Pop Ups

[scottwile]

whats is the best pop up stopper?
for some reason when ever i come back to my computer there are about 10 pop ups and i don't even have IE6 going just icq lite

[DWk]

first run Ad-Aware to remove all the spyware...
http://www.klitetools.com for it :D

then get browserpal popup blocker from http://www.browserpal.com

have fun :D

[scottwile]

i'll try that thanks alot

[DWk]

anytime man :)

[scottwile]

i had the google tool bar before with a popup blocker in it, why didn't that work? is it not good?

[DWk]

dunno....havent used it.... i only use what works for me....and this utility is the best in its class (for me, at least)

[MeDieViL]

Originally posted by scottwile@28 December 2003 - 23:07
i had the google tool bar before with a popup blocker in it, why didn't that work? is it not good?
only works if the pop ups come from a site thats in IE

[Mik3ll]

Here is a whole list of freeware popup blockers. (http://popuptest.com/software/freeware_popblock.html)

[AndrewBarker]

Originally posted by scottwile@28 December 2003 - 21:55
whats is the best pop up stopper?
for some reason when ever i come back to my computer there are about 10 pop ups and i don't even have IE6 going just icq lite
are the popups coming from "windows messenger service"

If so you need to disable this service

check this link (http://www.nbc4.com/technology/2618079/detail.html)

[Marius24]

u weren't getting pop ups

they are messages.

go to:

start>run>services.msc then look for messenger then disable it :)

[AndrewBarker]

you nearly beat me to it marius

[StyleWarz]

Just use Mozilla, and you have never pop-ups!!! :D

Mozilla Homepage:

http://www.mozilla.org/

[AndrewBarker]

Originally posted by StyleWarz@29 December 2003 - 00:12
Just use Mozilla, and you have never pop-ups!!! :D

Mozilla Homepage:

http://www.mozilla.org/
it won't stop what we are talking about

they aren't pop-ups as such

its a windows back door thing

[StyleWarz]

@AndrewBarker
Whoops, sorry about that... Won't happen again... ;)

[AndrewBarker]

Originally posted by StyleWarz@29 December 2003 - 00:34
@AndrewBarker
Whoops, sorry about that... Won't happen again... ;)
no need to be sorry - you was only trying to help :)

[creamer]

Originally posted by scottwile@28 December 2003 - 22:55
whats is the best pop up stopper?
for some reason when ever i come back to my computer there are about 10 pop ups and i don't even have IE6 going just icq lite
dont now if ur sorted but get ashampoo blocker. simple as fuck u get it and u have 2 options block or let and it works :D

[scottwile]

Originally posted by Marius24@28 December 2003 - 20:15
u weren't getting pop ups

they are messages.

go to:

start>run>services.msc then look for messenger then disable it :)
Thanks alot, this seems to have work
thank you everyone

[silentbob]

freesurfer mk II

[longboneslinger]

Hmmm...solve 2 probs at once. Get Zone Alarm Pro. Great firewall and a damn good pop-up blocker. I stopped using IE6 because of pop-ups. Now I can use it again. Even the loaded-to-the-hilt pop-up-form-hell site astalavista don't pop me any more. Or try analog-x pow. It's freeware and it works.


And yes, my dear children, the pop-up sharks are alive and well and hungry for surfer meat!!

[scottwile]

Originally posted by Marius24@28 December 2003 - 20:15
u weren't getting pop ups

they are messages.

go to:

start>run>services.msc then look for messenger then disable it :)
i did this


no my computer seems to be fixed, not sure though. i have sygate and it seem to beat that? isn't sygate a good firewall?

[ricochet]

Originally posted by scottwile+9 January 2004 - 02:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (scottwile @ 9 January 2004 - 02:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Marius24@28 December 2003 - 20:15
u weren&#39;t getting pop ups

they are messages.

go to:

start>run>services.msc then look for messenger then disable it :)
i did this


no my computer seems to be fixed, not sure though. i have sygate and it seem to beat that? isn&#39;t sygate a good firewall? [/b][/quote]
Yes it is But some firewall have built in popup blockers like norton and zone alarm I think does. I have seen about 1 a month with norton firewall...

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by scottwile@8 January 2004 - 18:37
isn&#39;t sygate a good firewall?
sygates an excellent firewall, but you have to block the messenger
for it to block the messenger, make sense? :blink:

you gotta block it in your applications rules,
there that made more sense :D :P

and disabling its a good thing too
i got it blocked and disabled :)

[Infested Cats]

Wanna know what I&#39;m using? A combination of 5 seperate programs.

* Ad Muncher (http://www.admuncher.com/) (I swear by it. My favorite everything blocker to date)
* ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_zapwwf.jsp) (For PG IP database blocklists)
* Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) (Cleans computer of Spyware)
* SpywareBlaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) (Goes hand-in-hand with Spybot. Prevents spyware from being installed on your computer)
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/products/products.cfm?ProductID=155&EID=0) (Keeps real nasty spyware and viruses at bay)

Unnecessary? Maybe. But I never see one ad, popup, virus... basically anything that I don&#39;t want on my computer... ever.

Edit: Forgot to mention, I hardly ever use IE. For browsing I use Mozilla Firebird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/), and for email, I use Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/).

[Keikan]

http://www.endpopups.com

[Infested Cats]

Originally posted by Keikan+9 January 2004 - 00:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Keikan &#064; 9 January 2004 - 00:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>http://www.endpopups.com[/b]
That program seems just as obtrusive as a regular ad/popup:

<!--QuoteBegin-http://www.endpopups.com/
Screenshot of Popup Manager
Clicking on an "E" icon will open blocked popup

http://www.endpopups.com/images/screenshot.gif[/quote]