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help stop evil pop-ups

  • 07-11-2008 2:59am
    #1
    Dan133269
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭


    hello could anyone help me out, pop ups are taking over my computer. I have pop up blocker turned on, have tried the 3 different settings on it including the highest one, and have scanned for all spyware and viruses and everything seems to be ok. Anyone any ideas? thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    What browser do you use? What dodgy sites are you visiting? ;)


  • #3
    Dan133269
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Dan133269


    Ruu wrote: »
    What browser do you use? What dodgy sites are you visiting? ;)

    I've only been visiting knitting and puppy websites, nothing else :p
    No there's nothing dodgy there, pop ups are for poker, american green card etc.
    using internet explorer but happening on mozilla firefox too.
    Just so god damn annoying!


  • #4
    Pyro Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭Pyro Boy


    with firefox 3 it happens? Have you allowed popups from certain sites? What are the websites that this happens on to see if it's your computer ..


  • #5
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Some sites do popup in Firefox, even though it's supposed not to happen. People have obviously found ways around Firefox's protection.

    I have found this helpful: http://noscript.net/


  • #6
    Dan133269
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Dan133269


    I don't know which version of Firefox it is, the one released in may of this year. I thought internet explorer would be the best browser to combat something like this? I have internet explorer 8, just downloaded it
    Websites I visit are boards, ufc.com, bebo, hotmail, nothing that has security problems or anything like that. Constantly running checks with virus software to make sure it's nothing on my pc, can't understand it.
    Anyone have similar problems?


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  • #7
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,414 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Dan133269 wrote: »
    I don't know which version of Firefox it is, the one released in may of this year. I thought internet explorer would be the best browser to combat something like this? I have internet explorer 8, just downloaded it
    Websites I visit are boards, ufc.com, bebo, hotmail, nothing that has security problems or anything like that. Constantly running checks with virus software to make sure it's nothing on my pc, can't understand it.
    Anyone have similar problems?

    Download Malwarebytes and perform a quick scan.

    Remove everything it finds.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #8
    Dan133269
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Dan133269


    just to let you people know and possibly help others in similar situations, I changed from internet explorer to mozilla firefox and the problem has been pretty much fixed :) typical microsoft!


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