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Rebob · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: Off the topic for a moment

I don't know what is happening, but I normally use I.E.7 and the past couple of days I am getting popups. A lot of them. I downloaded Firefox and the popups are dramatically less, but Firefox won't let me sign to the brotherhood web site. I know we have a few Firefox lovers. Let me say........................HELP.... Laughing

Larry · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

I have Firefox and don't have any problems.

Rebob · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject:

It was weird, Larry. When downloaded it everything was fine except for logging in here. It would not accept any user name or password. I went back to IE 7 and checked my usernames and passwords and I was right on. So I uninstalled Firefox and then reinstalled it. This time a new version of Firefox came up that is optimized with Yahoo. I downloaded it and everything is fine, except I am still getting pop ups. Grrrrrrrr Evil or Very Mad

Rickenbacker · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

Rebob, go into Tools, the Options, then Content. Make sure the box for blocking popups is checked.
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Larry · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:

Click on tools/options/content then check the block popup box.

Rebob · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject:

Yepper the block for pop ups is checked, but they still come through. Does get a little frustrating

Larry · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:52 am Post subject:

That's strange. I don't get an popups here. You mentioned Yahoo. I think Yahoo is the culprit here. Yahoo gets into everything and once it's installed, takes forever to clean it out of the registry. Yahoo toolbars are treated as adware when I scanned my daughters computer so you might want to get rid of them.

Rebob · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:46 am Post subject:

That is weird. Yahoo is totally accepted here and is not treated as adware

Rickenbacker · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:32 am Post subject:

Download this little gem and run it. My new favorite spyware killer!

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

See if it finds any nasties hiding on your PC.
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Larry · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject:

I'm evaluating it as we I speak.

Rickenbacker · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

I love that MalwareBytes program! I've had better luck recently with that then I have with Spybot or AdAware.
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Larry · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:26 am Post subject:

I'll need some time to figure this out. It's pulling up a lot of ligitimate programs and registry entries..

Rickenbacker · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Really? I'm surprised to hear that. Let me know what you find out when it's all said and done.
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GrizzlyBear64 · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

Rickenbacker, nice tip...I used it last night and found 23 incidents of one program that Spybot missed...I also like that it is automated...thanks!!
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Rebob · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

I just downloaded it and it is doing the detailed scan. WOW I got a lot of files. Maybe this will cure my popups or at least help

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