pop ups ads

[John]

I get about fifty pop up ads on the computer at on time. I
have looked for programs that do this put i have none what
could this be?

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

John;
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

Internet Connection Firewall will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"John" > wrote in message
...
> I get about fifty pop up ads on the computer at on time. I
> have looked for programs that do this put i have none what
> could this be?

[Peter van Rijswijk]

It would be nice if windows didn't have so many holes to begin with

[Shenan T. Stanley]

John <> wrote:
> I get about fifty pop up ads on the computer at on time. I
> have looked for programs that do this put i have none what
> could this be?

Advice on Popups and their elimination:

http://www.fracas.net/newsgroups/generaladvice.html#popups
or
http://tinyurl.com/el9s

You may want to look over the whole page.

--
Shenan Stanley
"Just trying to help"

[Shenan T. Stanley]

Peter van Rijswijk <> wrote:
> It would be nice if windows didn't have so many holes to begin with

Yeah - and then everyone would have to have a computer geek for a friend to
open up what they needed to use what they want. Albeit admitted Windows has
some nasty problems that shouldn't be there, some things are likely there to
make things easy on the uninformed.

DOS on a stand-alone computer.. Now there was a remotely secure OS.
Boring as hell...
But SECURE!

--
Shenan Stanley
"Just trying to help"

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

These are not holes.
You need and should use a firewall with ANY OS.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"Peter van Rijswijk" > wrote in message
...
> It would be nice if windows didn't have so many holes to begin with