# pop-ups are taking over my puter **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2005, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354 "2005-01-06T06:06:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daydreamer23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@daydreamer23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daydreamer23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/1 "2005-01-06T06:06:29Z")
i have a good pop-up blocker and i have to say i have a lot less pop-ups but the problem is i have kazaa to download music but i also get pop-ups from them that the pop-up blocker can’t block. it doesn’t matter if i’m on or offline i get them. is there anyway i can get rid of these? thank you in advance for any help you can give me. -jen ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/2 "2005-01-06T06:08:19Z")
Uninstall kazaa. May sound like a glib resopnse, but that’s what you’ll have to do to get rid of these things. ---
**Author:** ![akifani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@akifani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akifani)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/3 "2005-01-06T06:44:54Z")
Remove kazaa. Then run spybot to remove any remnants of it. Proceed then to [http://www.klitetools.com/MM/download.htm](http://www.klitetools.com/MM/download.htm) and download that. It’s a hacked version of kazaa with added tools and none of the spyware/adware that comes with the original version. Or you can live with the pop ups, your choice. ---
**Author:** ![daydreamer23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@daydreamer23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daydreamer23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/4 "2005-01-06T06:51:06Z")
rather not remove kazaa simply because unlike some people i paid for it for two years its only been a couple of months. i just thought there may be a way to stop the pop-up without removing kazaa ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Donovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Brendan\_Donovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brendan_Donovan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/5 "2005-01-06T12:30:46Z")
Where did you buy Kazaa from? The reason I ask is because the free version is ad-supported and the paid version is ad-free. ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Donovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Brendan\_Donovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brendan_Donovan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/6 "2005-01-06T23:54:53Z")
Also check to see if CYDOOR and GIAN are installed on your computer. Both these are pretty rotten pieces of adware/spyware that install with kazaa. I think that they do not appear with the paid version but I could be wrong on that. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/7 "2005-01-06T23:57:13Z")
Go and look at all the computer stickies, re AdAware and Spybot etc. It’s possible that it’s nothing to do with Kazaa - I’m guessing you don’t have a firewall? ---
**Author:** ![daydreamer23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@daydreamer23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daydreamer23)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/8 "2005-01-07T00:26:36Z")
i ordered kazaa over the internet. no i don’t have firewall. i can barely surf the net so i’m not sure what the cydoor is or the gian is or how to check it. i heard from a close friend who went to school for computers and also has kazaa that it could be that. come to think about it though he didn’t pay for it. i did. is firewall worth buying. i just bought mcafee virus scan for 60.$. i didn’t come with it so i’ll probably have to pay another 60 which i don’t mind doing if it will help me out. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/9 "2005-01-07T00:31:53Z")
You don’t need to buy a firewall - download Sygate or ZoneAlarm for free. ---
**Author:** ![Cillasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@Cillasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cillasi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/10 "2005-01-07T02:09:21Z")
Get Adaware (LavaSoft) and Spybot Search & Destroy. They are both free downloads. You’ve picked up some spyware/adware programs, maybe not from Kazaa, but from other sites you may have visited. Between these two problems, 95% of spyware/adware will be found and removed. Then, in your IE browser, go to TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, PRIVACY, and set the control to MEDIUM HIGH. That will stop the adware/spyware programs from downloading automatically in the future. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/11 "2005-01-07T03:06:32Z")
Microsoft just released a beta of the anti-spyware application that they bought from Giant. It can run with always-on protection, autoupdates, and does an excellent job of finding and removing spyware and adware. The beta is free, valid through July and available [here](http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx). I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/12 "2005-01-07T03:49:09Z")
> [@Cillasi](#): > > Get Adaware (LavaSoft) Then, in your IE browser, go to TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, PRIVACY, and set the control to MEDIUM HIGH. That will stop the adware/spyware programs from downloading automatically in the future. Or get Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![olefin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-are-taking-over-my-puter/283354/13 "2005-01-07T04:28:46Z")
I agree with Regallag\_The\_Axe Regallag\_The\_Axe, install the Foxfire browser. With Mozilla Foxfire, pop ups are a thing of the past! 🆒