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Name: felixtc
Date: November 9, 2005 at 19:45:04 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 512/
Comment:

Hi all
can any of u recommend some free popup blockers to try
actually I thought IE had it's own/ not workin too well if that is correct
lop.com/ search bar page & party poker keep poppin up (ringtones as well)intermittenly despite being manually removed as well

felix



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Response Number 1
Name: terii
Date: November 9, 2005 at 19:47:45 Pacific
Reply:

Google Tool Bar works well.



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Response Number 2
Name: felixtc
Date: November 9, 2005 at 19:55:43 Pacific
Reply:

so if I add the google toolbar (which I have)
but my homepage is set to optusnet (which I prefer) what protects me then


felix


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Response Number 3
Name: terii
Date: November 9, 2005 at 20:16:20 Pacific
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The Google tool bar is just that. A tool bar. It has no reference to what your home page is set to. The Google tool bar has built in pop up blocker and functions as such. You are free to configure IE any way you wish.


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Response Number 4
Name: lurkswithin
Date: November 9, 2005 at 20:55:09 Pacific
Reply:

Although terii is right on with the google tool bar, I think that your problem is a bit more than that. It may have already been installed to your HDD and the toolbar will not help you there. You need to do a clean-up of your computer.

download the following...update them and run them one right after the other.

crap cleaner download here


spywareblaster download here


spybot s&d download here


adawareSE download here

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Response Number 5
Name: Teesa
Date: November 9, 2005 at 21:59:35 Pacific
Reply:

I use PopupKiller, which, unfortunately is no longer available.
It's free, and if you would like to try it out, I've got it on my website here: PopupKiller


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Response Number 6
Name: Justme
Date: November 10, 2005 at 05:13:59 Pacific
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A regularly updated hosts file works as good as if not better than any of the third party programs that are available. Also doesn't use any resources.

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

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Response Number 7
Name: Mads Smith (by HoneyMonster)
Date: November 10, 2005 at 11:45:37 Pacific
Reply:

In my opinion there´s only one thing to do about pop-ups. Download Avant Browser.
It´s lightyears beyond IE6 and more userfriendly than Firefox.


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Response Number 8
Name: Bryco
Date: November 10, 2005 at 11:50:47 Pacific
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Using Popup blockers is like trying to treat a cold with a box of tissues.

You need to cure the cold.

See lurkswithin's post above.

Bryan


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