24HOURSUPPORT HELPDESK 32 RE WHAT AM I DOING WRONG WITH ADAWARE
From: °Mike° (ZHNTPDWBLECA@no-spam)
Subject: Re: What am I doing wrong with AdAware?
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:37:43 +0100


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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:59:32 -0500, in <vf9e91lsuptd05@no-spam>
MaryL scrawled:

>Thanks. My brain must be operating in low gear today. I finally realized >that I was expecting spyware detectors to stop pop-up ads. It was >apparently a coincidence that the ads appeared when I uninstalled AdAware.
>So I retraced my steps and discovered that my Pop-up Stopper (Panicware) was >disabled. It is now re-enabled!
>
>What about the program you recommended (crazybrowser) -- will it stop the >"action" type pop-ups that use Macromedia? They are very distracting, and >Panicware does not touch them.
>
>Thanks!
>MaryL >
>
>"MM3NDH" <nathan@no-spam> wrote in message >news:pG2Ja.1368$_p6.12021969@no-spam >> You want to block popups?
>> www.crazybrowser.com >>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Nathan D Higgins >>
>> "MaryL" <stancole1@no-spam> wrote in message >> news:vf9d10slbred2f@no-spam >> >
>> > "MaryL" <stancole1@no-spam> wrote in message >> > news:vf97blaic7hs93@no-spam >> > > I just uninstalled the older version of AdAware (I think it was v.
>5.83)
>> > and >> > > downoaded and installed v.6.
>> > . Of great importance: now I am >> > > getting lots of pop-up ads, which the older version prevented.
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > MaryL >> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > Thanks, everyone. I have now tried all your suggestions (installed >> SpyBot,
>> > Spyware Blaster, and AdAware -- and downloaded updates for each). I >> already >> > had a Netgear firewall router connected to my computer because I have >> cable >> > connection. I also scanned with both SpyBot (and immunized) and >AdAware.
>> > Nevertheless, I now get lots of pop-up ads -- something that began only >> > after I uninstalled the old version of AdAware.
>> >
>> > For an example of what I am seeing, please check this:
>> > Cnn.com>sports>golfonline>then click on "full hole-by-hole leaderboard"
>> > under the Buick Classic leaderboard. When you first go to golfonline,
>you >> > will see some "action" pop-ups; when you go to the longer leaderboard,
>you >> > should immediately see a pop-up ad from Microsoft. At least, that's >what >> is >> > happening to me! (I have unfortunately lost the name of a program that >> was >> > recommended to deal with the Macromedia type of pop-ups -- something >like >> > "proximotrin?" and still need to do a search for that.)
>> >
>> > Any suggestiosn?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > MaryL >> >
>> >
>>
>>
>

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