# Rant About Freaking Popup Ads/adware Beware- I'm Mad **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [November 7, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860 "2003-11-07T04:49:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/1 "2003-11-07T04:49:44Z")
[r]I POSTED HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO HOW EVERY TIME I OPENED GOOGLE, 2 OR 3 POPUP ADS WOULD OPEN UP. IT WASN’T REALLY THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM… JUST A MILD ANNOYANCE. BUT NOW THESE \*\*\*\* ADWARE COMPANIES HAVE CROSSED THE LINE. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO USE INTERNET EXPLORER (MY MAIN BROWSER). THESE INCOMPETANT FOOLS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE A STUPID ADWARE PROGRAM THAT OPENS THEIR POPUP WINDOW WHENEVER YOU GOTO A NEW PAGE IN INTERNET EXPLORER. BUT THESE IDIOTS HAVE A SCRIPT ERROR IN THEIR PAGE AS WELL, SO ANOTHER BOX POPS UP. AND _THEN_ THEY HAVE A SCRIPT IN THEIR PAGE TO OPEN THE _SAME_ PAGE AGAIN WHICH BRINGS UP THE SAME ERROR AND PROCEEDS TO OPEN ANOTHER PAGE, REAPEATING THE PROCESS. IF I KNEW HOW, I WOULD _DEFINITELY_ HACK INTO THEIR SYSTEM AND MAKE THEIR PROCESSORS OVERLOAD AND MAKE THEIR COMPUTERS BLOW UP IN THEIR FACE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT RELIEVES JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MY ANGER, BUT NOT MUCH. WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO THEM TO “ADVERTISE” BY MAKING YOUR BROWSER DISFUNCTIONAL. IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE BECAUSE YOU COULDNT EVEN GO TO THEIR SITE IF YOU WANTED TO! THESE ARE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT I WISH WERE OUTSPEAKING CAPITALISTS UNDER STALIN! [/R] btw, ad-aware, spy bot, AVG, Window Washer, and Cleaning out my registry doesn’t fix it. I will be spending all day tomorrow backing up my files and reinstalling windows. these people drive me to INSANITY! [size=1]ahmed: added [\*\*R] tags :P[/size] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/2 "2003-11-07T04:54:42Z")
sorry to hear it man that sux…spybot S&D works for me. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/3 "2003-11-07T05:02:27Z")
😛 not screaming at you, screaming with you 😛 lol found a way around it- sort of, it’s going to be a pain in the aZ$ tho to keep doing this, i have to open up my computer then it still pops up so i have to kill the IE task and then i can go places so long as i don’t open a new window 😛 btw, thanks ahmed (-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/4 "2003-11-07T05:08:56Z")
you could always try doing a system restore to a date when your computer was working fine…you should try doing that before reformatting at least 🙂 -teet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/5 "2003-11-07T05:23:19Z")
nah- if i’m going to reinstall stuff, i’m going to be sure everything is gone ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/6 "2003-11-07T14:05:57Z")
adware sucks! You should get a **adware remover** try getting one [here](http://www.google.nl/search?q=download+spybot) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/7 "2003-11-07T16:17:23Z")
Be forewarned - Gator has changed it’s name to Claria If you’re like me, you hate Gator as much as I do … so be on the lookout for this new Claria deal. Oh, and KaZaA, if you ask me, is the WORST form of ad/spyware out there today… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/8 "2003-11-07T16:24:37Z")
shut off windows messenger. Its a useless service. It should block most of them. •Click Start, and then click Control Panel (or point to Settings, and then click Control Panel). •Double-click Administrative Tools. Double-click Services. Double-click Messenger. In the Startup type list, click Disabled. Click Stop, and then click OK. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/9 "2003-11-07T17:08:06Z")
Have you tried the Google Tool Bar for your browser? It includes a pop up blocker which you can turn on and off. It works very well. If that isn’t what you are looking for, try a virus protection program with spyware and privacy protection. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/10 "2003-11-07T17:49:34Z")
The thing about the Google toolbar is that it only works if the PAGE has a script to load a pop-up. If there’s any type of adware or anything on your computer, you’ll still get pop-up windows. When I used Kazaa I’d get pop-ups still, so I think much the same would happen with other adware. Just my thoughts… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/11 "2003-11-07T17:50:36Z")
for some more advanced issues, try Spybot’s Search & Destroy. I use it at work for all my goofball clients who download all day :sigh: It’s a great app, highly recommended. – [http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html](http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/12 "2003-11-07T17:53:33Z")
ouch! That’d make me learn to be hacker… I use Mozilla anyway… with a built-in popup blocker 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/13 "2003-11-07T18:03:17Z")
Rgr that BadMagick! Doh! Guess I didn’t read Yeldarb’s rant very closely. A clean hard drive wipe & reinstall maybe his best option. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/14 "2003-11-07T18:07:48Z")
> \*Originally posted by r3v0lut1on \* > \*\*Rgr that BadMagick! Doh! Guess I didn’t read Yeldarb’s rant very closely. A clean hard drive wipe & reinstall maybe his best option. \*\* What are you silly? Thats the easy way out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/15 "2003-11-07T18:18:20Z")
It sure is fest. What is your recommended solution? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/16 "2003-11-07T18:28:18Z")
> \*Originally posted by fester8542 \* > \*\*shut off windows messenger. Its a useless service. It should block most of them. •Click Start, and then click Control Panel (or point to Settings, and then click Control Panel). •Double-click Administrative Tools. Double-click Services. Double-click Messenger. In the Startup type list, click Disabled. Click Stop, and then click OK. \*\* Right here bro. Most of the popups that he is getting are caused by the local software controlling which pop-ups to load. They usually exploit the windows messaging feature that by default is turned on. It was designed as a means for system admins to eaily send data/messages/software to machines installed on the network. Its not worth poo for most home machines. By disabling the service you are not allowing the software that is local to the machine to go and retreive the specified pop-ups. rednering it harmless. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/17 "2003-11-07T18:47:39Z")
Rgr that fest. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/18 "2003-11-07T19:15:20Z")
hey bro, what does **rgr** mean? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/19 "2003-11-07T19:30:17Z")
rgr = roger As in **roger** that! (military lingo) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860/20 "2003-11-07T19:33:30Z")
> \*Originally posted by r3v0lut1on \* > \*\*rgr = roger As in **roger** that! (military lingo) \*\* and in geek cb radio talk.:nerd: 🙂 thanx for the clarification though bro. We try to stay away from internet ebonics/shorthand around here. Its a real hot button for most of the mods here. Welcome to the forum BTW [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-about-freaking-popup-ads-adware-beware-im-mad/34860.md?page=2)