Lately, I have been getting HTML popups when I have been on the board.. Has anyone else been getting these? If they are coming thru this board's host, the fur is gonna fly.. I did not authorize anything like this. Let me know. JW
I usually have 'Javascript' disabled, except for this site. I have not been getting any pop-ups from V8Buick.com
Nope No pop-ups here. I did have a problem a few months back where I was overrun with pop-ups on my home machine. It wasn't specific to being on any particular site, however. I found an exe file in my start-up menu that was driving it. I deleted it and haven't had a problem since. How that file got there, beats me. Just a thought.
The free programs that my kids get with cereal boxes, etc. often have programs called Gain or Gator that place content dependent pop-ups on your machine depending on the site you are going to. For example, I was looking to book a trip on Southwest.com and a pop-up for HotTickets.com came up. Here's an article from CNN.com: Pop-up hijacker snares Web victims Friday, January 31, 2003 Posted: 6:40 PM EST (2340 GMT) GAIN, which stands for Gator Advertising & Information Network, is a major annoyance for many computer users. And, in many cases, you may not realize you have the program installed. It shows up on some PCs after downloading free video compression software. The GAIN mini-program floods computers with ads, and it takes some effort to figure out how to get rid of it. Promises broken GAIN promised that when the video compression software is removed, the ads would disappear as well. It didn't happen during a recent test. The company's Web site had no directions for removing the program manually, so it took sending an e-mail to Gator for instructions. (The company, to its credit, responded promptly.) The request to download GAIN sometimes pops up when loading a Web site, making it appear that it's a mini-program like Flash, Adobe Acrobat or RealOne Player that must be installed to view the Web page properly. In fact, it's just a request, couched as a free software offer, to swamp Web surfers with ads. Not only that, GAIN tracks a user's movements as they browse. GAIN not alone Gator isn't the one software that does this. Xupiter has a similar system and reserves the right to show those who have installed their software as many ads as the company wants. Xupiter's toolbar installs itself automatically on systems that have low security settings. And many computer users do not realize they have installed it until they start getting annoying advertisements and games. The program changes the browser's homepage and redirects searches to pre-selected sites. Folks who read the fine print will learn what they're getting into. But few are likely to do that. Gator's agreement is over 5,500 words. If you want to sue them, by the way, Xupiter says its agreement users governed by the laws of Hungary. Experts say the best way to avoid installing either program is to decline any pop-up message that mentions The Gator Corporation or Xupiter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET RID OF CULPRIT To find out if you have GAIN on your computer, click the "Start" button, move your cursor to "Programs," and look for a line that says "GAIN." You can also search for a file called "gator.com." To remove it, you have to find and remove any GAIN-supported programs. Follow the instructions in the GAIN program or ask for help by e-mail: support@gatorcorporation.com. To remove Xupiter, click the FAQ button at www.xupiter.com and look for the instructions to uninstall the program. (Reuters) -- If pop-up advertisements are swamping your screen when surfing the Internet, you may have GAIN or GAIN-type software on your computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________ BUY VAPOR GENIE
Jim, check your computer for programs that are running in the background...look on your taskbar where the time is on the bottom right of your screen. If you see something that you don't recognize, find a way to get rid of it. I find that when I run programs like Kazaa I get random popups. I don't get any when I'm on this site. Thank god. I hate them H A T E
None for me - on this site that is. Oh, for you kazaa users, try www.kazaalite.com they took out the spyware and put in a dummy gain file..
Never had a pop-up on this site, but it seems that I have on every other site. Just so happens that I do have GAIN on my computer. I'll be busy tonight removing that crap!!
Sure sounds like Gator or Comet Coursor or some such "shaft ware" Go to google and look up adaware it should be available for free to end an end user. OR you could lookup spybot. Either program should snif out the stuff you're dealing with... regards
I still get them too Keith... Both you and I have a program somwhere in our computer that generates these as soon as we open the browser. I have not looked into mine yet, as I am satisfied that this is not a problem generated from the board. JW
I agree, its something on my home computer, doesn't happen at work. The thing thats strange is it only happens when I'm on V8buick, nevers happens on any other site, my wife has never had it happen to her. Are you getting the same ads? Keith
I don't think it's your computers....I have just seen a pop up here too for the first time...... now, it loads every time I come to this page. It "HAS" to be coming from this board! Here is what I been getting!
