Please help with annoying popups.

slateef · 05-18-07, 10:28 AM

I think I went to a website recently (by mistake, following a link that someone emailed me that didn't turn out to be the proper link). Anyway, since then I've had annoying popups come up out of the blue on websites that never before had popups appear. I suspect that the website I went to installed some kind of program on my computer and I need to get rid of it.

I've ran McAfee, no virus found. I've run AdAware and it found data miners, but that has always been the case, and removing them made no difference in my popup problem. I've always had my popups disabled in MS Explorer and verified that the setting is still the same.

What should I do? Any help would be MUCH appreciated! These popups (advertisements) are driving me crazy!

McHawkson · 05-18-07, 10:36 AM

Is your firewall turned on?

slateef · 05-18-07, 10:48 AM

Brian Shannon · 05-18-07, 12:28 PM

Well you can try tools like Adaware, Spybot etc. They may or may not help. You can try all the simple things like deleting all your internet browser history, cookies, temp files. You can make sure that your default home page is what you want it to be and reset it if necessary.

if you still have the problem you may need to take stronger measures.

Palaver · 05-18-07, 12:35 PM

There's a sticky in this forum that has a lot of useful tips.

05-18-07, 10:28 AM	#1
slateef DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tar Heel for life! Posts: 1,052	Please help with annoying popups. I think I went to a website recently (by mistake, following a link that someone emailed me that didn't turn out to be the proper link). Anyway, since then I've had annoying popups come up out of the blue on websites that never before had popups appear. I suspect that the website I went to installed some kind of program on my computer and I need to get rid of it. I've ran McAfee, no virus found. I've run AdAware and it found data miners, but that has always been the case, and removing them made no difference in my popup problem. I've always had my popups disabled in MS Explorer and verified that the setting is still the same. What should I do? Any help would be MUCH appreciated! These popups (advertisements) are driving me crazy! __________________ "If Billy Packer played in my day, I would bust his ass. It would be a massacre." - Reyshawn Terry, member of 2005 UNC Tar Heels Championship basketball team.

05-18-07, 10:36 AM	#2
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05-18-07, 10:48 AM	#3
slateef DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tar Heel for life! Posts: 1,052	Yes. __________________ "If Billy Packer played in my day, I would bust his ass. It would be a massacre." - Reyshawn Terry, member of 2005 UNC Tar Heels Championship basketball team.

05-18-07, 12:28 PM	#4
Brian Shannon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: USA Posts: 11,534	Well you can try tools like Adaware, Spybot etc. They may or may not help. You can try all the simple things like deleting all your internet browser history, cookies, temp files. You can make sure that your default home page is what you want it to be and reset it if necessary. if you still have the problem you may need to take stronger measures. __________________ Brian Shannon Photography Brian Shannon Photography Blog Brian Shannon on 500px

05-18-07, 12:35 PM	#5
Palaver DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 4,478	There's a sticky in this forum that has a lot of useful tips. __________________ Genius is childhood recalled at will.