dead in the water.

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Offline john9001

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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2004, 01:01:36 PM »
the ISP earthlink has a free pop up stopper for their clients, you can turn it on or off on your browser toolbar and set the level of protection.
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Offline SilverFox

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« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2004, 02:48:28 PM »
Of course, you cold just switch to FireFox and not have to worry about spyware or popup blockers.  I turned all mine off after I started using the latest and greatest to date (Free) open source browser on the net.

http://www.mozilla.org/
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« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2004, 04:50:18 PM »
Yahoo!  also has a Pop-Up blocker on its toolbar.  Works great.  There is also an adware remover program.  Its fast and easy.  Oh, and free.
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Offline mojo55

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« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2004, 05:06:25 PM »
Don't go on the internet  !!
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Offline ALF

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« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2004, 05:08:46 PM »
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Originally posted by SEgunner
Gents,

Can anyone please recommend a good pop up stopper program?  I'm looking for a program that is free and is on when I boot up my computer.    I hate to have to runn adware and CW Shredder  and spybot all the time.  If I can find a program that is active all the time it will help save me lots of aggrevation.


Mozilla....end of story


Using IE at this point in time is akin to walking on a freeway at night wearing all black......somethings gona hit you....HARD.....SOON.
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Offline PropNut

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« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2004, 11:25:32 PM »
I give FireFox the vote here too.  I switched two weeks ago and I love it.
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« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2004, 11:31:03 PM »
If you have XP, just run all the updates.  IE has a built in Pop-up blocker.

If you have spybot, update this and run the imunization.  I will also block bad sites from infecting you with junk.

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