Rhodyman - I'm no computer expert, and I know there are other combinations that work for forum users, but unlike many who have made changes, I use IE7. Windows Defender free program for spyware. Symantec for virus protection. In Fall 2003, I bought Stop the Pop Up by Sureshot, a one time only fee of $20. The tech at my ISP said they had trialed 30, and this one worked flawlessly ( they don't sell it, so nothing to gain by the recommendation) I see no ads, banners, not ever a single solitary pop up on any site I visit including this one. No sounds. I understand your complaint about the advertising, you'd think they'd realize it would make potential customers not want to buy the product rather than make them consider it Here is a link that might be useful: Stop the Pop Up

You could/should download Firefox, it's a free browser with a built in pop-up blocker. Jill, I agree that this site is slower than others to load, but recently I emptied the cache and have found a big difference, really big difference. On my Mac it's under the file menu of the browser I use (Safari).

I would not run any type of cleaner, some are OK but some can really mess things up including in the registry. Especially if you don't have an exact name of something safe, lots of malware uses names very very similar to acceptable program names. If you have easylist added to the adblock plus it should remove most ads. Be sure in the adblock plus preferences you uncheck the option to allow certain types of ads. If you find an ad it doesn't remove run your cursor over the ad and edges, if any little box pops up that says block click on it and it will add it to the block list.

" I scan almost daily with Malwarebytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware". This is waay overkill in my view. Prevention is much more effective than remediation. Install a capable and comprehensive antivirus and security system on your PC and these two software packages will be unnecessary. Adblock plus is good at keeping page renderings lean, if that sort of thing bothers you. Otherwise, just as with a newspaper or magazine, it's not so hard to just ignore the ads. Edit for PS Blocking popups is done via a browser setting and is a good idea. Also a good idea is to be careful where you go when browsing on the internet and never click on links or go to sites for which you can't be certain of their safety. By using good judgement in your behavior and choice of security software, danger will never be encountered.