how do you get rid of pop ups - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

goatfire · 07-31-2003, 07:23 PM

Im not sure where they are coming from and i cant make them stop....is there any kind of program i can run to check my computer for spyware or any other thing that would stop them.

athleticsfan615 · 07-31-2003, 07:27 PM

I use "POW". I got it from www.download.com it's kinda a pain because everytime a new popup comes up you have to add it to a list and I have actually added my internet window a couple of times making my internet unusable. but other than those minor things it's a good program.

Zargix · 07-31-2003, 07:35 PM

I click on the little X in the corner of the popup window

goatfire · 07-31-2003, 07:37 PM

haha.....touché

jhericurl21 · 07-31-2003, 07:47 PM

i use popnot, shareware but meh

salras77 · 07-31-2003, 09:02 PM

If it those annoying pop-up like system alerts you can kill them for free... go to

ps this is for XP

control panel
administrative tools
services
messenger
diable on left side
then
right click properties...
start up = disabled....

also for web pop-ups
download google search bar it has a built in pop-up blocker

hope that helps

Sal

shred_head · 07-31-2003, 10:07 PM

I use Pop-Up Stopper. It works pretty well. It just won't allow an extra internet window to open unless you hold down Ctrl. It can get a little annoying some time but it usually works quite well.

bobbles · 07-31-2003, 10:25 PM

I use Opera www.opera.com tabbed browsing and anti-pop up built in

edit: fixed link

Ashton · 07-31-2003, 11:57 PM

I use Popupcop....... kills all teh popups and has a history kill as well......

http://www.popupcop.com/download.html

jbrooks544 · 08-01-2003, 06:51 AM

If for som reason you absolutely MUST use microsnot internet explorer then click on links by right clicking and open in a new window. Then if popups start then get quick with the "alt+F4" button combo that will kill the app window faster than the popup code can load into it.

Or, you could use Mozilla (the best browser out there) for a superior browzing experience - tabbed browsing is vastly superior. Free forever at mozilla.org If you don't want popups, you don't get no popups.

candyman · 08-01-2003, 06:56 AM

I use Pop-Up Stopper from Panicware, Inc. Stops everything!

HeyAgain · 08-01-2003, 07:59 AM

I've stopped using Pop-up Stopper and switched to "Ad Popup Killer" which basically stops Messenger Popups and all other popups. Simple in design but very effective.

Ad Popup Free 3.50 - Free version

http://download.com.com/3000-2378-10...ml?tag=lst-3-3

Ad Popup Killer4.0 - Paid version

http://www.safefirewall.com/popupdownload.html

FastShark85 · 08-01-2003, 09:09 AM

If you're getting pop ups from sites you visit frequently, go into IE's "Tools", select "Internet Options", the "Security".

Select the Web Zone "Restricted Sites". Add the web address of the site you visit to the list of restricted sites. It will stop pop-ups on that site.

bobw · 08-01-2003, 09:12 PM

you learn something new every day !!!

nulltype · 08-02-2003, 01:02 AM

Use Mozilla/Firebird

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showth...=202#post266579

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/

08-02-2003, 07:47 PM

I've used popupstopperpro and the google toolbar beta 2.0 on windows. Does pretty well.

the420star · 08-03-2003, 08:17 PM

i am running stop zilla, it can be downloaded easily on kazza, so far it has been so so, i was running stop the pop before and that crashed my computer like it was its job, i am running XP pro if anyone cares

tulax · 08-04-2003, 10:59 AM

I use Ad Aware from lavasoft. It's really good. you probably picked up Gator, Gain, or AIM when you downloaded Kazaa or something like it. AA will get rid of it.

moot1337 · 08-04-2003, 03:12 PM

Ad aware by Lavasoft is really nice - it's not a popup blocker, but it does search for and destroy spyware entries in the registry, currently running processes, cookies, and applications. It's very nice for maintaining a healthy comp, though you might also need a pop up blocking application to go along with it.

Linky: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

feetfirst · 08-05-2003, 02:02 AM

The BEST pop-up killer (and a lot more:

http://www.naviscope.com

Other useful programs:

Free Virus Checker AVG:
http://www.grisoft.com

Free online scan - Add the link to Favourites!
(use in emergencies ot if you think your usual Virus Checker has been nobbled - yes it can even happen to Norton) Disable any other AV software before running:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm

Get rid of SPYWARE(causes you computer to have myriads of popups when surfing and can grind speed to a halt). Use both Spybot AND Adaware (though not at same time):
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download
http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html (if this doesn't work, then go to http//:www.lavasoft.de and search from there).

