rude pop ups.

[rachel79]

Hi, Ive got windows xp with mcafee security, but whenever im online
I get up to 20 pop ups in 30 minutes. To a certain extent I can ignore them but some are very hardcore and I have 2 children aged 3 and 7, the 7 year old goes on computer to play on cbeebies etc. So Im very worried now about something coming up while she is on here.
The main pop ups are
dvd-explorer
freecc.sex-explorer
musicjustfree
em.gad-network
strikeitup
and lots of casino ones.
Like I said I can ignore most of them but Im starting to get angry cos I havent been on any sex sites or anything. Any help would be fantastic and unbelievably appreiciated. Thank you in advance. Rachel.

[mattfox]

It's not just the pop-ups... there could be ad-ware or spy-ware generating these pop ups.

Download Windows Defender (it's free!) from www.microsoft.com/defender

Run a full scan and this should get rid of most, if not all, of the problems. Also, download Ad-Aware (free again!) and run it on a weekly basis (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)

That should keep everything running smoothly!

[RATTER15]

Just install the google toolbar and it will stop all your popups and it also includes many other useful tools

[dodgyshirt]

Take mattfox`s advice, popups could be the least of your worries if your PC is infected with spyware.
Another very good free one is SUPERantispyware available from

http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free- Edition/3000-8022-10564983.html?part=winmp&sub j=dl&tag=feed&jump=winmp

[Mattk]

i beleive pop-ups are also related to websites visited so if you are having adult ones appear then someone has visited adult related websites on your pc.