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General Category => Board Announcements => Topic started by: lithicbeads on October 15, 2014, 02:04:19 PM

Title: Help !!!
Post by: lithicbeads on October 15, 2014, 02:04:19 PM
Pop up adds everywhere all the time on my screen when i am on this forum. are others having this problem also?
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Enchantra on October 15, 2014, 02:35:11 PM
Nope I don't have that problem.  Congrats you've picked up a virus or malware somewhere.  You will need to run some good antiviral on your computer to clean it.
Maybe Packlithic can get it taken care of for you.
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Itsandbits on October 15, 2014, 03:48:32 PM
nothing here; can't help with a cure either, sorry.
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Minkos61 on October 15, 2014, 05:03:42 PM
You might need a pop up blocker or an Ad Blocker  Frank ! Do a google search for them .

Ernie
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Enchantra on October 15, 2014, 06:12:08 PM
If he has Firefox he can install Ad Block Plus.  It's a miracle worker.
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Phishisgroovin on October 15, 2014, 06:28:59 PM
no way would i install anything to this place like that.
no way no how.
Right now when you read this, press and hold the left ctrl & shift buttons (HOLD THEM DOWN) then hit delete once.
now in the drop down menue select EVERYTHING and hit enter or clear now.

I would say run crap cleaner too. Its at http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: LithicStrings on October 17, 2014, 08:00:25 PM
The problem has to do with Firefox getting reset by ads.  The fix is to reset firefox back to the factory settings.  Very annoying, but fixed (again).
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Enchantra on October 17, 2014, 08:18:18 PM
The problem has to do with Firefox getting reset by ads.  The fix is to reset firefox back to the factory settings.  Very annoying, but fixed (again).

I use Firefox and have not encountered that problem.  I installed Adblock plus which is a Firefox ad-on and it works like a charm. 
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: lithicbeads on October 18, 2014, 09:49:04 AM
Thanks , all fixed now.
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: Asianfire on October 18, 2014, 07:12:15 PM
I use Firefox since it came out and all I ever had was AVG Free. Never had any problem with popups ever despite on being in questionable sites from time to time.  :icon_tongue: I think, quite a lot of add on's and viruses come precisely with all those "solutions" that your folks download in the name of security. :icon_sunny:
Title: Re: Help !!!
Post by: MrsWTownsend on October 18, 2014, 08:23:48 PM
There is a standard setting someplace in there for not allowing pop ups, I don't remember if that is a default setting or not but my guess is that is what fixed the problem for him.