Firewall - e.g. Zonealarm.
You need one of these to stop hackers from getting into your computer and from any trojans you may have contracted from communicating outwards from your PC:
http://www.zonelabs.com

Trojan Remover/Scanner:
http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html

SPAM - Get Mailwasher, it's the best!!
It will bounce SPAM back to the sender, making it look like your addy is defunct. It acts as an intermediary step between the server and your computer and will identify Virus infected mails before they get a sniff of your hard disk. You can delete mail off server (say if someone has sent you a humungous file) and you can create filters too.
http://www.mailwasher.net for the free version
http://www.firetrust.com to buy the pro version (well worth it)

Report Spam if you are getting it to the following:
OSIRUSOFT.COM - they produce blacklists which may email providers use. Domains on their lists will not be allowed to send or relay mail.

Spamcop - http://spamcop.net/anonsignup.shtml
Elsop's Anti Spam page - http://www.elsop.com/wrc/nospam.htm

Use 'em!

blindawg · 08-08-2003, 10:08 AM

I use a program called no-Ads work fairly well, thogh you do have to ad some popups as tehy aren't recognized by the system..

Though I've heard excellent things about the Google tool bar..

daoist · 08-08-2003, 09:03 PM

for popups:

do 2 things. first, get and run ad-aware. you've probably got gator. gator is responsible for a lot of popups, and these popups have nothing to do with the sites you're visiting. ever gotten a popup on google.com? that's gator.

second, get mozilla or firebird. ALL of those popup-blockers are crap. It's one more program to run, one more program sucking away your system resources. one more thing to wait to load when you start your computer.

also, get a virus scanner. don't go for any of those free ones online. who knows what they do. get either norton antivirus or mcafee virus scan. keep them up to date with their online updates. if you have a virus, let the checker remove it. if you end up with a trojan, well you're fucked. for security's sake you'll have to reformat and reinstall windows; you simply never know what back doors a trojan may have installed.

also, make sure you've got windows update enabled. No software is 100% hackerproof (especially Microsoft's stuff) so don't get caught off-guard because you didn't get the latest update.

another tip: don't read your spam. spammers put special HTML in the spam emails that tells them if you've read the email or not. If you've read the email they know a real-live person will read spam they send to your address and you'll keep getting more and more and more and more...

stankybcn1 · 08-08-2003, 09:54 PM

The best way to get rid of pop ups is to just get a Mac.

daoist · 08-09-2003, 03:20 AM

yup. once you're incompatible with 90% of the computing world's useful programs you'll be incompatible with 90% of the non-useful ones as well

Attack0llama · 08-09-2003, 05:21 PM

Ad-muncher. I have tried many many many other pop-up stoppers but ad-muncher is the best. It even gets rid of the annoying banner ads and marquee ads. It works pretty damn well, it's shareware, but the one piece of shareware that is worth buying. Just gotta google it up to find it

Juxtapozed · 08-12-2003, 05:24 PM

the new google toolbar has an excellent pop up blocker built in it...and its free even!

http://toolbar.google.com/?fix=en

kalisto_911 · 08-14-2003, 08:42 AM

Thanks for the great links, especially naviscope!

funbob · 08-14-2003, 08:45 AM

Wow, I dont have a suggestion, however, this was a very informative thread. A lot of great suggestions that I will be looking at. Thanks!!

Splice · 08-16-2003, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by stankybcn1
The best way to get rid of pop ups is to just get a Mac.

Hehehe. I was just going to say that since we have Safari and the pop-up blocker is built-in. Cool!

crewsor · 08-16-2003, 05:18 AM

The google tool bar has worked really well for me.

sub zero · 08-16-2003, 11:10 PM

I'd just skip all the 'effort' and download another web browser with a built in popup stopper.

Opera, Avant Browser, and Mozilla all work just fine and keep the popups out of your hair.

asshopo · 08-17-2003, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smithja0423
I've used popupstopperpro and the google toolbar beta 2.0 on windows. Does pretty well.

