-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Full Screen Pop-up

If you are running XP version SP2, it has popup blocking built in.  To
confirm it's setting, in IE, go to Tools/Internet Options/Privacy tab and
confirm that "Block Popups" is selected.  If popups continue even with this
setting, then it's usually time to take care of spyware.
Terry

On 8/31/06, BashfulBob <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Google bar pop up stopper does a nice job of stopping this stuff for me.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TD" <davisunit@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:00 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Full Screen Pop-up
>
>
> > Popups are commonly caused by spyware, and the programs listed in that
> > thread will help you get rid of the spyware.
> > Usually no one single program will take care of everything, so try a few
> of
> > them.  I would first recommend some real time protection such as Windows
> > Defender.
> > Terry
> >
> > On 8/30/06, betty <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Terry, I don't understand. Are you pointing me to this because I
> >> should use all those programs? Do you mean that one of them will
> >> find where my pop-up came from?
> >>
> >> TD wrote:
> >> > Check this previous thread out:
> >> >  http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/08-2006/msg00132.html
> >> > and the followups.
> >> > Terry
> >> >
> >> > On 8/30/06, betty <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> It's driving me crazy! A full screen pop-up for Circuit City every
> >> >> minute or two.
> >> >> I've never ever visited Circuit City. This is part of the
> >> >> Code...jibberish:  Ooops!
> >> >> It won't paste! But it's definitely another language.
> >> >> Well, I just copied the navigation address. Can you believe this?
> >> >>
> >> >> I ran Spybot, and there was 1 thingy was a cookie something or
> other,
> >> >> which Spybot took care of.
> >> >>
> >> >> What can I do? While I was typing this, I've had over a dozen of
> them
> >> >> pop up!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> http://m1.2mdn.net/842109/student_alnite_336x280.swf?clickTag=http%3A//ad.doubleclick.net/click%253Bh%3Dv7/3451/7/70/%252a/a%253B39225985%253B1-0%253B0%253B13594392%253B4252-336/280%253B17228052/17245947/1%253B%253B%257Esscs%253D%253fhttp%3A//a.tribalfusion.com/h.click/BLNURSIOJDMNLNOKFQIIUNMTEJLNIUPOUDYPVCIKTEKVPKPXGEOLCGOHMJLEFAYNXCQLMSITPBENO/http%3A//www.circuitcity.com/ccd/
> >> >>
> >


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