What the...?

[fatrockstar]

Something happened at some point over this weekend that has made my popup blockers useless. I will get random popups at random times from companies unrelated to whatever is on my screen. There's a very good chance that Facebook is the culprit. There was a quiz that didn't work properly on there, and when I navigated away from it that's when my problems began. As a result, I can't see my Facebook home page either, nor can I update my status there.

This irritates me to no end. Plus, it's still too hot to think straight. AND I just want Facebook to work and the popups to stop.

Recommendations for a free popup blocker, registry scanner, or virus protection that won't expire in 30 days are needed. I am running eTrust AntiVirus and have also run Search & Destroy, but neither have made a change in my situation.

Comments

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

fwiw, I use Google's pop up blocker - seems to do the job - it's a feature of the Google toolbar...

[pelgar.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me like you have spyware or a virus.

#0 How many processes are running? Hit ctrl+alt+del and click Processes. Screencap and post, or post the list of processes running. It will help identify any viruses.

#1 download AVG AntiVirus - not the greatest in the world, but free and catches most things. Don't sweat things that come up as "heur" style viruses with them - those are most likely 'false positives.'

#2 download AdAware

[sigil.livejournal.com]

Definitely sounds to me like a virus or some serious malware. Once it gets in there, it can be a real pain in the ass to get it out.

I'd try booting into safe mode and then running your Av software and Spyware before trying anything more extreme.