I just bought a new Lenovo Windows 7 ThinkPad.
I had an old Lenovo (bought in 2007) with Windows XP, and I wanted the Win 7 while it was still available.
I had a professional computer guy transfer the contents of my hard drive into the new machine. The new Lenovo runs well, and is fast.
The problem is Popups. I keep getting them, and I've never had them on my old Lenovo.
Why do I have them, and more importantly, how do I get rid of them? I mean, permanently. Some are really obnoxious, with spoken voices and crap like that.
ANY help will be most gratefully accepted.
TIA.
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)with your favorite anti-malware software. I use Malwarebytes and Emsisoft.
But use one, you are more than certain to find the problem.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)I'm puzzled.
Thanks!
lastlib
(23,366 posts)The OS installation on a brand-new hard drive gave me bugs. It can happen......
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)For other browsers, there are similar resources.
What do you use, my dear?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)I do use Firefox.
I'll check out your link, and thank you!
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Then "content".... and turn on blocking, specify exceptions.
Explained here: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshooting
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)Right now I'm on my desktop, of course, but later on I'll be using the laptop, and I'll do it then.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)In my experience, nobody should have to experience pop-ups, though some are desirable and even necessary part of a webpage's functionality, so you'll want to specify exceptions to the rule.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)cprise
(8,445 posts)Is it only when browsing the web that you get popups?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)In fact, I've had them here on DU.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)that is.. are these ads for crap while you are browsing? or is this software running on your computer that's popping up? i ask because the approaches to getting rid of each are wildly different.
1) if your problem is internet popups.. follow the advice upthread for your browser (firefox i guess?).. then install at least the first of these two add-ons..
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/
2) if your problem is desktop popups, you'll have to describe them in detail.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)I haven't looked at them closely enough to describe.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)they make the internet *better*.
they even make DU better.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)I know I sound like an idiot, but when it comes to computers, I'd rather have things spelled out than wander around on my own and not get what I need.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)they will take you directly to the addon page for firefox. then just click the big green button to add them on and enjoy a vastly improved and faster web surfing experience.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)or chrome, using the other link i posted. i install both in every browser i get my hands on.. except IE.
internet explorer isn't a full web-browser.. it's actually a windows service and doesn't support an ad-free internet.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)My desktop, which is where I am now, has never had a problem with the popups.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)like i said.. it even makes this website better. number of ads i see on DU on a daily basis?
zero.
edit .. it'll even block ads on hulu, youtube, etc. it's necessary.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)of course, your DU star doesn't get rid of ads everywhere else, eh?
takes two seconds. i dare you. double dog dare.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)Elsewhere on the net?
I play on Facebook and of course there are ads there....just not popups.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)by 'everywhere else' i do in fact mean 'everywhere on the net'. even facebook.
hell.. even pirate streaming TV sites that are viral nightmares are tamed. not that i would know by experience, of course.
cprise
(8,445 posts)AdblockPlus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=search
DoNotTrackMe
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/donottrackplus/
This second one is for privace, like Ghostery, but in my experience entails less compromise and doesn't slow the browser down the way Ghostery did.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)nobody.. even ghostery which has always done me good.. gets the benefit of the doubt. it's all about empirical evidence.
cprise
(8,445 posts)It still allows information to be collected about your browsing, but they promise its more limited data than with normal browsing.
DNTM is made by a company with for-pay services like DeleteMe, where they work to have some types of info about you removed from the Internet (there are a couple of buttons in DNTM that direct you to brochures about their pay services... this is how they make money). They are not beholden to any advertiser and DNTM doesn't make exceptions for what type of tracking isn't allowed.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)if you opt in to their programs.. which i don't.. then they report to the BBB, not the NSA. sure ghostery is produced by a company.. Evidon.. but they ain't Google. they make a point on their FAQ to emphasize..
* Evidon doesnt work to allow advertisers to be more invasive.
precisely because they have a great product and a bunch of wannabes see dollar signs being copy cats.
same reason Adblock Plus ain't on page one of a Firefox Addon search for the phrase, 'Adblock Plus' anymore. copycats.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)you too can block ads and trackers of all sorts with adblock plus and ghostery. you can even block *all facebook related scripts of any sort* which is a big deal to some folks.
here's the ghostery link for chrome. it takes more setup than adblock plus, but gives you fine-grained control over trackers. it's a 5-star addon/extension.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Do a wipe and clean install. And don't reinstall the crap. Not for the faint at heart.
The less invasive process is to use the control panel app to uninstall all the fraud ware. That frequently is less than successful, and can take longer than a wipe.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)If I thought something like what you propose is necessary, I would take my laptop back into the technician who did the hard drive transfer, and have him do this.