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October 11th, 2004 12:00
Remove Internet Explorer Pop-up Ad
Delete Internet explorer Pop-up Ad
Click on: Start/Programs/Internet Explorer/Tools/Options/Delete cookies in temporary internet folder
Restart
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October 15th, 2004 21:00
Stop Popup's
Popups are those annoying ads that pop up (or under) while you’re surfing the ‘net. There are three kinds of popups, and you’ll need to do three separate things to block them.
* Pop up windows created by web pages can be easily blocked by a third-party pop up blocker like the free Google Toolbar at http://toolbar.google.com/. However, the best way to block popups (and other nasties like browser hijackers) is not to use Internet Explorer at all. I recommend Mozilla at http://www.mozilla.org/ or Firefox at http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=2782&t=55. Both have built-in pop-up blocking but you must turn it on in the preferences.
Read this artical by Paul Corkery's about Firefox browser, Mozilla's Firefox a versatile, secure alternative to IE at http://www.thetriangle.org/news/2004/07/09/SciTech/Mozillas.Firefox.A.Versatile.Secure.Alternative.To.Ie-692322.shtml
* Pop-ups can also be created by spyware. These programs run in the background and can appear any time, even if you’re not online. I recommend Spybot Search & Destroy at http://safer-networking.org/ to clean out spyware and block it in future. If you’re going to continue to use Internet Explorer also get Spyware Blaster at http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html to prevent browser hijacking.
* Finally, there’s a really annoying kind of pop-up that’s, in my opinion, a security flaw in Windows NT/2000/XP. These versions of Windows have a function called netsend that’s designed for system administrators. They can use it to communicate with all the computers on the network. Unfortunately, it can also be used by a spammer who can send a pop-up to ANY computer on the Internet. To block this form of Messenger spam you can turn off the Messenger service, or turn on a firewall. Enabling the built-in Windows XP firewall will block this spam forever. Windows XP Service Pack 2 turns on the firewall by default.
* More PopUp Stoppers programs
EMS Freesurfer at http://www.snapfiles.com/get/freesurfer.html
PopupTest - test your popup blocker software and download software at http://www.popuptest.com/