The oh so great, oh so wonderful, Google Toolbar

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January 19, 2004 at 5:58 am #4880

detn8r
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So, I use the Google Toolbar as a pop up blocker, and sometimes a quick Google search here and there.

Three days ago, Google read 99 sites blocked. Today, it reads 5478. Apparently, some sites just dont damn give up, and keep trying to send the pop up until it gets through Google’s brick wall. On average, some sites give out 500+ pop up warning’s, until Google finally fall’s and lets it through. What the hell is up with that? I can’t standing the clicking.. and I really dont think this is normal. I never had this problem before the three days ago. BTW, id did start going off like that when a friend had me click a link in MSN to a porn site.. but when I allowed pop up’s from the site.. only one actually poped up.

Any ideas?

January 19, 2004 at 8:34 am #50941

Dr Kimble
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If you went to a porn site you may have gotten a virus. Did you do an ad-aware and/or spy bot search and destroy clean up?

January 19, 2004 at 4:44 pm #50931

Jeff Hester
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quote:Originally posted by detn8r

On average, some sites give out 500+ pop up warning’s, until Google finally fall’s and lets it through.

I also run the Google Toolbar, and highly recommend it. I haven’t seen anything like the 500+ pop-up warnings on average!

I agree with Dr. Kimble; it was the one-armed man. Either that or you picked up some scumware from your friend’s link.

January 21, 2004 at 7:33 am #50937

Someguy03
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There is a prank site going around in AIM and MSN under several URL’s that tries too open the site in several hundred new windows (i had 2000+) when you visit it.

January 21, 2004 at 1:08 pm #50939

rafaelemt
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Hello to all :

Google Toolbar is an excelent pop-up blocker and search tool, I higly recomend it.Refering to your pop-up problem I will sugest you to download Adaware or other adware removal tool and to run your antivirus software cause i think your computer caugth some bug in that link you visited.

Rafael

January 21, 2004 at 9:13 pm #50934

detn8r
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It wasn’t one of those MSN prank sites, as this site is listed in Google itself. (yes… as a porn site) Yes I did run a ad/spyware search as I do everyday. All it found was porn tracking cookies.

It still does it. Also, I’ve run a up-to-date virus scan as well, and everything is clear…. WTF??

January 21, 2004 at 11:18 pm #50936

DJHyperbyte
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quote:Originally posted by detn8r

Yes I did run a ad/spyware search as I do everyday.

Assuming you run Ad-Aware, do you also have the latest version of the reference file for it? If not, get it from http://www.lavasoft.de

January 22, 2004 at 6:55 am #50933

detn8r
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mmmmmmmmmk. I updated the reference file… and I found 18 browser hijackers… the bitchn’ madness ends t 5580 blocked. Thanks ya’ll. 😀

January 23, 2004 at 12:33 am #50940

lazyturbo
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I don’t use any pop-up blockers. Maybe because I only visit good sites like BigBlueBall.com that don’t have pop-ups…..haha

January 23, 2004 at 1:45 am #50935

detn8r
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But 3b does…………… =/

January 23, 2004 at 1:57 am #50938

shifter
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The Forums don’t though. [:P]

January 23, 2004 at 2:47 am #50942

AnimeUSA
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I can’t believe no one has mentioned the Mozilla suite or Firebird.

Mozilla Firebird is my browser of choice. It has built in popup blocking, tabbed windows, and more.

http://texturizer.net/firebird/

-AnimeUSA

January 23, 2004 at 7:17 am #50932

detn8r
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I find IE to me the fastest browser for all things. Content, and images. I have both Opera, and Firebird, and neither are up to par to IE IMO. I had malware that I had removed, and from now on I will update the proggys weekly.
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