Pop up blocker (sp2) fails

[Guest]

Greetings:

My pop up blocker that is installed with Microsoft Windows(R) XP does not
stop any pop ups. All settings under tools are set to stop all pop ups,
blocker is set to high with no exceptions.

Anyone else seen this? I have tries several spyware removers, anti virus,
and system recovery, to no avial. I even overinstalled SP2....still no fix.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Mine did that, so I searched and searched the web, and the only answer I
found was to use Firefox as my main browser.

Not only is it more secure than IE but also has better features I really
haven't looked back

 

[Jan Il]

Hi John

The problem is probably due to some kind of scumware on your system. Try the
following and see if it helps:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

How to download and install HiJackThis:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict309.html

Please DO NOT post your log to this newsgroup, but to the HiJackThis Support
Forums below:
http://www.hijackthis.de/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=10&guestlanguageid=4
the AumHa HiJackThis Forum
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
or Bleeping Computer Forum
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
to allow the experts there to evaluate your log and advise you of any
necessary steps to clean your system.
(Note: You will have to Register before posting on these Forums. Please
follow all posting instructions carefully to avoid having your log deleted
or ignored.


Hope this helps

Jan
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[Guest]

Thank you for the reply.

For some multimedia applications and sites, MS Explorer is required as it
supports ActiveX.

Thank you very much for the reply

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much for the post.

While examining your first url, I noticed in Internet Options from control
panel, when selecting security > Internet > and advanced....there is an
interesting option "disable pop up blocker" This nasty little option
overrides the browser memu bar > tools > pop up blocker settings. Somehow,
mine was set to disable the pop up blocker in the before mentioned security
settings.

So...everyone beware..some code somewhere can disable your pop up blocker;
that is my theory.

Again, thank you very much for the help; you actually pointed me to the
answer.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi John

Thank you very much for the post.

While examining your first url, I noticed in Internet Options from control
panel, when selecting security > Internet > and advanced....there is an
interesting option "disable pop up blocker" This nasty little option
overrides the browser memu bar > tools > pop up blocker settings.
Somehow,
mine was set to disable the pop up blocker in the before mentioned
security
settings.

So...everyone beware..some code somewhere can disable your pop up blocker;
that is my theory.

Again, thank you very much for the help; you actually pointed me to the
answer.

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
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that's why they're so contagious.