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Author Topic: Advertising Pop-ups on Film-Tech. John Spooner Expert Film Handler Posts: 186 From: South Australia, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 08-14-2003 01:05 PM                     Over the last few weeks on random occasions while viewing the forums, I have had advertising material pop up in the lower right hand corner. The text says the ads are not part of the site being viewed. Has anyone else had this occur? John Spooner.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-14-2003 01:14 PM                     I have not experienced that problem. It was probably coming from your ISP or browser.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-14-2003 02:48 PM                     You probably have the Gator program on your computer. Somewhere along the line you probably clicked on some stupid program to "speed up your internet connection" or "automatically set your clock" scams that they have on free-hosted websites (like Geocities). You'll have to find whatever it is running in your task manager, then find it on your hard drive and nuke it.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-14-2003 03:17 PM                     Download and run Ad-Aware 6. You may also be receiving popup ads if you have Instant Messaging software running or are not behind a properly-configured firewall.  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-14-2003 04:18 PM                     also, if running Windows 2000 disable Windows Messenger in the Services menu. This is not to be confused with MSN messenger. I accidently forgot to disable it and started getting ads for " Penile Enlargements ".  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 08-14-2003 09:32 PM                        quote: I accidently forgot to disable it and started getting ads for " Penile Enlargements ". Same here. I shut messenger off, though I also found that I hadn't secured the firewall as well as I had thought. No problems since then, though.  |  IP: Logged John Spooner Expert Film Handler Posts: 186 From: South Australia, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 08-15-2003 12:12 PM                     Thank you for advice received. I do have Yahoo Messenger installed, so this could be the source. Brad, I had seen the speed up software and downloaded it to try it, however it caused so much bother that I uninstalled it. I certainly will be ignoring the clock one, thank you for the warning regards it. Adam, I have had the free Pop-up Stopper installed for some time, does a magnificent job of stopping most pop-ups. Would it run ok along with the Lavasoft? Finally, regards annoying software, has anyone else been pestered by that annoying monkey Bonsi, or the annoying fat little Wizard who is supposed to make the e-mail talk. I downloaded them at differing times, they played havoc with the computer and were more hindrance than help. I uninstalled Bonsi reasonably easily, but to get the stupid Wizard out was difficult, it will not uninstall on command as it puts a small file in the programme to stop uninstalling. The file has to be deleted and then the uninstall will procede. Thank you again for advice received to date. John Spooner.  |  IP: Logged Dino Panagiotopoulos Expert Film Handler Posts: 139 From: Windor, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jan 2003 posted 08-15-2003 12:24 PM                     Guys does Windows Messenger fall under just "Messenger" in my services? I dont any Windows Messenger but just that and Im also wondering if this affects any other type of messenging?  |  IP: Logged

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