anyone experiencing unwanted pop-ups/ads?

Apollo_Auto said:
Sounds like your browser may have been hijacked, Al. Run this program MajorGeeks.Com - Contacting Download Site, don't do anything else than scan your computer!! Export the results and post them and I'll try to help you. - Jesse
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I agree that many times pop ups=virus of some sort. I also use Firefox, with McAffee Total Protection which I pay around $80.00 a year for. It does daily updates for new found viruses. From what I have read, if you are using Internet Explorer, that could be a reason too, since IE is not as secure of a web browser as FF.
 
Street5927 said:
I agree that many times pop ups=virus of some sort. I also use Firefox, with McAffee Total Protection which I pay around $80.00 a year for. It does daily updates for new found viruses. From what I have read, if you are using Internet Explorer, that could be a reason too, since IE is not as secure of a web browser as FF.
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Yeah, but sometimes even the best antivirus programs can't be updated quickly enough to stop them. There's millions of viruses on the net and they are constantly being mutated. A lot of the "hijackers" can't be picked up by virus programs, as they're really considered as viruses. The can be something like an Active X or even something that's been altered in your registry such as a mouse gesture. I haven't used IE for years... Firefox all the way!
 
Sounds like Spyware/Malware to me.



I use FF 2.0 with Adblock Plus and No-Script. I can't recall the last time I looked at an ad/popup - well over a year I think.



I run McAfee Anti-Virus 8.5i with with the Anti-Spyware add on. McAfee releases daily virus updates. I haven't had a virus in, well, ever.



The easiest way to protect your PC is to:

1.) Don't open/read emails from people you don't know including the attachments.

2.) Don't visit questionable web sites - from my experience most Spyware/Malware comes from these sites.

3.) Don't download/install software for your machine that is questionable.

4.) Run some kind of Anti-Virus. The free programs are ok in a pinch. I prefer enterprise level AV from McAfee.

5.) Run Adblock and No-Script to keep your browser safe.



I do these things and honestly I haven't had a virus, well, in at least 10 years - possibly ever. I can't remember having my personal PC infected. As an IT professional I have cleaned thousands of viruses and spyware off thousands of PCs.
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Yeah, but sometimes even the best antivirus programs can't be updated quickly enough to stop them. There's millions of viruses on the net and they are constantly being mutated. A lot of the "hijackers" can't be picked up by virus programs, as they're really considered as viruses. The can be something like an Active X or even something that's been altered in your registry such as a mouse gesture. I haven't used IE for years... Firefox all the way!
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I agree with you 100% on this. I also cannot even tell you the last time I have seen a pop-up....and now that I think about it, the last time was probably the last time I have used IE....about a year ago.
 
the pop-ups/ads don't come up unless i'm on this website, in anycase i'll make a few changes to see if i can eliminate them. thanks everyone...
 
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