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re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:25 pm Posted by MutleyCrew (4 messages posted) There are many kinds of "pop-ups", including Messenger. To eliminate them all you may well need to pay for a program. You might be able to avoid many of the pop-ups by installing the following: 1) XP-Antispy www.xp-antispy.org 2) Ad-aware www.lavasoftusa.com 3) Spybot S&D www.safer-networking.org 4) SpywareBlaster www.wilderssecurity.net The combination of all 4 will certainly be a positive step for you. On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:35 pm Posted by jackthemack (36 messages posted) just goto www.google.com and get the google tool bar. it is free and really works. 20 second to install and good to go. On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:25 pm, MutleyCrew wrote: >There are many kinds of "pop-ups", including Messenger. To eliminate them all you >may well need to pay for a program. > >You might be able to avoid many of the pop-ups by installing the following: > >1) XP-Antispy www.xp-antispy.org >2) Ad-aware www.lavasoftusa.com >3) Spybot S&D www.safer-networking.org >4) SpywareBlaster www.wilderssecurity.net > >The combination of all 4 will certainly be a positive step for you. > >On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >>Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >>continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:56 pm Posted by Alastair (15 messages posted) Bah. Get Opera, it is far better than Internet Explorer (I await your abuse). Opera can block all pop-ups except those that are actually requested by the user, e.g. those that occur when you click a link that opens in a new window. Alternatively you can let it deny all pop-ups or allow all pop-ups. Get it here: http://www.opera.com/ [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:05 pm Posted by xpadvisor (847 messages posted) All great ways to defeat popups. Let us recap for all who visit the forum: 1. disable the Messenger Service 2. Install and use spyawre removal program(s) Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware,Spytware Blaster and SpywareGuard. 3. The Google Tolbar works great with IE and Any Mozilla based browser has popup control. WinXP SP2 will include a Popup stopper. 4. with firewall and an up=to-date antivirus. the computer should be as good as possible On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:05 pm Posted by mojo7819 (5744 messages posted) Download, install, UPDATE, and run: Ad-Aware 6.0 Spybot Search & Destroy SpywareGuard Download and install: Google Toolbar & activate the pop-up blocker. Download and run: CWShredder Before running these, do the following: Delete temp internet files and history. Turn off system Restore. When finished, Turn system Restore back on. On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 8:51 pm Posted by Paula (6 messages posted) I agree with jack the mack....Google toolbar is fantastic. Very rarely does a pop-up ever sneak through. And it is a fine search engine, as well as a great dictionary and spell-checker, too. Just type in a word that you are not sure of the spelling or definition, and it will give you an answer every time! And if you are into saving bookmarks, Yahoo toolbar is great for that. Has a built-in bookmark button that saves up to 1000 category folders and bookmarks combined. Duh, my viewing window is shrinking, thanks to those toolbars, but they are great, no joke. As for the messemger service, the only way I was able to eradicte the bothersome pop-ups was with this file. Go to "start" button and drop these commands in the "run" window. Should take care of your problem permanently. Please remove the quotes prior to running the command. "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.remove" Good luck! On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 9:19 pm Posted by ChoGGi (485 messages posted) isnt that for windows messenger or is that the same thing as the messenger service? On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 8:51 pm, Paula wrote: >I agree with jack the mack....Google toolbar is fantastic. Very rarely does a pop-up >ever sneak through. And it is a fine search engine, as well as a great dictionary >and spell-checker, too. Just type in a word that you are not sure of the spelling >or definition, and it will give you an answer every time! And if you are >into saving bookmarks, Yahoo toolbar is great for that. Has a built-in bookmark >button that saves up to 1000 category folders and bookmarks combined. Duh, my viewing >window is shrinking, thanks to those toolbars, but they are great, no joke. As >for the messemger service, the only way I was able to eradicte the bothersome pop-ups >was with this file. Go to "start" button and drop these commands in the "run" window. > Should take care of your problem permanently. Please remove the quotes prior to >running the command. "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.remove" > Good luck! > > > >On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >>Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >>continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 9:20 pm Posted by jackthemack (36 messages posted) You have said it best. One other way to avoid pop ups and especially the messenger service is to get a router or physical firewall. Now your ip is very hard to see on the net and you have created a powerful nat as well. Configuring routers nowadays is a walk in the park. If after all the steps we have mentioned and you are still experiencing pop ups I would be very surprised. Good luck. On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:05 pm, mojo7819 wrote: > Download, install, UPDATE, and run: > Ad-Aware 6.0 > Spybot Search & Destroy > SpywareGuard > >Download and install: > Google Toolbar & activate the pop-up >blocker. > >Download and run: > CWShredder > >Before running these, do the following: > >Delete temp internet files and history. > > >Turn off system Restore. > >When finished, >Turn system Restore back on. > > > >On Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:01 pm, Bill Jensen wrote: >>Despite having disabled the Messenger service as per instructions on this site I >>continue to be swamped with pop-ups - why is this and what can I do?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: can't stop pop-ups Friday, March 19, 2004 at 5:46 am Posted by james (384 messages posted) Apologies for the long answer. I am overloaded with similar problems with boxes at work/friends/home being badly infested with spyware/malware. Loads of obnoxious popups. System lockups. Totally useless "toolbars" (if they can be called that). Lately I have been using my simple 2 step cocktail of "Spy Sweeper" and innoculating via the "HOST" file outlined in a link below. I also use Adaware and Spybot as well. There is no magic bullet yet against spyware. Download Spy Sweeper for www.webroot.com (I use Adaware and Spybot at times too). I hate to tell you this, but sometimes removing spyware/malware can be in some cases a non-linear process, going beyond my simple 2 step "cocktail". To help block future spyware/malware at a link below there is an excellent technique for modifying and locking the "HOSTS" file to send spyware sites you encounter down a black hole via an unknown IP address. There is also a link below to the Google Toolbar is good for popup supression. In prevention overall, think of 4 "layers". 1.) Firewall (working!) 2.) Anti-spyware software 3.) Innoculate your XP "HOST" file. 4.) XP Security Patches. Anti-virus software does not protect you against most spyware. Beware that "key loggers" in some spyware can send your credit card numbers/personal info from "secure" webpages to 3rd party servers. Press control-alt-del and look at the "Processes" tab for suspiciously titled exe files. One detection technique is to examine the directory C:\Window\System32. Sort the directory from latest date backwards. Look for recently installed DLL files, which may tip you off to spyware installs as well. Check the thread at annoyances.org below which is also informative. Rule of thumb is that a hardware firewall like those built into current DSL/Cable routers are superior to software firewalls like ZA and BlackICE. Any disagree with that assertion? 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