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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:55 pm

Sorry I've not been around at all. There's a lot going on that's keeping me busy for the time being.

I was wondering if you could help me with a computer/web problem please. Does anyone know of a reliable site to get rid of pop-up web pages that keep appearing as I am using the internet. Its not the small pop-ups I am talking about, its full size web pages, that are so big they cover the browser bars at the top of the page. To close them by clicking on the X, I know, can cause all sorts of unwanted rubbish, viruses and junk to be downloaded.

Any help will be really aprreciated. I downloaded one programme called Stopzilla, but it didn't help at all and so I have uninstalled that. Your possible solutions are eagerly awaited.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:13 pm

Presuming you have a reasonably good anti-virus, if something like Stopzilla isn't helping I'd get a hold of Spybot just in case you have any other gremlins.

I'd be interested to hear what others use for pop ups.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:27 pm

I forgot to say I have spybot on the computer and that has not sorted the problem either. I use Macafee Online Protection having just changed from Norton. I had the pop ups with Norton too.

Its interesting that out of 4 computers in the house, two laptops, two desk tops, the only one with spybot and adaware is the one with the problem shmile

I have a feeling a reformat will be needed to get rid of this.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:37 am

Sally, my mum had that problem also and the only thing that worked in the end up was to use the recovery discs. We use avast anitvirus and they still let the harmless ones through. Have lost count of the amount of diff programs we have tried now and nothing seems to keep them at bay for long. Sorry that this doesn't help you though.
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