# Pop Ups for Charter Members?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 11, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795 "2010-10-11T15:49:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/1 "2010-10-11T15:49:43Z")

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I’m getting pop up ads. I thought one advantage for paid members was they didn’t get these? It started a few days ago.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/2 "2010-10-11T15:53:49Z")

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Almost for sure, you done got yerself a virus.

[Sticky on protecting and cleaning your computer.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538187)

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/3 "2010-10-11T16:37:03Z")

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I’m popup free.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/4 "2010-10-11T16:38:47Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> I’m popup free.

Maybe Cialis is for you.

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**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/5 "2010-10-11T19:46:44Z")

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Norton Secrity Suite says I do not. I’ll shut down and make sure.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/6 "2010-10-11T23:59:08Z")

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What are you seeing on this popup?

(If anything.)

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-ups-for-charter-members/556795/7 "2010-10-12T09:17:56Z")

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> [@Lanzy](#):
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> I’m getting pop up ads. I thought one advantage for paid members was they didn’t get these? It started a few days ago.

Another possibility, you aren’t logged in at the time.