Prevent Pop-Up Ads

You are probably among the millions that consider all those pop ups appearing on your computer every time you turn it on or log on the Internet extremely annoying and irritating. Yes, it can be frustrating to view ads that you really don’t want to give a damn about. Furthermore, these pop up ads eat up your computers resources as well slows down your Internet access. These pop up ads are caused by a number of reasons namely viruses, inadvertent downloading of files off the Internet containing spyware and adware, and because the websites you visit may integrate pop up ads whenever you click through it. Fortunately, there are ways for you to prevent and get rid of these pesky ads.

1. Enable pop up blocking.
If the pop up ads appear during your sessions on the Internet, then know that this problem is quite easy to solve. Most web browsers have built in pop up blocker applications. Yes, Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and the like are normally fitted with pop up blockers and these blockers are mostly enabled by default. However, in the case that it isn’t, then follow the help guide of your particular browser to enable the feature. Bear in mind that you can identify sites that you want to disable the popup blocker for. Otherwise, the blocker will block any pop up that you come across.

You can also use 3rd party blockers which you can download for free. These blockers are toolbar programs that you can integrate automatically to your preferred web browsers.

2. Install an antivirus program.
If the pop up ads appear out of nowhere even if you are not logged on to the Internet, then a specific file that should not be in your computer is doing the damage. Most of the time, these pop up ads are caused by a virus or by some kind of malware, be it spyware or adware. The first level of protection that you should instill in your PC is an effective antivirus program that can prevent the invasion of all of these malwares. Bit Defender, McAfee, Norton, and ESET are some of the best brands that provide complete protection. They can also be used to scan a system to detect malware already inside.

3. Install Ad-Aware.
Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is the premiere ad blocking and removal software out in the market. They have been in the business for about a decade now and their adware definitions are one of the most current. You can download the free to use version of Ad-Aware via the Lavasoft website. The free version will allow you to use the real time adware protection layer feature. This will detect and delete any adware that comes into your system as well as those running the pop up ads you are gritting your teeth about. This should be used in conjunction with a good antivirus program. If you have none, then consider getting the premium version of Ad-Aware.

There you have it, these options will surely deny entry to any of those malicious pop up. And, if something does get through, the programs you have running will surely detect and remove it.

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