I am in POP-UP HELL!!!!

[Timber Loftis]

Hmmm.... the one that keeps zapping me is Huntfly.com. It just comes from nowhere.

[johnny]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Well, I now know what a Trojan is. I downloaded and ran Spybot -- let's hope it works. Damn.... just got another. Well, it missed one and is going to run it again on start-up. I'll update this. I hear pop-up killers kill even pop-ups that are meant to be there -- like when new IE windows open when you click a link or html document.

It will prevent you from posting in polls here, but that's just about it. If you wanna vote in a poll, you gotta disable your popupkiller first. But it sure beats the hell out of closing all these friggin little windows when your browsing around. Put it on your priority list dude, and also, if you haven't got one already, a good firewall, preferably Zonealarm.

It's like sex these days, ignore protection, and you'll get burned.

[Legolas]

Originally posted by Rokenn: That'll teach ya to stay away from those porn sites [img]tongue.gif[/img]

This is an unsanctioned use of Timber Teasings. Please note that the next Timber Teasing event shall not be held for another 6 months.It is fine to practice in your own backyard, but there will be no acual teasings until the start of the Timber season.

[Timber Loftis]

LegoLASS [img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img] If you weren't so damned funny, you'd get more.

Well, Spybot zapped a lot, but then I rebooted and got a GATOR Corp. popup without turning on IE. I don't have time before I leave in 1 hr. to fully learn Spybot and crank up the settings so it will check more thoroughly. Ooops, there's another one -- damn.

So, what I did was call our IT guys and say something like "I have this problem, it's wasted hours, I want it fixed tonight after I leave, and I am pissed." When in doubt, bark at the techies.

My job tasks today ALL involved online research. Between fiddling with the popups and downloading stuff to fix them, I've lost 1/2 my day.

And, Timber no surfee the porn at work. And, at home is dial-up, so you can bet I don't do it there. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Bungleau]

Whether or not popup stopper software causes you a problem depends on the logic it uses. Popup killer blocks based on the URL or on the title. I have never had a problem with IW polls, and I run it all the time.

I have accidentally added a valid URL to the blacklist. All I had to do was to find it and remove it.

And if it gets really frustrating, I just disable it temporarily.

But TL, you might consider running both Spybot and Ad-Aware. Each of them is a 90-95% solution, and between them both, they've got it just about all covered.

[Rokenn]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: So, what I did was call our IT guys and say something like "I have this problem, it's wasted hours, I want it fixed tonight after I leave, and I am pissed." When in doubt, bark at the techies.

Bah! I hate clients like you. Then when you ask them what they did to their machines the say ,"nothin" [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

[Gangrell]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: And, Timber no surfee the porn at work. And, at home is dial-up, so you can bet I don't do it there. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

That doesn't mean anything [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

Yea, Trojans are a pain though. I've only had them infect me twice in the last 4 years, but I don't think they ever crashed my Pc though. The most damage they ever did was damage a game file, which I just reinstalled later on.

Or the reason behind those pop-ups could be the simplest of Pop-Up rules;

"Close me and more will come." [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[johnny]

If you have a trojan when you're on dial up, you have a serious problem. Trojans connect your PC to the internet while you're away from home. Most trojans keep trying to do that every few minutes, if you're not around to cancel the action, you're phonebill will give you a major headache.

[Sir Kenyth]

Go to add/remove programs and remove any unfamiliar software plug-ins. You may have to come up in safe mode or kill the processes before some will be removable. This will only work on legit plug-ins that most people inadvertently load from the net. There are plenty of nasty ones out there that aren't that easy! Also check to make sure your default home page hasn't been changed. You may also want to confirm your AV software and windows update software are working correctly. Some nasty trojans knock those out to prevent you from protecting yourself. If they've been compromised, you've got a mess on your hands and I'd let IT handle it. If so, be prepared for a scolding.

[TyranyuS]

Search and download an pop-up-eater.