I don't know if this is the right forum but here is my question. I have Windows XP and when I get on the internet, with AOL, pop-ups invade the screen. The AOL pop-up blocker does nothing and I used a spysweeper program to clean my computer but it still does it. Right when AOL loads pop-ups go crazy and in 5 seconds a box comes up saying I'm using too many windows but I can't get rid of the pop-ups they just keep coming back faster than I can get rid of them. Just to get off the internet I have to restart my computer. Does anyone know what would cause this and how to fix it?
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big_gie
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Those are evil stories, thanks to bad security in microsoft products...
Use Firefox (http://mozilla.org/products/firefox/) instead of Internet Explorer
Get a good firewall, search the forum for suggestions.
Get a good anti-virus (not norton)
and maybe some spyware blocker, but you don't really need them.
Don't install any advertised "popup blocker" from sites like download.com. They will most of the time ask you to pay.
Firefox is a great broswer, free, in development, secure, with popup blocker that won't slow your computer.
For a good popup/ad blocker I higlhy suggest "The Proxomitron" wich is the best (http://www.proxomitron.info/)
Good luck!
Use Firefox (http://mozilla.org/products/firefox/) instead of Internet Explorer
Get a good firewall, search the forum for suggestions.
Get a good anti-virus (not norton)
and maybe some spyware blocker, but you don't really need them.
Don't install any advertised "popup blocker" from sites like download.com. They will most of the time ask you to pay.
Firefox is a great broswer, free, in development, secure, with popup blocker that won't slow your computer.
For a good popup/ad blocker I higlhy suggest "The Proxomitron" wich is the best (http://www.proxomitron.info/)
Good luck!
zver
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if you dont use a browser with popupblocker..you need a good popup aplication...100000% the best one is http://www.meaya.com/
Im using it for a 3 years so far....anyway..use a search couse it question was posted many times and meaya was always recomended
Even on those bysy chinese warez sites where it comes like 20 porn-popups/per-second meaya popup has never failed me...Its so good that one time i was even tempted to buy it
Try a demo and youll see that youll always need it that combo of power and almost nonexistant cpu usage..the ultimeta non-bloatware aplication...bla..bla..lol..lol
Im using it for a 3 years so far....anyway..use a search couse it question was posted many times and meaya was always recomended
Even on those bysy chinese warez sites where it comes like 20 porn-popups/per-second meaya popup has never failed me...Its so good that one time i was even tempted to buy it
Try a demo and youll see that youll always need it that combo of power and almost nonexistant cpu usage..the ultimeta non-bloatware aplication...bla..bla..lol..lol
katz49
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http://www.panicware.com/product_downloads.html.
Seventh on the list.
Simple and free, why mess about changing browsers, stop trying to complicate things, simple answers are best.
Seventh on the list.
Simple and free, why mess about changing browsers, stop trying to complicate things, simple answers are best.
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big_gie
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Why mess and install "just another tool"; to mess everything?katz49 said:
IE is awfully lacking features. You could put some kind of add-on, but how many of those are bloatware?
IE is awfully insecure. Why a browser should be insecure?? You just surf the web with it, not open your computer to everybody!
How many virus/trojans/hijackers are targeting IE? Those are a real pain. Why a program should let other program sets its home page??
Anyway, as you can see, I'm all against IE
I think it is really sad that so much people are using it... And indeed, paying for it as it is part of windows... Oh my god I also paided for it!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! 