My opinion is the google toolbar 2 beta is the best popup blocker outside of Mozilla which has that and a form filler built in.

ccvirginia · 08-17-2003, 09:34 AM

Google now offers a nice little toolbar with a pop up stopper.

http://toolbar.google.com/

copy and paste the above link

Clear out your temp internet files and install this nice little app. called spybot search and destroy.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...d,22262,00.asp

Lots of goodies at the above link

HeAtHeN · 08-17-2003, 04:42 PM

I'm an Opera user.... try it... you might like it

POP UP FREE for two years. Thank you Opera.

virus · 08-20-2003, 05:43 AM

a few people have mentioned firebird, and i just wanted to aid in the pimping by putting a direct link to the installer. despite that it's still in early realease, i may start recommending it to more of my clients, as to default popup blocking really decreases the likelyhood of the user getting spyware. if you surf more han an hour per day on average, you'll notice the speed benefits as well.

http://downloads.mozdev.org/seb/Mozi....6.1-setup.exe

mozilla-proper is a little bulky for most users, i think.

snicka · 08-20-2003, 08:51 AM

I just recently downloaded the google toolbar, which blocks popup ads and has the added benefit of giving you a google search bar right in the menu bar of your internet explorer browser. dunno if they have a mozilla/netscape version.

krd913 · 08-21-2003, 07:30 PM

Free sufer work well you have to teach it a little

Ryan · 08-21-2003, 07:51 PM

Most pop up stoppers either fail to work or ad spyware to your computer, at least in my experience. I would have to say your best bet would be to switch to a browser like Mozzila or Opera and maybe download Ad - Aware and cleanse your computer of spyware.

JBX · 08-22-2003, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by salras77
If it those annoying pop-up like system alerts you can kill them for free... go to

ps this is for XP

control panel
administrative tools
services
messenger
diable on left side
then
right click properties...
start up = disabled....

also for web pop-ups
download google search bar it has a built in pop-up blocker

hope that helps

Sal

Right on! Thats what I do

Baldrick · 08-24-2003, 08:23 AM

Have to agree with the new Google toolbar suggestions. It was my first and only popup blocker, and I couldn't imagine being without it now!

07-31-2003, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
goatfire Upright Location: Halifax	how do you get rid of pop ups Im not sure where they are coming from and i cant make them stop....is there any kind of program i can run to check my computer for spyware or any other thing that would stop them.

07-31-2003, 09:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
salras77 Upright	fuc popups If it those annoying pop-up like system alerts you can kill them for free... go to ps this is for XP control panel administrative tools services messenger diable on left side then right click properties... start up = disabled.... also for web pop-ups download google search bar it has a built in pop-up blocker hope that helps Sal

07-31-2003, 10:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
shred_head Psycho Location: Atlanta, GA	I use Pop-Up Stopper. It works pretty well. It just won't allow an extra internet window to open unless you hold down Ctrl. It can get a little annoying some time but it usually works quite well. __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein "A clear indication of women's superiority over man is their refusal to play air guitar." --Frank Zappa

08-01-2003, 06:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
candyman Addict Location: Just look over your shoulder!	I use Pop-Up Stopper from Panicware, Inc. Stops everything! __________________ "I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Without these things, I am nothing."

08-02-2003, 01:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
nulltype Crazy	Use Mozilla/Firebird http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showth...=202#post266579 http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/ __________________ Gib mir mein Destillat / Gib mir mein Alltagstot / Gib mir mein Gnadenbrot / zur Ewigkeit

07-31-2003, 07:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
athleticsfan615 Upright Location: Boone, NC	I use "POW". I got it from www.download.com it's kinda a pain because everytime a new popup comes up you have to add it to a list and I have actually added my internet window a couple of times making my internet unusable. but other than those minor things it's a good program.

07-31-2003, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zargix Crazy Location: Everywhere, Simultaniously	I click on the little X in the corner of the popup window

07-31-2003, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
goatfire Upright Location: Halifax	haha.....touché

07-31-2003, 07:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
jhericurl21 Banned	i use popnot, shareware but meh

07-31-2003, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
bobbles Crazy	I use Opera www.opera.com tabbed browsing and anti-pop up built in edit: fixed link

07-31-2003, 11:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	I use Popupcop....... kills all teh popups and has a history kill as well...... http://www.popupcop.com/download.html

08-01-2003, 06:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
jbrooks544 Addict	If for som reason you absolutely MUST use microsnot internet explorer then click on links by right clicking and open in a new window. Then if popups start then get quick with the "alt+F4" button combo that will kill the app window faster than the popup code can load into it. Or, you could use Mozilla (the best browser out there) for a superior browzing experience - tabbed browsing is vastly superior. Free forever at mozilla.org If you don't want popups, you don't get no popups.

