What's with the "pop-ups"?

[rogue1]

Been getting pop up advertisements alot on this website lately. You guys too?

 

[Canceler]

You guys too?

No, not even any messages about blocked pop-ups.

 

[Harman]

nope man, no pop ups here either ...

 

[jack.jackson]

Maybe try going to Tools>Internet options>PrivacyTab>Medium or higher security. Click OK.

Turn on pop-up blocker.

 

[Nuh-vad-uh]

Looking at porn on the internet is an evil thing my friend.

 

[rukus]

Looking at porn on the internet is an evil thing my friend.

not as evil as unwanted pop-ups :flame:

 

[jack.jackson]

not as evil as unwated pop-ups :flame:

Some pop-ups are friendly. Its when you start getting rogue programs on the start-up(Adware) pretending they're there to help you is when you should be concerned. At this point, with this type of infection, its just best to re-format.

 

[Canceler]

At this point, with this type of infection, its just best to re-format.

How about running something like Spybot S&D first?

 

[jack.jackson]

How about running something like Spybot S&D first?

Would probably work, depending on the Infection.

As long as you "clinked on the link" chances are it CAN be cured through the use of "Todays free commercial programs available" However if you proceeded to "Download something and Install it on your HardDrive"(I call these the true Viruses)At this point, I really dont think there's much you can do about it besides temporarily relief your problems. It doesnt take much, to tell the difference between the severity of the 2 types.

 

[Licentia]

It's probably spyware on your computer.

I remember when I did tech support and customers would call and blame the website saying when they visited they got pop-ups of porn or whatever. Hewlett Packard's website gives porn pop-ups apparently. No, it's that they have garbage on their pc!

It's amazing how people can put the blame in the wrong place, despite how illogical it may be for them to do so. Always so quick to blame others and justify themselves. The nature of man!

Licentia.

 

[jack.jackson]

It's probably spyware on your computer.

I remember when I did tech support and customers would call and blame the website saying when they visited they got pop-ups of porn or whatever. Hewlett Packard's website gives porn pop-ups apparently. No, it's that they have garbage on their pc!

It's amazing how people can put the blame in the wrong place, despite how illogical it may be for them to do so. Always so quick to blame others and justify themselves. The nature of man!

Licentia.

I assume your referring to the original poster.

Pop-ups arent necessarily a critical system breach. When smoke starts coming out the back of your computer, followed by talking to you in a foriegn language, is when you realize its, actually penetrated and over-written your hard-drive and caused irreversible system component damage. Combo-fix,Smit-frad-fix,house-call,& Hijack-this are powerful anti-trojan tools. But as hackers, become more proficient, by todays technology. What worked Today, will not work tommorow.

The best tool, is being subjective to change.:cat:

 

[Licentia]

I assume your referring to the original poster.

Pop-ups arent necessarily a critical system breach. When smoke starts coming out the back of your computer, followed by talking to you in a foriegn language, is when you realize its, actually penetrated and over-written your hard-drive and caused irreversible system component damage. Combo-fix,Smit-frad-fix,house-call,& Hijack-this are powerful anti-trojan tools. But as hackers, become more proficient, by todays technology. What worked Today, will not work tommorow.

The best tool, is being subjective to change.:cat:

I am refering to him that he probably has spyware and adware programs running on his PC. The rest is refered to people that I helped doing tech support.

Licentia.