messenger pop ups

[lynnayamoon]

i spent the past two nights trying to rid myself of pop up ads that kept bugging me with the box heading "messenger". i was determined to fix the problem without anyone elses help...so i went and downloaded a bunch of pop up stoppers and spyware removers and such..but NOTHING got rid of them, i went through the registry...through almost anything

Comments

What browser are you using?

[krunchy]

I've never had a pop-up ever since I started using Mozilla Firebird. Also gives me more available screen for surfing than any of the other browsers. It's free too :) I'll end this advertisement for Mozilla Firebird by saying, www.mozilla.org for more details LOL

For me, I use Spybots - Search and Destroy for removing spyware, adware, etc ... It works really well, and has an Immunize feature that stops stuff from even getting on the computer. It also makes use of dummy files so that if there is some piece of software you have to use that has spy or adware, it pretends to give info out.

Hope this helps,
Krunchy

Re: What browser are you using?

[lynnayamoon]

i actually have a built in firewall in my router, and i use a pop up ad filter, i also used the Spybots - Search and Destroy , but none of those things worked for this specific problem.

but i solved the problem, and now i am a happy girl
:-)

btw, i use IE

[freakneedle]

This isn't a Microsoft 'hole', really. It's really a feature that has legitimate use that unfortunately spammers and other nefarious types are taking advantage of. Sad, really...

[nallix]

i use Ad-aware, Spybot Search and Destroy, the new Google Toolbar (has a popup stopper) and my usual firewall software. Thankfully, I haven't had any problems on my machine.