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Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Heretic 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.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Charon on November 12, 2004, 10:31:28 AM

I use Mozilla Firefox.

Charon

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Grimm 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.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Overlag on November 12, 2004, 10:39:06 AM

google toolbar :D

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: SlapShot on November 12, 2004, 10:43:37 AM

You need to run Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy ... both are free.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Brazin 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





Braz

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Deth7 on November 12, 2004, 12:06:20 PM

Google toolbar works great and it's free

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: llama 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.

-Llama

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: john9001 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.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: SilverFox 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/

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: SpiveyCH 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.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: mojo55 on November 12, 2004, 05:06:25 PM

Don't go on the internet  !!

Title: Re: Pop up stopper
Post by: ALF 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.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: PropNut on November 12, 2004, 11:25:32 PM

I give FireFox the vote here too.  I switched two weeks ago and I love it.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: GunnerCAF 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.

Gunner

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Speznaz on November 12, 2004, 11:32:42 PM

Mozilla firefox, the best :)

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: agflit22 on November 13, 2004, 01:48:43 AM

sounds like ur already infected if ur runnin shredder... go to "TrendMicro", and run the free online scan... it works..VERY well.  I also use A-squared for malware.. as well as ADW and Spybot... try the trendmicro scan..

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: ccvi on November 13, 2004, 04:30:03 AM

"already" infected? What's the average time till infection of unprotected windows boxes connected to the net? 10 seconds?

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: ALF on November 13, 2004, 05:26:39 AM

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Originally posted by ccvi
"already" infected? What's the average time till infection of unprotected windows boxes connected to the net? 10 seconds?

WIth the major critical exploits being hammered against IE every week or two, it doesnt take long.  All the IE user has to do is go to a website dedicated to installing spyware/adware.  These types of sites are VERY VERY common, and do everything they can to come up very high on Google and Yahoo type search engines, by putting up popular keywords and linking to thousands of other like minded sites.  

If you NEVER go outsite of known sites, and you never type in URLs manually (cause many of these site are very close to popular site so thousands go there in error by mistyping google or gamespot or whatever) then your IE will probably serve you ok......problem is the exploits come so fast that MS cant keep up and most exploits are in use infecting millions of PCs a week or two before a fix comes out.

Besides....tabed browsing rocks!

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: ccvi on November 13, 2004, 05:51:22 AM

Even if you don't even open your browser...

http://isc.sans.org/survivalhistory.php

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Ghosth on November 13, 2004, 09:07:56 AM

Firefox rules!

Yes I have spyware S & D, yes I have adaware SE, use them maybe twice a year.

Rest of the time Firefox takes care of things.

And the thunderbird email client automaticly sorts the junk mail. MAJOR plus in my book.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: BlauK on November 13, 2004, 10:09:45 AM

One more vote for Mozilla Firefox!

Works great and one can even disable annoying adds from pages (in addition to pop-ups).

I used to have Netscape and Naviscope. Did not get pop-ups with those either, but adds were difficult to get rid of.

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: 68DevilM on November 13, 2004, 10:11:15 AM

if you do a search on the web for free pop up stopper youll find the one and only original free pop up stopper:)

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Widewing on November 13, 2004, 10:31:19 AM

I use Panicware's pop-up stopper. Haven't seen a pop-up since I installed it.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: 68DevilM on November 13, 2004, 10:50:05 AM

yeah thats the one!

i use to use it until microsoft came out with winxp2 service pack, it has its own firewall and pop-up protection

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Xjazz on November 13, 2004, 11:05:14 AM

Votes for Firefox and Thunderbird :)

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Widewing on November 13, 2004, 11:29:06 AM

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Originally posted by 68DevilM
yeah thats the one!

i use to use it until microsoft came out with winxp2 service pack, it has its own firewall and pop-up protection

I'm gonna let XP Service Pack 2 gestate for a while. It will have more holes in it than Scott Peterson's alibi.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: 68DevilM on November 13, 2004, 12:02:11 PM

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Originally posted by Widewing
I'm gonna let XP Service Pack 2 gestate for a while. It will have more holes in it than Scott Peterson's alibi.

My regards,

Widewing

should have also mentioned that i have the fire wall,pop-up and anything else i dont need running, off.:)

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: Panzzer on November 13, 2004, 03:48:12 PM

(http://www.spreadfirefox.com/community/images/affiliates/Buttons/120x60/take.gif) (http://www.getfirefox.com)

If you haven't tested it yet, do it now. :)

Title: Pop up stopper
Post by: RookieCAF on November 13, 2004, 03:59:48 PM

Spywareblaster is a nice little program to, once you get rid of the stuff, this will also help keeping it out.

Free also..