Roberta's complaint about the ads in Webshots prompted me to post this. Adblock Plus was mentioned in Forbes magazine in an article about "What if people don't see internet advertising?" It's a free download for Thunderbird. I showed the article to DH and he installed it, so I can't speak for how easy it was, but now I don't get those videos on Webshots! NAYY, etc. Liz
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Feb 25, 2008
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Good idea -I'll mention it to DH, my private computer techie. This must be a new Webshots ploy -never happened to me before today! Roberta in D
"Liz Megerle" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:C6Awj.2350$A93.1999@trndny08...
It may not be webshots.
Sometimes, Adware gets installed onto your computer, without your realizing it. The adware programs manage to make pop-ups and ads that defy some blockers.
I regularly use "Spybot search and destroy" to remove those programs.
Here is the homepage
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It is very important (as your DH knows) to be sure that any pop-up blocker or spyware remover you download is a legitimate program. Some of the worst offenders are programs that actually CREATE popups, trying to get you to purchase software to remove what they put in.
I personally have used Spybot search and destroy, downloaded from the website I posted, and can vouch that it is legitimate.
Another way to vouchsafe downloaded pop-up blockers or spyware/virus removal programs, is to go to a website like CNET or MajorGeeks to review the program(s) you are thinking of, and to get a legitimate link.
I know it sounds all very suspicious, but it is soooo easy to grab a bad link. My own DH (who should have known better) wanted to download Google Earth (a free product of Google). He clicked on a link for 'free Google earth download'. It was a link from an unscrupulous website (why he didn't go straight to Google, I will never know). The free download website asked for registration information... INCLUDING A CREDIT CARD. And yes, my DH registered. We had a $10.95 charge on our AMEX through PAYPAL --- for a FREE PROGRAM!
As annoyed as I was, it could have been so much worse!
Ad-Aware is another reliable spyware remover. You can download it at . If you use Norton Internet Security,you can get a free extension that will block flash ads. Thunderbird includes a popup blocker.
Julia in MN
I also use Flashblock - that way I don't see those annoying flash ads, unless I want to. This is a free Firefox plug in.
-Irene
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