Too Many Pop Ups

Pop-ups are not just annoying. They can be a sign of intrusive spyware or even malware (also known as trojans, virus, worms). As you surf on the Internet and get pop-ups it may seem that all of these ads are coming from somewhere on the Internet outside of your computer. The truth is some may be coming from your own system!

Take a look at my Add/Remove Programs list.

This is a list of all the adware I have on my system. To get to your own Add/Remove Programs list go to Start | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs.

If your list of programs looks like mine, you may want consider removing some of them.

How can you tell Malware/Spyware/Adware from the software you need?

Many times you can not. If you are uncertain about an application do not remove it. Here are some ways that you can tell what to remove:

1) Adware Keywords: Webenhance, web optimize, surf, internet optimizer

2) When ads pop up read the borders. Many times you’ll see the name of the company or application that is serving the ads. Many times that same name will be in the Add/Remove Programs list

3) Type the name of the Add/Remove Programs listed into Google or Yahoo!

4) Look in the Task Manager. Adware applications are often resource hogs. You can use Task Manager to look at what applications are taking up most of the resources Removing Adware.

If you do decide to remove adware DO NOT just DELETE it! This can cause serious problems. Instead always try and uninstall the applications. Many of these application too many pop ups in ie Do not use Internet Explorer. Use Firefox you will see less pop ups whether you are behind firewall or not. too many pop ups while net surfing

AD-AWARE SE Personal

One of the best tools for removing adware and malware is Adaware it is free and works great!

Here some tips for surfing securely on the net with less pop ups:

1) Do not use Internet Explorer

2) Use FireFox

3) Don’t download anything that you are unsure about (beware of P2P applications and free screen savers)

4) Get a pop up stopper

5) Surf from behind a firewall

6) Do not surf with an administrator account

7) Do not surf Serial/crack/warez (pirated software sites)

8) If you must surf porn/pirated software and other slightly shady sites follow steps 1-6 virus too many pop ups