[stands2reason]

No...

[SeaDragon]

No, I haven't had any.

[Vidalia]

Go directly to ZDNET.

Do not pass GO.

Go directly to "downloads".

Download "Analog X Pow" and rid yourself of those ugly and smelly pests...

[Doohickey]

I've NEVER seen advertising on FR. You've likely gotten an applet installed that sends your browsing habits to an advertising company. Get yourself Ad-Aware (freeware) and get rid of it.

[Vidalia]

BTW, works fine on Windows XP...

[Keith in Iowa]

You may be getting pop-ups generated by a spyware program running in the background. Get a program called Ad-aware from www.lavasoft.com and install it, run it, and it will clean your computer of spyware programs.

[Bogey78O]

Your computer has been infected with a program akin to VX2. It's a nasty program that hides in your comp and sends pop-ups out to 3rd party websites.

Go here to remove it.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

[dinasour]

When you, or your kids, download "free" software from the internet they will often attach programs that will track your internet activity and direct ads to you. These programs are not detected by virus scans because they are technically legal (you agreed to this, when you clicked ok).

It is not uncommon to find dozens of these so-called "spyware" programs on your computer.

This program will help you detect and remove them:
http://www.lavasoft.com

[another cricket]

It also seems to make you double post. :^)

a.cricket

[big bad easter bunny]

yes

[dhuffman@awod.com]

http://www.webwasher.com

[July 4th]

Here's a good link for opt-outs: http://www.hot-deals.org/optoutads/

[jackbill]

I was hit by about eight pop-up ads this afternoon when I clicked on a link that a Freeper provided. Fortunately, I'm quick and I can generally ZAP them before they're fully loaded.

I was going to excoriate the Freeper but then I was afraid that he would just hit me with more.

[dinasour]

This is a security site that I like. It has a lot of useful information and will test your firewall.

Click on "Shields Up", then again on the "Shields Up" link in the "Hot Spots" section

http://grc.com/intro.htm

[fight_truth_decay]

No..I use a free version download Popup Stopper from www.panicware.com some games may be necessary to hold down your Cntrl key when loading.

[Coleus]

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