Why am I getting pop-ups

[ru4liberty]

FR (Latest Posts) is my home page, and I open 2 browsers whenever I start my day or whenever I shut down and start up again.

I have Panicware's Pop-Up Stopper Companion on my computer, but I have to turn it off to get the 2nd browser to launch. After I've launched both browsers and before I can turn Panicware back on, I GET A STINKING POP-UP AD!

I know FR doesn't do advertising, so where in the world are these ads coming from? Any ideas? Anyone else having this problem?

HELP!

[Bobber58]

hold ctrl key while starting second window

[Keith in Iowa]

You probably have another sort of spyware/ad-bot running in the background - get AdAware, or Spybot - Search & Destroy - both can be easily found on a google search.

[jude24]

Download and run ad-aware. Sounds like you got some kind of adware on your computer -- maybe the kids installed Kazaa or something?

Adaware can be downloaded here.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Sounds like spyware. Use Spybot Search and Destroy -- it works great and it is free.

[Billthedrill]

Ditto on AdAware. I thought I had a pretty clean system and installed the thing, and it found no fewer than FIVE little cookies.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Popup's keep coming when FR up here also; does that function work when only one window is running?

So how do you stop them - even in other windows?

I've got "popnot.exe" (recommend by Kim Kommando's site; but I'm not convinced it's very effective....)

[TomGuy]

What type of pop-up ad is it?

It sounds as if some webpage has placed a cookie on your computer. Try cleaning out your cookies folder.

[Smedley]

Spybot - Search & Destroy rocks. Talk about a great tool to remove the slime from your computer!

[RedWhiteBlue]

At one time I used Adaware, but several months ago they stopped updating it in order to work on a completely new version, so it could not detect the more recently developed spyware. Did they complete the new version?

I moved to Spybot when I found out they were not updating, and Spybot found a lot of spyware that Adaware missed. Plus, Spybot has some other nice capabilities.

[hsmomx3]

Do you have Win XP? This link will show you how to stop it:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3374542,00.html

Ever since turning this off, I have not gotton these pop-ups.

[jude24]

They've got an update now...

[T. Jefferson]

I have the same aggravating problem. Every time I open my home page an extra browser opens with ads. I found the file folder...windows/system/adcache. However, whenever I delete it it immediately reappears in the same location. I heard someone saying it was an activex issue but I can't find the solution.

[RockyMtnMan]

If you are getting that type of popup you should consider aquiring a router/firewall. If you already have one I would suggest locking it down tighter. As for the popups I believe they are setting timers using java script or popping the ads on the close window event.

[noutopia]

How do you clean out your cookies folder?

[Normal4me]

On a side note, check this often as patches seem to change it back to "enabled". ;-)

[Grampa Dave]

Do you buy Spybot or is it a freeware?

[cmsgop]

How do you clean out your cookies folder?"

Leave the Jar in the Kids Room.....

[noutopia]

Im series.