Pop Ups
By rovian
@rovian (1924)
United States
January 30, 2008 8:43am CST
One day, my niece was on my computer and when she came off, I had a problem with pop up ads, and my computer became slower. I used an anti-spyware/adware program to get rid of most and my computer is back to its' normal speed, but I am still getting pop up once in a while that will open in a new tab. I sometimes get audio ads. Is there anyone who knows how to get rid of them for good? and willing to share the information or which program to use? I don't know what to do and I do not want to re-format my computer.
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2 responses
@kenyochu (11)
• United States
31 Jan 08
You might want to check whether you have a Trojan or any other malware that is not easily detectable. You can download and install a free application called HijackThis, which scans all the running programs. If there's something you don't recognize, post in a computer help forum...
@retrac1324 (227)
• United States
30 Jan 08
Use a computer with a built in Pop Up Blocker like Firefox or IE7, and run AntiVirus/AntiSpyware regularly with the latest updates. If you have no browsers open you shouldn't be getting any popups unless you are infected.
