weird popups

[FutureMagOwner]

im getting these new pop ups and they are very annoying and i havent figured out whats causing it yet.


anyway what happens is all the sudden the page will change to some picture smaller then my sig in pixels with an add and a link from it like any other pop up but it would happen when im in the middle of typeing this or something it would just change over like i clicked on a link or something


its very annoying because im used to pop ups and smash down the old alt f4 closing the window losing my spot!!!

[Python14]

I get ones that will appear four or five screens down. I have to scroll down and to the right to find them. It's really annoying and I would love to eat the children of whoever keeps sending them to me.

[morph228]

some ad-ware or spyware has gotten on to your computer. You need to get a prog like Ad-Aware to get rid of them. I know from personal experience how annoying it can be.

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

cheers

[FutureMagOwner]

i have run ad aware many times that isnt it

[Jack_Dubious]

Its definately spyware or spyware that has made some changes to your registry. Sometime Ad-aware doesnt get everything. Get a program called Spybot: Search and Destroy. Run that and see what it comes up with. It worked for me for a similar problem that adaware didnt fix.

Keep both scanner programs cause they compliment each other. And make sure they are both updated.

JDub

[RoadDawg]

I keep getting porn pop ups. Earthlinks pop up blocker is keeping them away for now though.

[deathstalker]

Originally posted by Jack_Dubious
Its definately spyware or spyware that has made some changes to your registry. Sometime Ad-aware doesnt get everything. Get a program called Spybot: Search and Destroy. Run that and see what it comes up with. It worked for me for a similar problem that adaware didnt fix.

Keep both scanner programs cause they compliment each other. And make sure they are both updated.

JDub

I've got something that has escaped both Ad-Aware (I like it so much I even paid for the full version) and Spybot. I'm still trying to find what it is. The title of the page that pops up is usually "ExitExchange...".

[Smegma]

Originally posted by RoadDawg
I keep getting porn pop ups. Earthlinks pop up blocker is keeping them away for now though.

I think you get porn pop ups after visiting porn sites!

[BobTheCow]

Originally posted by Smegma
I think you get porn pop ups after visiting porn sites!

agreed.

You could always just try some simple pop-up blocker; even though it's not the ideal solution, it might work. POW has seemed to work well for me and several other people I know, but make sure you've got plenty of ram or else you'll be waiting for ten minutes whenever you open a program.