08-01-2003, 07:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
HeyAgain Psycho	I've stopped using Pop-up Stopper and switched to "Ad Popup Killer" which basically stops Messenger Popups and all other popups. Simple in design but very effective. Ad Popup Free 3.50 - Free version http://download.com.com/3000-2378-10...ml?tag=lst-3-3 Ad Popup Killer4.0 - Paid version http://www.safefirewall.com/popupdownload.html

08-01-2003, 09:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
FastShark85 Psycho Location: In the garage, under the car.	If you're getting pop ups from sites you visit frequently, go into IE's "Tools", select "Internet Options", the "Security". Select the Web Zone "Restricted Sites". Add the web address of the site you visit to the list of restricted sites. It will stop pop-ups on that site.

08-01-2003, 09:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
bobw Psycho Location: somewhere....	you learn something new every day !!!

08-14-2003, 08:42 AM	#27 (permalink)
kalisto_911 Psycho Location: Dreams	Thanks for the great links, especially naviscope! __________________ I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with. [Plato]

08-02-2003, 07:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
smithja0423 Guest	I've used popupstopperpro and the google toolbar beta 2.0 on windows. Does pretty well.

08-03-2003, 08:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
the420star Psycho Location: Cow Country, CT	i am running stop zilla, it can be downloaded easily on kazza, so far it has been so so, i was running stop the pop before and that crashed my computer like it was its job, i am running XP pro if anyone cares __________________ No, they arnt breasts, they are personalities, because its ok to like a girl for her personalities.

08-04-2003, 10:59 AM	#18 (permalink)
tulax Upright Location: Lexico City, VA	I use Ad Aware from lavasoft. It's really good. you probably picked up Gator, Gain, or AIM when you downloaded Kazaa or something like it. AA will get rid of it. __________________ "Me fail English? That's unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum

08-04-2003, 03:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
moot1337 Insane Location: Learning to Fly...	Ad aware by Lavasoft is really nice - it's not a popup blocker, but it does search for and destroy spyware entries in the registry, currently running processes, cookies, and applications. It's very nice for maintaining a healthy comp, though you might also need a pop up blocking application to go along with it. Linky: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

08-05-2003, 02:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
feetfirst Upright	The BEST pop-up killer (and a lot more: http://www.naviscope.com Other useful programs: Free Virus Checker AVG: http://www.grisoft.com Free online scan - Add the link to Favourites! (use in emergencies ot if you think your usual Virus Checker has been nobbled - yes it can even happen to Norton) Disable any other AV software before running: http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm Get rid of SPYWARE(causes you computer to have myriads of popups when surfing and can grind speed to a halt). Use both Spybot AND Adaware (though not at same time): http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html (if this doesn't work, then go to http//:www.lavasoft.de and search from there). Firewall - e.g. Zonealarm. You need one of these to stop hackers from getting into your computer and from any trojans you may have contracted from communicating outwards from your PC: http://www.zonelabs.com Trojan Remover/Scanner: http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html SPAM - Get Mailwasher, it's the best!! It will bounce SPAM back to the sender, making it look like your addy is defunct. It acts as an intermediary step between the server and your computer and will identify Virus infected mails before they get a sniff of your hard disk. You can delete mail off server (say if someone has sent you a humungous file) and you can create filters too. http://www.mailwasher.net for the free version http://www.firetrust.com to buy the pro version (well worth it) Report Spam if you are getting it to the following: OSIRUSOFT.COM - they produce blacklists which may email providers use. Domains on their lists will not be allowed to send or relay mail. Spamcop - http://spamcop.net/anonsignup.shtml Elsop's Anti Spam page - http://www.elsop.com/wrc/nospam.htm Use 'em!

