AnalOg Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I know this is way off, but does anyone know how to eliminate the f*ckin pop ups. There really beginning to bust my balls big time. I tried a free download from CNet, Pop Up Stoppers. Worked a bit, but seems to be getting worse again. Is there a file planted in my computer that calls these little b*stards in? Does anyone know how to eliminate this problem without adding software that seems to create other problems? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amonteiro Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 yeah try this http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10194058.html?tag=lst-0-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiohead Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 SpyBot blows!!! It's just another "ad adder on" in the form of an ad eliminator program. May I suggest you try ADAWARE which you can also download from www.cnet.com I just got the new version(6.0) and it does the job, at least on my computer. I had SpyBot before that and, while it seemed to work for the first week, it just got worse after time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M6 Driver Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Look for something called Stopzilla. Since 10/08/02 blocked 7697 popups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 stay off the porn sites Tom !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 ad aware is an after product, try zone alarm, i just dont get any more pop ups, and its free, also at zd net, or cnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whell Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I hated popups, especially the newer flavor that look a bit like Windows system messages. Insideous! I decided to download and give Netscape 7.1 a try. Since their 7.01 version, they incorporated a feature/setting which allows the user to block pop up windows. Works like a charm, and I rarely, if ever, get pop ups anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 rf3iicrazy: What operating system and which version of it are you using. If windows, which is more than likely what your running, do this: 1st. disable the instant messenger feature. 2nd. download spybot, execute the search and destroy program and you will more than likely be rid of those pesky little gremlins. Here's the site: http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?lang=en&page=download When your done with spybot, execute the uninstall feature and it will remove it's self completely and cleanly. No garbage will be left in the registry. It's a good clean program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony61 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I am using two different products and ELIMINATED ALL pop-ups from my system. STOPzilla! is great for pop-ups and ApplyIP stopped the IP messages. Try searching from your address bar or from google for "pop-up blocker" and "IP blocker". You'll get a million hits on both, but these two have worked great for me. And like NOSValves said...Stay off the porn sites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I HAVE THE ANSWER!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Here are the procedures for disabling the Messenger service on Windows 2000: Windows 2000: Click: Start/Settings/Control Panel Open: Administrative Tools Open: Services Open: 'Messenger' Service Click: Stop button Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE Click OK to close everything Windows XP: Right-click: 'My Computer' icon and select 'Manager' Open: Services and Applications Open: Services Open: 'Messenger' Service Click: Stop button Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE Click OK to close everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I HAVE THE ANSWER FOR WIN XP ALSO: Windows XP: Right-click: 'My Computer' icon and select 'Manager' Open: Services and Applications Open: Services Open: 'Messenger' Service Click: Stop button Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE Click OK to close everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Both these were taken from: http://www.mynetwatchman.com/kb/security/articles/popupspam/ This worked for me and I am sure it will work for you if you are having those blasted messenger popups. It is simple. You DO NOT need a program to fix this kind of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 You're welcome and "No charge." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 Klipschfoot, Now that looks like a plan, I am going to impement that with Zone Alarm! Thankx, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidproquo Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Hi, The best way to disable popups is to use a non-IE browser. I use Mozilla Firebird - a pretty awesome browser with lotsa features including popup blocking, tabbed browsing (this allows u to browse multiple sites in a single window), etc.And, it's free. And yeah, disable the messaging feature, as mentioned by Klipschfoot. Here's the link to Firebird: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/ Also, here's a link explaining why u shud be using it: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/why/ Enjoy. -Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 yes, kill the messenger service as given above. What I never figured out was how it got turned on to begin with. I was using Sprint Broadband Direct, a wireless high speed connection, never saw one of those messenger popups. Moved to a regular cable modem connection after moving to a different neighborhood, started getting them instantly. Maybe Sprint had the stuff blocked at their routers. Use mozilla, AKA Netscape. I'm using mozilla 1.3.1, never see a popup. I used spybot along the lines given above, install, search and destroy, uninstall. Clean deal AFAIK. Also used ad-aware a year or so ago. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Oops! I thought this was going to be about Pop UPS, the oldest United Parcel Service employee. I will take this elsewhere. Carry on, then. Never mind. fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 Fini, You are deranged! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Tom, Thanks for noticing . Others here may chastise you for potentially encouraging me. We'll ignore them, OK? fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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