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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

How do you stop pop up adds?

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JamesHooker: 9 months ago | Last edited at 12:25AM on 8/5/2012

Use Firefox for one.. use of Internet Explorer opens up a lot of unprotected ports during your web surfing, making it easy for a virus to latch on to all our downloads, even if from a "safe" site. Sites can not guarantee, that in the time the milliseconds go by for your message to appear, a virus can latch on kilobits at a time. Once you own a kilobyte, the rest of the virus will find its way onto your computer via future downloads. Firefox prevents this.

Second, maintain your computer with: Spybot Search & Destroy ( Give it admin rights, use the Immunize feature before running ) , Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and CCleaner ( Run this once a day, use the Registry fix option and make a backup save in case. It will automatically do this for you.

All of these are free, you can also buy RegZooka ( I like this ) or RegCure ( Others like this )

Also if your a downloader, use AVG free to take away Windows defender completely. Microsoft is cracking down on Pirating.

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JamesHooker: 9 months ago

Also there is a Ad-on for Firefox, but some sites, like porn sites, you just can't stop the pop-ups. =P

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

thanks for your detailed answer. if I could give more than one green I would.

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AvatarOfPotatoes: 9 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 1:00PM on 8/4/2012

I do not believe you can stop pop up adds. if they just pop up without having your Internet up you may have a virus and should check out the possibility of a virus and removing it.

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

really? that "stinks" thanks

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Mavericker: 9 months ago

You can download pop-up blockers. You should try to find some that are free.

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

thanks I'll try that

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XrainbowpopX: 9 months ago

Beware, some pop up blockers can be viruses...

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

if I try to take them off?

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Mavericker: 9 months ago

Xrainbow is right. You have to be careful. You should download free antivirus programs to protect your PC.

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

thanks I will

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Rock_God54: 9 months ago

I do not believe there is any physical way to delete these from popping up. U can however, exit out of each and every one.

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mikes703: 9 months ago

I have a Pop Up Blocker on my computer...But sometimes you can't stop it from Popping up...Yikesssss

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JulieBuckner: 9 months ago

how do you get pop up blocker?

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mikes703: 9 months ago

it comes with my ISP...check your provider...

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BeautifulNitemare: 9 months ago via iPhone

Built in Mike's programs

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mikes703: 9 months ago

yes I guess so...I am dumb at computer..:(

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smurtih: 9 months ago

There is an Ad-on for Mozilla Firefox which enables the browsing to go on without any ads appearing on the side which means it also blocks the pop-ups. Search for it if you use Mozilla Firefox.

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merbzyderdzy123: 9 months ago

call your computer guy ! u probably have a virus

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MattMedicine: 9 months ago

Probably have a virus there is an ad-on for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that blocks it.

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jamshabam: 9 months ago | Last edited at 10:04AM on 8/5/2012

I close them, then I stop visiting the site that made them pop up. This is kinda like "voting with your visit." Sites track their traffic, and when they lose it they realize they need to change something. Having pop-ups on your site is a horrible choice, so by avoiding those sites you can help them realize that. Also, Chrome seems to automatically block a lot of them.

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