Dave's Garden FAQ: Are those pop-up ads coming from DG?

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Author Content gardenwife Newark, OH (Zone 5b) August 24, 2003 07:07 PM Post #626447 No, they're not from DG. If you use Windows 2000 or Windows XP, it could be Windows Messenger Service (not to be confused with MSN Messenger, the chat program). Windows Messenger allows advertisers to cause pop-up ads to come up on your computer, even when you're offline. It can be disabled, however. To disable Windows Messenger, see this tutorial: http://davesgarden.com/j/viewentry/29784/ Calalily South Padre Island, TX (Zone 10a) August 26, 2003 02:09 PM Post #628170 Thanks GW. I have them stopped with a firewall, but now they are double stopped! I had looked everywhere for directions on how to do this. Shelly221 Denver, CO (Zone 5b) August 28, 2003 01:19 PM Post #630325 I use AdAware, it scans your computer, and gets everything that is not suposed to be there, or you didnt know it was put there. Its free to download it. Here is the link for the review http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml and here is the link to download it. http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7423...

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