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Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so don't have a blocker installed.
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Bob
do a search here in the newsgroups on that subject...there are several good
ones which are also free.......
ones which are also free.......
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DL
Personally I have Norton IS + a reuter and don't get any popups - I don't
use messenger either
use messenger either
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so
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Guest
Use bayden pop up popper. It's very simple to use. It's free. and it gets smarter as you use it. Or switch to netscape as your default browser.
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JAX
Google offers a tool bar that has a popup blocker. On the Google search
page, click "Services & Tools". Scroll down to the tool bar in the list.
HTH, JAX
page, click "Services & Tools". Scroll down to the tool bar in the list.
HTH, JAX
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions
vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling you?
1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"
This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
recently swept cross the Internet. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger
service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does
little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just
"putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is
particularly foolish.
Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893
Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure
UDP ports 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_
blocked. You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
You'll have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer
for the specific steps.
You can test your firewall at:
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT
Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/
Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?
2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.
3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions
vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling you?
1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"
This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
recently swept cross the Internet. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger
service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does
little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just
"putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is
particularly foolish.
Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893
Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure
UDP ports 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_
blocked. You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
You'll have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer
for the specific steps.
You can test your firewall at:
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT
Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/
Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?
2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.
3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Bee
Lucky, be very careful. Some of the freeware are *themselves* spyware,
including even those 'recommended' here in this forum. Anyone, but anybody,
can send in messages here supposedly sharing his/her opinion/experience.
You may be opening your front door to a thief. I would not download
anything I know very little about. You have been warned.
By the way, they are usually undeletable....No, indestructible. But, by
then recognizing its real intention is too late, your privacy (if not worse)
has been compromised. You have been warned the second time.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
including even those 'recommended' here in this forum. Anyone, but anybody,
can send in messages here supposedly sharing his/her opinion/experience.
You may be opening your front door to a thief. I would not download
anything I know very little about. You have been warned.
By the way, they are usually undeletable....No, indestructible. But, by
then recognizing its real intention is too late, your privacy (if not worse)
has been compromised. You have been warned the second time.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so
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JAX
Since you have offered no suggestions to help the OP, I suppose you was born
with your vast knowledge and are unwilling to share it with those of us who
are less knowledgeable than you , but do try to help others.
Stuff it, JAX
with your vast knowledge and are unwilling to share it with those of us who
are less knowledgeable than you , but do try to help others.
Stuff it, JAX
Bee said:Lucky, be very careful. Some of the freeware are *themselves* spyware,
including even those 'recommended' here in this forum. Anyone, but anybody,
can send in messages here supposedly sharing his/her opinion/experience.
You may be opening your front door to a thief. I would not download
anything I know very little about. You have been warned.
By the way, they are usually undeletable....No, indestructible. But, by
then recognizing its real intention is too late, your privacy (if not worse)
has been compromised. You have been warned the second time.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so
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Bee
JAX, I am not referring to anyone in particular, just *no one* should be
considered safe. Google is in a special category; it has, like Ad-aware,
Spybot, AVG, Yahoo and a few other free software, become more and more like
a free public service. People, especially newcomers, come into grief from
having downloaded without thinking all sundries, free goodies from the web,
in particular utilities like popup stoppers, accelerators and the like. It
is the warning that, I hope, is helping anyone who happens to come by and
read these messages. While others had focused on the merits of individual
programme, I fired a warning shot across the bow. That shot was not aiming
at anything. If it has saved someone four days of cleaning up and
reinstalling all programmes, I would call that help. And, I have not come
to privacy infringement yet.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
considered safe. Google is in a special category; it has, like Ad-aware,
Spybot, AVG, Yahoo and a few other free software, become more and more like
a free public service. People, especially newcomers, come into grief from
having downloaded without thinking all sundries, free goodies from the web,
in particular utilities like popup stoppers, accelerators and the like. It
is the warning that, I hope, is helping anyone who happens to come by and
read these messages. While others had focused on the merits of individual
programme, I fired a warning shot across the bow. That shot was not aiming
at anything. If it has saved someone four days of cleaning up and
reinstalling all programmes, I would call that help. And, I have not come
to privacy infringement yet.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
JAX said:Since you have offered no suggestions to help the OP, I suppose you was born
with your vast knowledge and are unwilling to share it with those of us who
are less knowledgeable than you , but do try to help others.
Stuff it, JAX
Bee said:Lucky, be very careful. Some of the freeware are *themselves* spyware,
including even those 'recommended' here in this forum. Anyone, but anybody,
can send in messages here supposedly sharing his/her opinion/experience.
You may be opening your front door to a thief. I would not download
anything I know very little about. You have been warned.
By the way, they are usually undeletable....No, indestructible. But, by
then recognizing its real intention is too late, your privacy (if not worse)
has been compromised. You have been warned the second time.
Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]
--
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so
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Ed.
Go to www.endpopups.com and it's FREE.
don't have a blocker installed.lucky said:Anyone know a good program for stopping popup ads, I am not on AOL so