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pneal
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:53 am    Post subject: Kerry Pop Up? Reply with quote

Has anyone had a problem with Kerry soliciting, through a popup ad, when you try to reach this website? I had some difficulty getting on tonight and this annoying popup, with Kerry's face kept appearing. It disturbed me to think, someone might be trying to deter anyone from going to this site.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It sounds like spyware.

Download and install adaware and SpyBot to get rid of all that stuff.

And if you're running Windows XP, there's a new service pack available that's supposed to contain an excellent pop-up blocker.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 2:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ I would download firefox. It has built in Pop-Up Blocker and lots of enchantments, I use if whenever I am Running on a Windows Machine.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 2:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got that pop up on my office computer today. Pathetic.
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pneal
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:15 am    Post subject: Unwanted Popup Reply with quote

Thanks all! Running Windows XP and will use their fix right away. That Kerry Bug must be exterminated!
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:18 am    Post subject: Re: Kerry Pop Up? Reply with quote

pneal wrote:
Has anyone had a problem with Kerry soliciting, through a popup ad, when you try to reach this website? I had some difficulty getting on tonight and this annoying popup, with Kerry's face kept appearing. It disturbed me to think, someone might be trying to deter anyone from going to this site.


You need to dance the "security tango" at: http://securitytango.com/
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another forum I visit regularly (it has nothing at all to do with Veterans, Bush, Kerry or politics) was hacked into last week. The title of the site had been changed to Republicans for Kerry. Also, the picture on the main site had been replaced with a pic of Kerry.
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