08-08-2003, 10:08 AM	#21 (permalink)
blindawg Lord over all I survey Location: Northern Michigan	I use a program called no-Ads work fairly well, thogh you do have to ad some popups as tehy aren't recognized by the system.. Though I've heard excellent things about the Google tool bar.. __________________ ( • Y • ) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. ( • Y • ) - Jack Handey

08-08-2003, 09:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
daoist Crazy	for popups: do 2 things. first, get and run ad-aware. you've probably got gator. gator is responsible for a lot of popups, and these popups have nothing to do with the sites you're visiting. ever gotten a popup on google.com? that's gator. second, get mozilla or firebird. ALL of those popup-blockers are crap. It's one more program to run, one more program sucking away your system resources. one more thing to wait to load when you start your computer. also, get a virus scanner. don't go for any of those free ones online. who knows what they do. get either norton antivirus or mcafee virus scan. keep them up to date with their online updates. if you have a virus, let the checker remove it. if you end up with a trojan, well you're fucked. for security's sake you'll have to reformat and reinstall windows; you simply never know what back doors a trojan may have installed. also, make sure you've got windows update enabled. No software is 100% hackerproof (especially Microsoft's stuff) so don't get caught off-guard because you didn't get the latest update. another tip: don't read your spam. spammers put special HTML in the spam emails that tells them if you've read the email or not. If you've read the email they know a real-live person will read spam they send to your address and you'll keep getting more and more and more and more... __________________ I:IV:XV

08-08-2003, 09:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
stankybcn1 Junkie	The best way to get rid of pop ups is to just get a Mac. __________________ I'll Throw You!

08-09-2003, 03:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
daoist Crazy	yup. once you're incompatible with 90% of the computing world's useful programs you'll be incompatible with 90% of the non-useful ones as well __________________ I:IV:XV

08-09-2003, 05:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
Attack0llama Upright	Ad-muncher. I have tried many many many other pop-up stoppers but ad-muncher is the best. It even gets rid of the annoying banner ads and marquee ads. It works pretty damn well, it's shareware, but the one piece of shareware that is worth buying. Just gotta google it up to find it

08-12-2003, 05:24 PM	#26 (permalink)
Juxtapozed Upright Location: Western Massachusetts	the new google toolbar has an excellent pop up blocker built in it...and its free even! http://toolbar.google.com/?fix=en __________________ FuKkiT

08-14-2003, 08:45 AM	#28 (permalink)
funbob Crazy Location: The Desert Southwest	Wow, I dont have a suggestion, however, this was a very informative thread. A lot of great suggestions that I will be looking at. Thanks!!

08-16-2003, 05:18 AM	#30 (permalink)
crewsor Women want me. Men fear me. Location: Maryland,USA	The google tool bar has worked really well for me. __________________ We all have wings, some of us just don't know why.

08-16-2003, 11:10 PM	#31 (permalink)
sub zero Addict Location: The one state that doesn't have black outs: TEXAS BABY!!!	I'd just skip all the 'effort' and download another web browser with a built in popup stopper. Opera, Avant Browser, and Mozilla all work just fine and keep the popups out of your hair. __________________ Did you Google it yet? Join the TFP Typing team!!

08-17-2003, 09:34 AM	#33 (permalink)
ccvirginia Crazy	Google now offers a nice little toolbar with a pop up stopper. http://toolbar.google.com/ copy and paste the above link Clear out your temp internet files and install this nice little app. called spybot search and destroy. http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...d,22262,00.asp Lots of goodies at the above link

08-20-2003, 05:43 AM	#35 (permalink)
virus Tilted Location: NYC	a few people have mentioned firebird, and i just wanted to aid in the pimping by putting a direct link to the installer. despite that it's still in early realease, i may start recommending it to more of my clients, as to default popup blocking really decreases the likelyhood of the user getting spyware. if you surf more han an hour per day on average, you'll notice the speed benefits as well. http://downloads.mozdev.org/seb/Mozi....6.1-setup.exe mozilla-proper is a little bulky for most users, i think.

08-20-2003, 08:51 AM	#36 (permalink)
snicka Crazy	I just recently downloaded the google toolbar, which blocks popup ads and has the added benefit of giving you a google search bar right in the menu bar of your internet explorer browser. dunno if they have a mozilla/netscape version.

08-21-2003, 07:30 PM	#37 (permalink)
krd913 Crazy	Free sufer work well you have to teach it a little

08-21-2003, 07:51 PM	#38 (permalink)
Ryan Crazy	Most pop up stoppers either fail to work or ad spyware to your computer, at least in my experience. I would have to say your best bet would be to switch to a browser like Mozzila or Opera and maybe download Ad - Aware and cleanse your computer of spyware.

08-24-2003, 08:23 AM	#40 (permalink)
Baldrick We are everywhere... Location: Barrie, Ontario	Have to agree with the new Google toolbar suggestions. It was my first and only popup blocker, and I couldn't imagine being without it now!