DU is the only site I click on that gives me a pop-up.

[trumad]

I'm sure it's been discussed here before of why that happens, (I missed the discussion) but why?

I gotta tell you.... pop-up's in my mind rate right up there with spyware. They're despicable intrusions.

If DU gets revenue from pop-up's I'd love to know how much... I just might contribute some additional cash to get rid of them.

[bitchkitty]

1. Google search bar kills popups dead.

I haven't had a popup since I installed it a year ago.

[trumad]

3. I've got a google search bar and a pop up killer program

They work on every click except DU.

[bitchkitty]

8. That's strange -

Do you have AdAware? Got to be something on your machine; I don't get any popups on DU or anywhere else. I'm running XP SP2 - that may have something to do with it.

[LifeDuringWartime]

2. raw story is the only site that gets through my popup blocker (firefox)

although other sites have in the past. its VERY annoying.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

4. RawStory doesn't get through my Firefox

Check your settings, maybe?

I get one popup - from www.weather.com. So, now I never go there.

[getmeouttahere]

5. That's funny, I NEVER get pop-ups on DU....

but I get them from almost everybody else!

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. download STOPZILLA

at www.stopzilla.com

I haven't had one pop-up since I downloaded it. It's a free download.

I use to get pop-ups here too. VERY annoying. :grr:

[Catma]

7. Run ad aware and spybot search and destroy

then use firefox. I haven't had a pop up in months, though recently one or two got through because I had to use IE for a few things. Damned IE

[sam sarrha]

9. i get popups for a while. in tools you can type in their address and block

the particular sender.. there were 2 here and i got rid of them..

i recently got PC-cillion anti virus and i got pop ups all the time.. i am very unhappy with the program.. in many ways, it was in Consumers Reports as the best... i liked Norton much better and i used the utilities all the time to maintain XP,, worked great.

[geomon666]

10. I never get pop ups on DU

And my browser lets me know if it's killed a pop up and that alert has never gone off here before. Strange. :shrug:

[Berserker]

11. Firefox

works great of course and use the extension Add Blocker for Firefox. Next step go here and follow directions to install Host File. http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

There is no need to install, turn on, or change any settings. Windows automatically looks for the existence of a HOSTS file and if found, checks the HOSTS file first for entries to the web page you just requested. The 127.0.0.1 is the location of your computer, so when the entry (example) "ad.doubleclick.net" is requested your computer thinks 127.0.0.1 is the location of the file. When this file is not located it skips onto the next file and thus the ad server is blocked from loading the banner, Cookie, or some unscrupulous javascript file.

In case you're wondering ... this all happens in microseconds, which is much faster than trying to fetch a file from half way around the world. Another great feature of the HOSTS file is that it is a two-way file, meaning if some parasite does get into your system (usually bundled with other products) the culprit can not get out (call home) as long as the necessary entries exist. This is why it's important to keep your HOSTS file up to Date.

[Moderator]

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