Popup ads, GRRRRR

[Susan]

How do you stop popups that come up when you're even on popup-free sites?

I'm getting popups for diet aids, "Block-Messenger" programs, and, um, "male enhancement" products. >_<

Is there any way to stop these ads? They started coming when I downloaded Yahoo Instant Messenger around 6 months ago, although then it was like 1 ad every few hours-now it's around 3 ads an hour sometimes. I don't even run YIM anymore, I exit it before I go online-yet I still get these popups.

 

[l33tace]

Is that the one with the pop-up “messenger service”? Since you don’t use yim did you try uninstalling it? Sometimes uninstalling the program will take out the adware program as well. If that don’t work than try a spyware scanner. Some programs install extra junk that will hit you with pop-ups.

Peace

 

[Yahweh Nissi]

I am getting these 'messanger service' pop-up add as well. They are really annoying, especially when they pop-up half way through playing break-out! I have installed a firewall, but oddly this seems to have decreased the number I get without totally stopping them.

 

[l33tace]

I'm not sure if thats Susans exact problem, but for you this may help.

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To disable Windows "Messenger Service" pop-up ads:

1. From the Start Menu, select Settings
2. Open the Control Panel
3. Open Administrative Tools
4. Open Services
5. Double-Click the Messenger service
6. Configure the start-up type to disabled&nbsp;

Peace

 

[l33tace]

Oh and as for Yahoo, I hear it's not the messanger that has ad-ware/spyware but the Yahoo dsl service is said to have it.

Peace

 

[Susan]

I don't have DSL (LOL, if I did I wouldn't be complaining about Compuserve dialup so much).

If it's anything, the popups I get look like Windows 95/98 windows.

 

[S Walch]

Do what l33tace said - It stops Microsofts stupid pop-up windows.

To prevent pop-up windows that come up on IE - Get opera =P

 

[l33tace]

Today at 10:38 AM Susan said this in Post #6

If it's anything, the popups I get look like Windows 95/98 windows.

Like a grey system notification with an OK button at the bottom and says ‘Messenger Service’ at the top? If that’s the case than disable it as mentioned above. You may also want to pick up a firewall program sometime if you don’t have one installed right now. Most firewall programs will create a log file for you that will give you the spammers IP address. You can send that info to your Internet Service Provider so they can take some form of action against the spammer.

Peace

 

[pinPoint]

they run automatically and you can have them disable from running at startup. or open DOS and type "net stop messenger" and that should get you out of the problem.

pin

 

[Susan]

Like a grey system notification with an OK button at the bottom and says ‘Messenger Service’ at the top?

Exactly, and thank you very much.

 

[l33tace]

You are very welcome, Susan.

Peace

 

[conceived in fire]

yay...i DETEST those MSN pop ups...they are now turned off

 

[paulewog]

/me chuckles

 

[Yahweh Nissi]

That is what is happening to me too! Thanks.

 

[frog4ever]

hmm AOL has this snazzy new thing that blocks all popups!! It's a dream come true! finally... no more popups that make my computer lag even more.. (it's already slow as it is)

 

[paulewog]

but AOL is icky.

 

[Susan]

AOL? Compuserve? DON'T DO IT!!!! Don't sign that dotted line! I BEG YOU!!!

/me looks incredulously at Frog4ever

LOL but seriously, those are among the worst ISPs in existence. They should be called America Offline and Compustop.

 

[psycmajor]

Ad-Aware is a good spyware scanner.

NoAds is great with popups--you can even choose which popups you don't want!

 

[jko]

8th April 2003 at 08:40 AM l33tace said this in Post #4

I'm not sure if thats Susans exact problem, but for you this may help.

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To disable Windows "Messenger Service" pop-up ads:

1. From the Start Menu, select Settings
2. Open the Control Panel
3. Open Administrative Tools
4. Open Services
5. Double-Click the Messenger service
6. Configure the start-up type to disabled&nbsp;

Peace

That will work. If you have 2000 or XP.
Also, if you dissable this service you wont be able to net send to anyone on your LAN, which you probably don't have to worry about.

 

[Rafael]

Free anti-popup programs work good, and deleteing spyware cookies is a must - where companies track where you go on the web and then determine what advertising to put in your face. Here's the two I use, and they work very good:

http://www.adshield.org/ - block ad popups - there is a free block list that can be imported here:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/block.txt

http://www.lavasoft.de/ - AdAware - finds and deletes cookies in your registry and folders. This has regular updates that are free to download and keep track of the everchanging names of spy cookies that are placed on your computer from the web.