Adware/Adverts popping up

[725308]

Hi all

In the last few days I have been having adverts popping up in small windows every few pages I visit on Internet Explorer.

Its really annoying having to close them all the time and I think this sort of advertisements popping up is adware?

I have full virus and firewall protection but have never had any anti-spyware or adware - can anyone recommend me some thing to download or a package to buy?

Otherwise I'n just going to system restore

[frostbite]

Personally, I would suggest you dump IE and use Firefox with the Adblock addon.

[Saab Dastard]

Adaware and Spybot and Ewido.

All free - others may be listed in the sticky at the top of the forum.

SD

[BDiONU]

Originally Posted by 725308

I have full virus and firewall protection but have never had any anti-spyware or adware - can anyone recommend me some thing to download or a package to buy?

You need at least two free products, Ad Aware and Spybot. This sticky at the top of the forum contains a handy guide to eliminating your problem
BD

[frostbite]

All due respect, gents, but Adaware & Spybot are not going to stop popups which is what I read as the problem.

Firefox or Opera should handle that.

[Devlin Carnet]

Sorry Frostbite, but yes They do,
or at least they eliminate the programmes that generate them.

[frostbite]

Not wishing to labour the point (especially as the original poster hasn't returned), but I understood popups to be mainly generated by the website being visited.

[BOAC]

There is a 'tick box' in IE Tools/Options/Privacy you could try.

[Globaliser]

Originally Posted by frostbite

Not wishing to labour the point (especially as the original poster hasn't returned), but I understood popups to be mainly generated by the website being visited.

As it's a new symptom being reported, it sounds more likely than he's been recently infected by some adware/spyware that's causing the popups. Some of them do that.

[Devlin Carnet]

Sorry Frostbite, I was referring to the popups for "A partner in love" or "do you have erection problems" type. Not the ones from the website sponsors.