Pop - ups

stokecity_m · 21 Aug 2009 at 22:56

Mothers laptop keeps getting loads of pop ups and i can't seem to stop them

Any ideas?

tried spybot S&D.

Windows vista running.

Kennysevenfold · 21 Aug 2009 at 22:58

Which browser.?

stokecity_m · 21 Aug 2009 at 23:00

sorry - firefox

Kennysevenfold · 21 Aug 2009 at 23:05

Could have a go at Installing THIS onto her firefox mate.

stokecity_m · 21 Aug 2009 at 23:07

cheers will give it ago

SpiderX · 21 Aug 2009 at 23:08

run a hijackthislog and run it through http://www.hijackthis.de/
also do a
RootkitReveler

and use adblockplus addon for ff

Explicit · 21 Aug 2009 at 23:18

I use firefox, no script, adblock plus and privoxy. Can't even remember the last time I saw a popup or ad.

Run malwarebytes to remove the infection(s).

stokecity_m · 23 Aug 2009 at 18:29

Well you will be happy to know that the laptop no longer suffers from pop-ups.

my little lad broke the screen

Explicit · 23 Aug 2009 at 21:44

Well, there's always that!