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01-14-2012, 11:05 AM | #1 | |||
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I am technically challenged...I just got a new computer and I need to know how to stop the pop up ads...they are driving me crazy..well, crazier. Thanks for any help I can get.
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01-14-2012, 12:53 PM | #2 | |||
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Are you using the windows IE browser?
Many prefer Firefox - it seems so much faster loading pages for me than IE. Here's the link for it if you'd like to learn more- http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/central/ www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ I thought most of the web browsers have pop ups blocked by default...but I'll look up the settings for IE and post them so you can double check your settings. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/W...sked-questions just click each question to make the answer show.
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01-17-2012, 03:12 AM | #3 | ||
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You can also download Adblock Plus to try to catch the ads that slip through.
Not all can be blocked though as they are getting smarter!
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01-17-2012, 05:29 PM | #4 | |||
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Thanks you two..think I got them stopped.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Jomar (01-19-2012) |
01-19-2012, 02:52 PM | #5 | ||
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Sorry to pop this up, but you may want to check if you have a malware on your computer causing the popups.
You can check malwarebytes it is free and good. If not then you may need to know that popups ads are a way for some sites to get revenue and the ad companies serving these try their best to bypass ad blockers. However a good adblocker is adblock but it may also block other things. Kind Regards |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | KajunButterfly (02-13-2012) |
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