jumpinjackflash 0 #1 November 28, 2004 Ok All.... I've been a techie for years, done pretty much everything over time... Now, I haven't done any research, and I'm lazy, really don't wanna. So, could you all help me out and give me suggestions on this problem??? I've got the google search bar, great fun, seemed to block a few in the beginning... Now it's gotten so F#$KING Bad that I can't just surf and get the inf I want. PopUP's every 30 seconds!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get me out of POP UP HELL!!!!! I would love to round up the ignorant fucks that started this shit, and the spammers, which I'm sure are one and the same (too which I have some experience blocking) and line them all up against a concrete wall and blow their fucking brains out. Ahhh, breathe in the good air, force out the bad.... I HATE POPUPS!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 November 28, 2004 stop surfing porn sites scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #3 November 28, 2004 Disable JAVA, that will take care of a lot, but not all. Might make your surfing more tolerable.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #4 November 28, 2004 A lot of it might be spyware driven. Are you using any anti-spyware programs? I run Spybot and Adaware, and I get very few popups. I'm SURE other folks will have their favorites, so there's bound to be more suggestions. If you aren't running any anti-spyware programs yet, run a search on this forum, you'll find TONS of threads. Elvisio "But honey, I SWEAR I've NEVER been to that website!" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #5 November 28, 2004 Download this better than IEif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #6 November 28, 2004 ROFLMAO That's what I tell people that are receiving shitloads of spam... It's not about Porn, it's about fucking Smiley Faces, Ringtones, Mortgages, Drugs... Rotten Ignorant bastards are sucking up major cpu time!!!! jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #7 November 28, 2004 THANKS BUNCHES.... Downloding spybot right now. Just the kind of inf I'm looking for. blues, jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrant 0 #8 November 28, 2004 download AdAware (by lavasoft) It's free for home users, and gets rid of 99% of adware (i've found) tucows.com or download.com should have it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #9 November 28, 2004 download mozilla. It's got a built in pop-up blocker that works really, really well. Now, I get maybe two pop-ups a month, and I'm online a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #10 November 28, 2004 Quotestop [using IE for] surfing porn sites Give your system a thorough scan with a spyware-detection program or three. Make sure you're there when the results are displayed and all worms, dialers and their registry keys are deleted- I find the experience quite enjoyable. Then switch to Firefox and consider running some sort of anti-spyware program in the background while you surf. Something anti-viral might do it too- I'm using NOD32 and it smashes any pop-up crap that gets past FF while I'm, uh, looking at smiley faces and mortgage rates... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #11 November 28, 2004 ROFLMAO I'm not looking at the smiley faces and mortgage rates, I'm trying to close the damn things as fast as they come up!!!! will do, great advice, I'm loading spybot right now, and will move forward with some of the other product suggestions... now, back to surfing porn. It's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #12 November 28, 2004 Will do! Haven't used Mozilla in a long long time, but if it alleviates some of the bullshit, then it's worth a shot. THanks!!!! jackIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #13 November 28, 2004 If you just want the web browser, get Firefox at mozilla.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #14 November 28, 2004 LOL... I'd used it a long time ago, and didn't like it much, but Clownburner convinced me that they'd made a lot of changes and it was wonderful and all that... and he was right. Mozilla rocks!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweak 0 #15 November 28, 2004 I use Opera, you can turn off pop-ups completely or have it only allow the pop-ups you specifically request. It works very well, I haven't had a pop-up I didn't request since I've been using it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #16 November 28, 2004 Yeah I tried to switch to mozilla when it first came out. Couldn't get used to it. But I absolutely love firefox. Has certain issues, but it kicks IEs butt. There are some awesome extensions to download. Just got one that lets me get a map of any highlighted address with 2 clicks. Have another that turns any URL or email address into a link...no more worrying about clickies... everything is clicky. I think the absolute best feature of firefox is the in-page searching. Just start typing, and it automatically searches the web page you have open for whatever you type. That makes life so much easier... Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #17 November 28, 2004 I just downloaded Firefox and it kicks ass! I thought there was something wrong with my puter, goes fast again now. Thanks for the tip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morcyk 0 #18 November 28, 2004 I agree, stop using IE. there are lots of others out there that have built in popup blockers... firefox, opera.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #19 November 29, 2004 Sounds fab to me. Spybot did a fine job cleaning up my registry, and I'm only getting a few now, but, I figure, what the hell, with the references to firefox, I'm going to give it a shot. Nothing to lose. THanks Everyone for chiming in here, the popups are really pissing me off. jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #20 November 29, 2004 QuoteNothing to lose. Your popups I hope! I use firefox, Spyware Doctor / Sygate PF and cant remember the last time I had a popup... To test, I'll visit alot of porn sites - but its been ok so far Simply controlling your a firewall well will cut out alot... if ad/spyware cant connect it cant do much... but a combiniation of the 3 covers all the bases Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #21 November 29, 2004 Tabbed Interface kicks ass. Just added my dz discussion site.... Looks way cool. Funny too, I launched an instance of IE on accident, and the moment it loaded, a pop up loaded as well. Talk about highly irritating. jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #22 November 29, 2004 QuoteFunny too, I launched an instance of IE on accident, and the moment it loaded, a pop up loaded as well. That would be more likely a trojan that has replace / tagged itself to the IE executable directly, or the homepage entry you have stored. There are a couple of really annoying trojans that do that... If spybot didnt get them - Spyware doctor covers alot too (www.download.com) or any of the many others... If you dont get rid of the executables running (Doctor has a runtime check too) then you'll always get stuff. Ever checked your running processes? (CTRL+ALT-DELETE for a task list)... how many of them dont you recognise? although some may be system based others are easy to spot... ie Bargains.exe webrebates etc etc Good luck Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #23 November 29, 2004 Quotestop [using IE for] surfing porn sites it doesn't bother me too much, sometimes yes depending on the site... Cause I have a Mac Mac in French slang is Pimp... And my Mac is porn friendly scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #24 November 29, 2004 Quotedownload mozilla I'm using IE and have not seen a pop up for months now......do not have adaware or spyware but my cable provider has added service to stop pop-ups 6 months ago. I cannot believe this is that hard to do and do not understand why this service is not provided by all?? SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #25 November 29, 2004 QuoteQuotedownload mozilla I'm using IE and have not seen a pop up for months now......do not have adaware or spyware but my cable provider has added service to stop pop-ups 6 months ago. I cannot believe this is that hard to do and do not understand why this service is not provided by all?? SMiles Well, the newest version of IE has a pop up blocker...but I can't tell you all that much about it because I use Firefox as well...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
