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Popups on the DrudgeReport, and how to fix them from happening. Perm!!!!
myself | 2005/1/31 | Keith White

Posted on 01/31/2005 8:51:43 AM PST by ktw

Here is a simple fix to those nasty popus. Just do a google scan on "HOSTS", without the quotes. You will find how it controls your browsing. I did this and it makes my life much easier.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 1popuphowterrible4u; drudgereport; popups
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To: flashbunny

Yes. Firefox.


21 posted on 01/31/2005 9:01:42 AM PST by Montfort
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To: Orange1998
Before my hard drive crashed and I got a free installation at Comp USA already loaded with XP SP2 I used Drudge to check all the other stuff I had installed to protect from ads, spy progs, virii, etc.

Now I just use Google pop-up blocker; almost never get a pop-up.

Still don't trust Grudge, though.

22 posted on 01/31/2005 9:03:12 AM PST by Old Professer (When the fear of dying no longer obtains no act is unimaginable.)
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To: flashbunny

Now, now... let's be nice.


23 posted on 01/31/2005 9:09:36 AM PST by hleewilder
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To: hopespringseternal

I just removed drudge from my favorites and quit going there. Ever.

Yeah, that's the ticket!


24 posted on 01/31/2005 9:10:25 AM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: Orange1998

Drudge has to make money, that is his means of surviving. Unless ofcourse those of you that complain about the pop ups would rather support the website by donating to it.

Better yet, why dont some of the complainers start a new website, work 12 hours a day on it for FREE, no income whatsoever...


25 posted on 01/31/2005 9:12:17 AM PST by theconservativerepublican (www.theconservativerepublican.com)
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To: ktw
This thread should be entitled "How the Grudge Stole Christmas".


BUMP

26 posted on 01/31/2005 9:15:19 AM PST by tm22721
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To: ktw

I use Mozilla/Netscape Blocks popups


27 posted on 01/31/2005 9:16:16 AM PST by UB355
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To: ktw

bump for later


28 posted on 01/31/2005 9:16:50 AM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: tm22721

That is a good one!


29 posted on 01/31/2005 9:17:37 AM PST by ktw (kakkate koi)
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To: ktw
I swept with ad-aware and spybot, which are two different spy ware eliminators easily available for free download on the Internet. Of course once you remove them they will just come back to you the next time. So before you remove them jot down there names (it will show you on the programs). And then go to your Internet explorer task bar and click on tools, then Internet options, then security tab restricted and then sites and put them in there so your system will not download them. I did that and it worked like a charm. There are 4 of them that keep coming up when you go to his site. I don't recall the name of two of them, but the other two are tribalfusion.com and doubleclick.net or .com.
30 posted on 01/31/2005 9:17:50 AM PST by bilhosty
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To: ktw
My fix is even easier:
I just don't go to the Drudgery Report, ever.
31 posted on 01/31/2005 9:20:44 AM PST by whd23
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To: theconservativerepublican

I'm sick of it too. He should have a fund raising like Fr Republic.


32 posted on 01/31/2005 9:23:00 AM PST by Old anti feminist
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To: ktw

I remember when Drudge used to have a link to freerepublic. He dropped it without giving a reason. Maybe he doesn't like to reveal his sources? Anyway, he treats us like crap, who needs his hollywood gossip.


33 posted on 01/31/2005 9:27:52 AM PST by proust
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To: ktw
Or check the BLOCK POP-UP WINDOWS item in the SAFARI menu.
34 posted on 01/31/2005 9:29:07 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: ktw

I know an easier way. I just don't go to Drudge at all. After one time when one of the ads on that site tried to download a spyware program (caught by adaware) I took Drudge off my list altogether. I won't return until the site stops doing this nonsense.

I recommend that action to everyone.


36 posted on 01/31/2005 9:42:25 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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37 posted on 01/31/2005 9:42:30 AM PST by tazman3
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To: OSHA
Nah, the poster just misspelled pupus. I've tasted some nasty ones in Hawaii.
38 posted on 01/31/2005 9:43:31 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: ktw

I stopped using Drudge years ago.


39 posted on 01/31/2005 9:46:21 AM PST by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: ktw

That's not all that's happened with Drudge's site, at least in my case. I use to have his site as my "homepage, but after awhile I noticed that wherever else I was on the Internet, without any warning at all, I'd find myself off the site I was visiting and back on Drudge. This also would happen when I was in OE. I'd be writing an email, and if I had IE opened I'd suddenly find myself back on Drudge in the middle of composing an email. Really weird! Never did find out how that was happening.

I now have FreeRepublic as my "homepage" and haven't had an ounce of trouble since.


40 posted on 01/31/2005 9:48:52 AM PST by mupcat
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