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Ive been having a lot of pop-ups lately, and i was wondering what you all think is the best free pop-up blocker?

  Your hardware  firewall.

And what browser are you using?

in firefox isnt there an extension called ad-block?

Do you only get pop-ups when you browse the internet?

I had quite a problem with them a while ago, but spybot took care of them. It might help you too, cause IE7 shouldn't have popups I believe.
http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html

I just got Maxthon and i havent had a pop-up yet, but that might change. i wouldnt mind a popup once in a while but not all the time

i spoke to soon now im getting pop-ups again. its mostly CID or adult friend finder. if i cant get rid of these soon im thinking about just reformatting my hard drive. Everything i got on my comp i can get back easy enough.

I agree that if its adult material, it is highly likely to be malware. Windows Defender + Spybot + Ad-Aware will have 99% chances to stop the problem. Don't reformat, that would be a loss of time. If you can't find those programs of have problems with them, post, we will help you.

Edit: A question for everyone: Do you think it would be worth it scrapping Spybot and AdAware and keep Windows Defender only? Safety-wise and ressource-wise?

I use Comodo personal firewall / AVG anti-virus / AVG anti spyware / Spybot / Spyware Blaster. All of these programs are free. The best way to beat this problem is to watch where you surf. Or put linux on one of your computers.

Hi Buntz , how do you find Comodo firewall I am using the old Sygate one ,
and need to be able to recommend a good free easy to use firewall to friends  

i think he means how do you think it is
not where to download it

do you find it easy?
do you find it good?

what is your review ?

Sorry |Buntz and thanks Just , I guess the Englsh/Ameruican fell apart there ,
yes I was asking is it easy to use for a novice /newbie , as my group that I suport are a bit basic , I have only just got them off of Norton and on to Grisofts AVG , so the firewall must be easy to use ,

I think it is easy to use. Like a lot of other firewall your have to give permission for firefox or IE or any other program to enter the internet,but if you check the [remember my answer for  this application box ] you only have to do it once.The only problem I every had with this firewall is with gaming. Some game will not let you out of the game to give it permission to enter the internet. I usually just shut it off before I start playing those game.

I have used Pop-up Stopper Free Edition for years and it has worked
great for me.  Get it at www.panicware.com.

I use CounterSpy v2 for spy-adware along with Spybot.  They keep the
junk off my PC.

err, you probably have a print screen button on your keyboard, press it and copy it to a paint document. If you don't idk, I guess there are some programs out there that could help you.

I personally like Microsoft's 'Windows Defender' teamed with IE7.  It blocks about 99.8% of the popups on all my computers... every now and then one gets through but that will happen with any of those programs.  Windows Defender isn't a dedicated popup blocker but it does do that also, along with it's main goal of keeping your computer free of spyware, adware and other threats (if you don't already know it's the final version of the old Microsoft Antispyware... it's just a better and quieter version, meaning it doesn't bug you as much with questions).

You can get Windows Defender at Microsoft's website a direct link is at >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx (there is a download link on that page... you may want to read more about it on that page also).  Note (pirates beware...arrrgh!): You must have a geniune copy of Windows.

And as I said, it works best when you team it up with IE7 (Internet Explorer 7).  You can of course also get this at Microsoft's website and read more about it at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx -- again, as with most downloads from Micosoft these days you must have a genuine copy of windows or at least a pirated copy that authenticates (I have seen one before, hehe).

Just download both of those and use a good antivirus program and you'll be good to go, your computer will run like mine and have nearly NO popups and problems (although I'm using Vista now but before Vista I had it setup with XP and for years I never had any problems... and since Vista it's been more of the same, only difference is that I haven't found a good antivirus program but I'll have one very soon. 

nJOY!
-D

Oh! What programs do you have running? If you are using something like limewire or any p2p software, they usually create popups. Therefore, testing with an antispyware won't do anything. I know I used to use a P2P program called Blubster, and every once in a while I would get popups. It didn't take me long to figure out that it was the cause of the problem, as every time i would go to download a song, i would get a popup. Anyways... list some of the programs you have running.

Le_murphant some of the popups are images but most are just regular websites that pop up.

I do have limewire and bitcomet but there not running. would those give me any problems?

here are some more

JH2688:  Looks like you have caught a bug, malware from your
p2p programs.  Also you are likely to someday get your heinie
in trouble downloading songs unless you happen to be paying
for them.

Just some friendly advice.  NOMB actually.   

Here are a couple sites with removal tips.

http://www.spywaredb.com/remove-zillabar/
http://www.pchell.com/support/wildtangent.shtml

Not going to sites that have popups seems to work pretty well for me