unusual pop-ups....

[BigZam]

ok i've been getting alot of pop ups lately....only they're actual dialog boxes. they pop up like when you click on a link and it takes you to another site. my pop-up blocker is quite strong and has always blocked pop ups before. this only happens if i click on certain links but the link has nothing to do with the popup. most of these popups are just virus protection ad things but i just got a porn one.....whats going on here?

[Silent Hunter]

That's awfully odd, I must say. Sadly, I don't know enough about computers to give an answer, but do these come from frequently visited sites? Is it possible you have told your browswer to allow popups from certain sites? anyhoo, I hope you get it under control

[everdred12a]

Maybe you got some adware or something?

[BigZam]

That's awfully odd, I must say. Sadly, I don't know enough about computers to give an answer, but do these come from frequently visited sites? Is it possible you have told your browswer to allow popups from certain sites? anyhoo, I hope you get it under control

they come from sites i've never seen before....and it could be adware. we've always got adware...i think my dad scanned for that though cuz its happening to everybody.

[Arnobius]

If it's coming up no matter what, it is probably adware on your system

[frwl]

you mean like on ebaumsworld.com? Yeah, no popup blocker I know can stop those...

[BigZam]

If it's coming up no matter what, it is probably adware on your system

well my dad scanned for adware and deleted all that he found but it didn't stop...

[Bobtheduck]

you mean like on ebaumsworld.com? Yeah, no popup blocker I know can stop those...

That sounds like a challenge!

Off to ebaumsworld!

[Mr. Rogers]

do you use firefox or internet explorer?

[BigZam]

i use IE. it just won't seem to go away.

[Deny_Yourself]

ok i've been getting alot of pop ups lately....only they're actual dialog boxes. they pop up like when you click on a link and it takes you to another site. my pop-up blocker is quite strong and has always blocked pop ups before. this only happens if i click on certain links but the link has nothing to do with the popup. most of these popups are just virus protection ad things but i just got a porn one.....whats going on here?

That's been happening to me, too. It got so bad I got Ad-Aware on top of Norton (which I already had), but when I tried to do a deep scan, my computer shut down! grrrrrr

My husband installed Firefox, and it's stopped. *hopes*

[BigZam]

That's been happening to me, too. It got so bad I got Ad-Aware on top of Norton (which I already had), but when I tried to do a deep scan, my computer shut down! grrrrrr

My husband installed Firefox, and it's stopped. *hopes*

well this might not be just me then. cuz my friend has got some of the sames ones i've gotten.

[chibiphonebooth]

*grins*

[Warrior4Christ]

Excellent, phone booth-èd one.

LAMEZ0RZ!!1!1 LOL!!

(that must be with a tablet - it's too neat for a mouse!)

[chibiphonebooth]

Excellent, phone booth-èd one.

LAMEZ0RZ!!1!1 LOL!!

(that must be with a tablet - it's too neat for a mouse!)

yeah. i have a tablet. it is my best friend.

[BigZam]

so um can someone help me with this instead of posting useless images?

[TurkishMonky]

i would say get firefox on your comp, with the adblock plus and filterset.G plugins, and see if that helps.

[Mithrandir]

Is it possible to install firefox on the computer? What you are describing in actually the reason quite a few people have switched to Firefox.

You can always uninstall it, if you don't like it.