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« on: March 25, 2007, 03:28:58 PM »
Ive been having a lot of pop-ups lately, and i was wondering what you all think is the best free pop-up blocker?
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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2007, 03:33:25 PM »
 I guess that is open to question ,
I find using Maxthons built in pop up blocker  works best for me ,

I found this site for testing your pop up blocker   http://www.popuptest.com/
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2007, 03:46:38 PM »
Quote from: JH2688 on March 25, 2007, 03:28:58 PM
Ive been having a lot of pop-ups lately, and i was wondering what you all think is the best free pop-up blocker?
  Your hardware  firewall.

And what browser are you using?
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2007, 03:48:56 PM »
firefox and IE7 will have no problems with pop-us.

but if your talking about pop-unders then that is much different i havent found anything that really stops those.
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2007, 06:33:46 PM »
Quote from: dlewis23 on March 25, 2007, 03:48:56 PM
firefox and IE7 will have no problems with pop-us.

but if your talking about pop-unders then that is much different i havent found anything that really stops those.
in firefox isnt there an extension called ad-block?
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2007, 06:52:35 PM »
im using IE7. but i think i dl something with adware or gone to a website that gave me it. and now i get pop-ups. now im just looking for something to help stop them. but most things i find you have to pay for the full version.
now if i switch to firefox would that stop the pop-ups. Ive tried firefox before and i just didnt like it, because you have to dl add-ons.
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2007, 07:46:55 PM »
Do you only get pop-ups when you browse the internet?

I had quite a problem with them a while ago, but spybot took care of them. It might help you too, cause IE7 shouldn't have popups I believe.
http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2007, 07:49:18 PM »
spybot + adaware work the best =]] for removing spyware
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2007, 08:13:47 PM »
I just got Maxthon and i havent had a pop-up yet, but that might change. i wouldnt mind a popup once in a while but not all the time
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2007, 08:21:10 PM »
adblock-plus for firefox, seariously its the best. U dont have to do a thing, it blocks all the advertisments.
http://adblockplus.org/en/
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2007, 08:49:19 PM »
i spoke to soon now im getting pop-ups again. its mostly CID or adult friend finder. if i cant get rid of these soon im thinking about just reformatting my hard drive. Everything i got on my comp i can get back easy enough.
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2007, 06:54:37 AM »
The problem is most likely not with your browswer, but with spyware. Pop up blockers do not block pop ups that are not associated with a browser (or at least most of em). Your best bet would be to download an antispyware program to search and get rid it of this software. I uses Windows Defender and it works wonders for me. After the original install, you don't really have to do anything else, it does it's thing automatically. Heres the link.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2007, 09:38:43 AM »
I agree that if its adult material, it is highly likely to be malware. Windows Defender + Spybot + Ad-Aware will have 99% chances to stop the problem. Don't reformat, that would be a loss of time. If you can't find those programs of have problems with them, post, we will help you.

Edit: A question for everyone: Do you think it would be worth it scrapping Spybot and AdAware and keep Windows Defender only? Safety-wise and ressource-wise?
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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2007, 02:47:28 PM »
i got windows live onecare. i cant get windows defender because i have onecare. i didnt find anything with it.
I also got the spybot that found a few things but it didnt fix the problem. you guys got anything else i could try.
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2007, 03:17:31 PM »
I use Comodo personal firewall / AVG anti-virus / AVG anti spyware / Spybot / Spyware Blaster. All of these programs are free. The best way to beat this problem is to watch where you surf. angel Or put linux on one of your computers.
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