[SmackPappy]

Go to www.download.com and download pop-up stopper. There's a free version and it eliminates 98% of pop-up ads.

[John Lenin]

Zonealarm pro is excellent and they have a free 60 day trial. Get the pro version not the basic one.

[RandomUserName]

I started using Mozilla (http://www.mozilla.org) a few months ago and haven't had any popup woes since. It lets me selectively kill popups, cookes, images from selected servers (right click on an add banner and select "Block images from this server" - way cool), etc. Surfing the 'Net is fun again.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Get netcaptor!

Reject Annoying Popups
Hate popups ads?
NetCaptor blocks unrequested popups!

[DBtoo]

I can't stand those pop-up ads. My husband says it's like having to swat misquitos. The worst one for me is that Classmates.com. I swear that one seems to follow me around!!

[freebilly]

POP-UPS are you pleaged by them?

No, but I am plagued by them....;O)

[Charles Henrickson]

POP-UPS are you pleaged by them?

"Pleaged": The love/hate relationship that is "pleased" and "plagued," both at the same time. :-)

[freebilly]

When I was a younger man, I had pop-ups all the time. My wife claimed they were annoying....

[Anotherpundit]

you probably have some spyware that installed itself on your computer. Get zonealarm and run i, and when it asks if you want to let each program access the net, don't give permission unless you know what that program is.

[yonif]

download PopUp Killer

I have it, very good.

[Slyfox]

about.com has so many pop-ups I cringe when I see that I have stumbled onto their site.

[restornu]

Thanks every one

This all started when I it seem I got a message the XP had a updated pact and than the nightmare started! I did uninstall it. I deleted cookies, etc. did the add & removed all that I could.

But these unwanted squatters have decided to stay! its the same gang over and over along with the pop-up CNN.com who is trying to get me buy and won't let me rid this site.

[restornu]

Many thanks for correcting my spelling in title!

[John Lenin]

Anotehr suggetion, switch to Mozilla, it has better security than Microsoft Explorer. I have been using it a few days now and really like it, a lot.

[artisan001]

"I can hardly post they interfer..."

If you are getting pop-ups while browsing here on Freerepublic,
you might have spy-ware or a trojan horse on your system opening popup ads.

Spy-ware is a program that is installed on your computer sometimes without your permission or knowledge. It usually comes bundled with free programs, but can be picked up from some websites.

I use the "ad-aware" utility found at this site.
http://www.lsfileserv.com/index.html

It will scan your system for spyware and give you the option of removing it automatically.

also, the popup stopper programs mentioned above seem to help and a firewall like zone alarm is a must for security.