"MaryL" <stancole1@no-spam> wrote in message
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> I just uninstalled the older version of AdAware (I think it was v. 5.83)
and
> downoaded and installed v.6. Now I am missing features (such as the icon
on
> the taskbar that showed attempts to access my hard disk).
I never had those features on the Free version of AdAware
>Most of the
> functions are grayed-out and inaccessible. Of great importance: now I am
> getting lots of pop-up ads, which the older version prevented.
Neve had that one either.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Or are most of the functions now available
only
> on paid versions?
>
> Thanks,
> MaryL
>
>
"MaryL" <stancole1@no-spam> wrote in message
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> 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
You want to block popups?
www.crazybrowser.com
Enjoy!
Nathan D Higgins
"MaryL" <stancole1@no-spam> wrote in message
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>
> "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
>
>
"mhicaoidh" <mhic_aoidh@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Taking a moment's reflection, MaryL mused:
> |
> | 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.
>
> Didn't see any popups at all. Using AdShield for Internet Explorer.
> www.adshield.org Have a look. You can go to their forums to download
> pre-configured block lists, or start your own from scratch.
>
>
Yes, I finally realized that I was confusing spyware detectors with pop-up
ads. It was coincidence that the problem resurfaced with I uninstalled
AdAware. I have been using Panicware Pop-up Stopper (and somehow disabled
it when I installed the new version of AdAware).
The link you provided looks very good. Pop-up Stopper does not deal with
those annoying Macromedia ads, and I see that Adshield can control them.
Thanks for the tip.
MaryL
"Quit the smart-ass comments" they said, so I forgot all about doing an
intro and listened as Buffalo said
> "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. Now I am missing features
>> (such as the icon on the taskbar that showed attempts to access my
>> hard disk).
>
> I never had those features on the Free version of AdAware
>
>
> >Most of the
>> functions are grayed-out and inaccessible. Of great importance:
>> now I am getting lots of pop-up ads, which the older version
>> prevented.
>
> Neve had that one either.
>
Nor me. Dunno what this is about really ;-)
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"Quit the smart-ass comments" they said, so I forgot all about doing an
intro and listened as MaryL said
> 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!
If you were a guy you'd deserve a slap in a dark alley for that ;-)
You still deserve one but you get away with just a black mark...
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"°Mike°" <ZHNTPDWBLECA@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Proxomitron
> http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-19.html
>
>
Great! That's one of the programs I have been wanting to try.
MaryL
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:22:08 -0500, Mara wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:10:43 GMT, mhicaoidh wrote:
>
>>Taking a moment's reflection, MaryL mused:
>>|
>>| The link you provided looks very good. Pop-up Stopper does not deal with
>>| those annoying Macromedia ads, and I see that Adshield can control them.
>>| Thanks for the tip.
>>
>> I've been very impressed with AdShield. What does get through, you can
>>add to the block list ... on occasion, I have run into a few popups that
>>AdShield couldn't block. A post in the forums, and the next version
>>(relatively quickly released too) blocked them. Very impressed, indeed.
>>The only draw back I can see with AdShield is that it only works with IE.
>
> That's why I run Mozilla instead of IE. One of the reasons, anyway.
>
> "No popups. And the setting is built right into the browser - no need for a
> separate program."
Also, Popup Manager, Cookie Manager, etc in the tools menu. Popups and
cookies can be enabled for specific sites. In addition to the built-in
tabbed browsing.
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(lifted from /. Posted by jamie.)
"°Mike°" <ZHNTPDWBLECA@no-spam> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:42:25 -0500, in
> <vf9k9ue1gps402@no-spam>
> MaryL scrawled:
>
> >
> >"°Mike°" <ZHNTPDWBLECA@no-spam> wrote in message
> >news:3ef7c1f1.29966156@no-spam
> >> Proxomitron
> >> http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-19.html
> >>
> >>
> >Great! That's one of the programs I have been wanting to try.
> >
> >MaryL
>
> You should also check out JD's config sets:
> http://www.jd5000.net/
>
> Makes life much more simple to have it pre-configured.
>
> --
> STGP, OGPE24HSHD
Looks very helpful. Thanks.
MaryL
Just what I needed!!
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"Kadaitcha Man" <fooq@no-spam> wrote in message
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> MaryL wrote:
> > I just uninstalled the older version of AdAware (I think it was v.
> > 5.83) and downoaded and installed v.6. Now I am missing features
> > (such as the icon on the taskbar that showed attempts to access my
> > hard disk). Most of the functions are grayed-out and inaccessible.
> > Of great importance: now I am getting lots of pop-up ads, which the
> > older version prevented.
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong? Or are most of the functions now
> > available only on paid versions?
>
>
> Oh dear.
>
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> Anarchy is having to put up with things that piss you off.
>
> Kadaitcha Man: Moderator, 24hoursupport.helpdesk
>
>
MaryL wrote:
| I just uninstalled the older version of AdAware (I think it was
| v. 5.83) and downoaded and installed v.6. Now I am missing
| features (such as the icon on the taskbar that showed attempts to
| access my hard disk). Most of the functions are grayed-out and
| inaccessible. Of great importance: now I am getting lots of
| pop-up ads, which the older version prevented.
|
| Am I doing something wrong? Or are most of the functions now
| available only on paid versions?
|
| Thanks,
| MaryL
Yup
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