pop ups

hi, recently i just turned on my computer and opened internet explorer only to find that after a few seconds i get pop ups coming up for no reason what so ever,
I got a pop up stopper to stop them but i would like to know if theres anyway to stop them since i don't like the idea of having something appear infront of my screen when it's not ment to be there. i also already scanned the registry to try and detect wha
t it is that's causing this but so far i have had no luck. so can anyone tell me how to stop these pop ups coming up everythime i open IE?

Thanks in advance

Greetings --

There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions
vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling you?

1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This type of spam has become quite common over the past year or
so, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you most definitely open to other threats, such as the Blaster,
Welchia, and Sasser Worms that still haunt the Internet. Install and
use a decent, properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the
messenger service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom,
and does little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And
ignoring or just "putting up with" the security gap represented by
these messages is particularly foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...e/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
compatible with the real Internet. This is because AOL is an on-line
content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. AOL's
proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.

Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure UDP ports
135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_ blocked.
You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP). You'll
have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer for the
specific steps.

You can test your firewall at:

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_...BYNCJEIMXQKCDT

Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?

2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
from http://www.panicware.com/, or the free Google Toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.

3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH


"Garfield" wrote in message
...
hi, recently i just turned on my computer and opened internet
explorer only to find that after a few seconds i get pop ups coming up
for no reason what so ever,
I got a pop up stopper to stop them but i would like to know if
theres anyway to stop them since i don't like the idea of having
something appear infront of my screen when it's not ment to be there.
i also already scanned the registry to try and detect what it is
that's causing this but so far i have had no luck. so can anyone tell
me how to stop these pop ups coming up everythime i open IE?

Thanks in advance

this problem could also be caused by a Program that was downloaded or imbedded into another program that you installed

it is a seperate program on your computer causing the pop-ups and you need to remove it

you may need to get a spywere removal program -- Doubleckick and other companies use the programs to see what pagees you are viewing and then send you appropriate Advertisment that go along with that page

this is why pop-ups are appreaing even on pages that do not have pop-ups


"Garfield" wrote:

hi, recently i just turned on my computer and opened internet explorer only to find that after a few seconds i get pop ups coming up for no reason what so ever,
I got a pop up stopper to stop them but i would like to know if theres anyway to stop them since i don't like the idea of having something appear infront of my screen when it's not ment to be there. i also already scanned the registry to try and detect w
hat it is that's causing this but so far i have had no luck. so can anyone tell me how to stop these pop ups coming up everythime i open IE?

Thanks in advance

This problem can also be caused by a Program that was downloaded or imbedded into another program

it is a seperate program on your computer causing the pop-ups and you need to remove it

you may need to get a spywere removal program -- Doubleckick and other companies use the programs to see what pagees you are viewing and then send you appropriate Advertisment that go along with that page

this is why pop-ups are appreaing even on pages that do not have pop-ups

"Garfield" wrote:

hi, recently i just turned on my computer and opened internet explorer only to find that after a few seconds i get pop ups coming up for no reason what so ever,
I got a pop up stopper to stop them but i would like to know if theres anyway to stop them since i don't like the idea of having something appear infront of my screen when it's not ment to be there. i also already scanned the registry to try and detect w
hat it is that's causing this but so far i have had no luck. so can anyone tell me how to stop these pop ups coming up everythime i open IE?

Thanks in advance