Thank you very much Jim for the information. I will follow your instructions and see if we can't rid ourselves of this annoyance.
Mary Lorraine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Winfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advertising box > Hi Mary, > > These "pop-ups" can be caused by several things. If you use a high speed > internet connection and are on-line all the time, the pop-ups can occur > anytime your internet browser is active. The cure here is to shut down the > browser when you're not using it. > > The second most common reason is a variant of spyware where some > unscrupulous advertiser installs software on your computer that can > periodically bring these things up. You can download free spyware killers > at www.download.com > > Third thing I can think of is that your ISP (sympatico.ca) may be doing > this. Some ISPs "sell" advertising and exhibit it on your computer without > your knowledge or consent. Juno is a great example of this. > > Finally, there are several free software packages available that can zap > these pop-up ads. You still get them but the software keeps them from > showing up on your screen. While these programs work pretty well, I would > start with the the checks I outlined above and see if they work for you > before adding yet another program that that eats up system resources to your > computer. > > Regards, > > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Legacy Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:58 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Advertising box > > > > I know this is not Legacy related but it is driving me to distraction > while > > working in Legacy. > > > > Every so often this gray box appears advertising things ~ it shows up > > overtop of Legacy or any other software I happen to be using. I don't > know > > how to stop this from happening. Perhaps my security isn't high enough. > If > > anyone has had this happen I would appreciate knowing if you were > successful > > in eliminating this and how. I am not very computer literate. > > > > I am running XP, Norton 2002 not sure if you need anything else. > > > > Thanks for any possible assistance. > > > > Mary Lorraine. > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
