Pop/adware blocker

[chuckw951]

I have "ad ware" on my computer and it is driving me nuts.

I installed "Ad-aware 6.0" http://lavasoft.element5.com and that worked a couple months ago but it seems as if the pop advertisers have come up with a "work around."

Everytime I go to a new site one or more ads pop up on the screen. When I go to ebay I get an ad for "U-bid" so I don't think the pop ups are coming from the sites I go to.

Any thoughts on how I can get this monkey off my back???

Thx.

[Shuie]

Update ad-aware. Im pretty sure they have patches availble. everytime mine start getting bad, i just run the scan and it cleans everything up.

[Sonic dB]

http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#cwshredder


Im dealing with the same problem on my computer this morning

[chuckw951]

Thanks for the link. I downloaded "Spy Bot Search and Destroy" and installed the latest update.

I had all kinds of ad ware programs running in the background!

After wiping them out and rebooting that seemed to do the trick.

[id10t]

I recommend using both spybot and adware together - sometimes, one catches something the other missed. If you use Internet Explorer to surf, you probably want teh Google TOolbar to block popups there as well.

[rammstein]

Already mentioned, but you need to get updates for Ad-Aware regularly. I swear by this software. I visited the parents a few days ago, their laptop was in a sad state. They had all kinds of pop-up blockers and "cookie defenders" and whatnot. I deleted them all and promptly installed adaware. Right away it found 300 objects that the other software missed. Great stuff. Just keep up with the updates.

[jbryant]

Try advant as your browser.

[Rot 911]

Get the google tool bar, it has a great popup blocker on it.

[motion]

get a Mac

[chuckw951]

Originally posted by motion
get a Mac

Come on now, Apple lost the battle 20 years ago.

[Adam]

There was a battle?

[UconnTim97]

I just downloaded the ad aware...found over 100 objects in my PC..Thanks

[RickM]

Is Ad Aware like Spy Sweeper?...which is subscription based. After the trial period it bugs the crap out of you to subscribe....almost as bad a virus itself.

[rammstein]

nope- they give you scanning ability for free. Where they hope to score $ is when you pay for the ability to have a real-time monitor to keep junk off your computer in the first place.

[chuckw951]

Originally posted by Adam Chaplin
There was a battle?

Sure, to become the industry standard. WinTel won. Ipod sales are not going to save apple

[Z-man]

Thanks for the info.
-Zoltan.