posted 03-12-2004 10:35 PM         

I use to have a so called pop up blocker, but it seemed to do more bad then good.

I use Internet Explorer, I know Dan does not have a lot of experience with that, sooooooooooooooooooooo

My plan was to uninstall the explorer, and reinstall it. ?????

Any computer guys out there have some other advise?

Thanks in advance.

posted 03-12-2004 11:41 PM         

For spam, ther'es unfortunately no way to stop receiving it...the best you can do is to use a program that can "filter" your mail. These filters analyze the subject and content of the message to determine if something is junk or if it is legit. Unless you tend to order a lot of Viagra onilne they should work for you What e-mail client are you using? Outlook?

As to popups...those annoying ads you see appearing above/below browser windows...

You need a popup blocker to get rid of them. My 'personal' recommendation would be to use a different Web Browser then Internet Explorer. Commercial options like Opera and open source (e.g. "free") options like Mozilla have the ability to prevent web pages from opening up popup windows. There are also some software packages that claim to do the same for Internet Explorer though I have never tried them. Reinstalling Explorer won't help you solve the problem. I think Micro$oft is going to make a popup blocker for Internet Explorer but only for their MSN subscribers. If you don't own MSN, though, the easiest solution for popups is probably to just use a browser other then IE.

posted 03-12-2004 11:42 PM         

spend a little less on the cat and buy a new computer.

lol see you sunday

posted 03-13-2004 12:03 PM         

Mav

posted 03-13-2004 09:52 PM         

Take a look at spamarrest.com - I have thought about using the service very seriously, but I just can't get past the $35/year subscription.

Here is their URL http://spamarrest.com/tryit/index.jsp

posted 03-13-2004 10:11 PM         

Changing home pages ... my guess would be spyware. It's not a virus so the virus software doesn;t block it. It doesn't come through email so no spam blocking. It does come from visiting suspect sites that simply include these programs with stuff you might allow. You have no way of knowing.

Check out http://www.lavasoft.de/ for info in a free version of ad-aware. This is an application that will clean up most of the spyware on your machine. however, sometimes the applications are very hard to remove. McAfee also has a program out for blocking spyware proactivly. But it's still building it's database of threats. Currently, I don't know of a single program that takes care of this issue. We use a combination of products (described above) and security settings to resolve it in my office.

posted 03-14-2004 10:23 AM         

Heading out on our goup's monthly brunch, (my turn to organize) to Lick Observatory on top of Mt. Hamilton.

Thanks to all for suggestions.

posted 03-14-2004 06:18 PM         

No scope time anymore,they do have tours, and try to gear them for students of astronomy. The view was awesome though.

And Ad aware working great still. I will try email deal Cliff suggested. Also have the panic deal enable too. /

posted 03-30-2004 11:16 PM         

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Originally posted by CWatsonJr:
JD - there are some services out there that will act as a go between when it comes to email. It will force the user to enter a password that is shown in a graphic. This ensures that the email received is from a real person. You can also go in and authorize email addresses for things like newsletters you want to subscribe to.

Take a look at spamarrest.com - I have thought about using the service very seriously, but I just can't get past the $35/year subscription.

Here is their URL http://spamarrest.com/tryit/index.jsp

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Bringing this up. Thanks to Dan and his buddie, my computer is now free of pop ups. But was wondering if anyone had tried this email spam blocker>>>???

thanks,