How To Stop Pop-Ups

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Gary Shank

My teenage son's XP system is suffering from pop-up ads
for porn sites and such (go figure) even without a browser
running. I've gone through the task manager and the
services manager to see what's running and I don't see
anything malicious. I've heard they could be sending them
through an open socket? I've got a router/firewall. I
don't want to have to wipe out his system and re-install
and I don't want to have to run some pop-up blocker
software (which does work but they want money nor do I
want to *have* to have something running to block them).
It just seems to me that there ought to be a way to keep
these from occurring without having to run something else -
or is it the pop-up blocker software makers doing the pop-
ups so that we have to buy their software? Seems fishy to
me. Any help is appreciated.
 
this is not worth answering.
search newsgroup for other posts regarding popups.
read...........learn..............
 
The only way to stop popups is with a popup stopper program or a firewall
that supports stopping popups. There are free programs on the internet. Do a
search and install one.
Popups also install programs on your computer to make popups appear
anytime - connected to the internet or not. Go to the url below and
download and install ad-aware to remove the problem programs that were
installed on your computer.

http://www.lsfileserv.com/
 
the firewall options is the best.... you could also go to start/run , type
"services.msc" ( without brackets ) and go to the service called "messenger"
, disable this one and this will solve the prob aswell

gr Johan
 
the firewall options is the best.... you could also go to start/run , type
"services.msc" ( without brackets ) and go to the service called "messenger"
, disable this one and this will solve the prob aswell
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A firewall will not stop pop ups.
Try the new google tool bar it work well and is free.
and stay off porn sites .
 
I use a freeware product called "ad-aware"...
Search for it in google... the manufacturer is lavasoft.
Be sure to update it too.
It will eliminate any & all pop ups... period.
From your registry, temps, etc.
This should help.
-webshaman
 
Turn off Messenger Services

webshaman said:
I use a freeware product called "ad-aware"...
Search for it in google... the manufacturer is lavasoft.
Be sure to update it too.
It will eliminate any & all pop ups... period.
From your registry, temps, etc.
This should help.
-webshaman
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