wtf google?

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:46 pm

Ok, is my computer just infested with pop-ups and spyware, or does google now do the following things:

1) A pop-up while clicking the "search" button.

2) Upon your search, you get a page of "sponsors," rather than your search results.

Yea; so....
WTF GOOGLE!

Now i understand that google needs to make some cash, thats all good. But really, is an annoying pop-up REALLY that necessary? Its really getting on my nerves >_<

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:49 pm

Get the google toolbar, stops all pop-ups.

Krags · Post by **Krags** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:50 pm

Google will usually have a "Sponsored Links" column off to the right, but if you're getting pop-ups, you've got spyware.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:52 pm

cdn_merlin wrote:Get the google toolbar, stops all pop-ups.

Make that MOST pop-ups. I have the google toolbar and I still get the occasional pop-up.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:54 pm

i just ran ad-aware 6; as far as i can see, i dont have any spyware...? i really dont understand wtf is going on. i was searching fine yesterday. and krags, its not a column of ads - i'm used to that. this is a full page of "sponsors." a full page. you have to click page "2" of search results to get past the sponsors...

cdn_merlin wrote:Get the google toolbar, stops all pop-ups.

oh, the irony.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:08 pm

I don't use google. I use "Ask Jeeves" http://www.ask.com

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:55 pm

Joo got spywarez.

Make sure you have the latest definitions from ad-aware, and try out Spybot Search and Destroy as well. Both in concert are supposed to nail pretty much everything.

bash · Post by **bash** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:22 pm

Firefox

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:29 pm

yea, i made sure i have the latest update from adaware.

ill go get spybot

stupid brother, always visiting them sketchy sites!

Bonz · Post by **Bonz** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:53 pm

bash wrote:Firefox

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:57 pm

bash wrote:Firefox

And never see a pop-up ad again.

But if you absolutely must stick with flea-ridden Internet Explorer, at least get something like KillAd or the Google Toolbar.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:01 pm

i'm using firefox right now... lets just say its gonna take some getting used to...

Zoop! · Post by **Zoop!** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:33 pm

I [heart] Firefox. I've forgotten what a world without pop-ups are. It's beautiful....like running through a pasture naked with a cool wind coming from the north, north west, with only trees in the distant view.

Or something like that.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:41 pm

Disturbing...

I never see any popups on google no matter what browser I happen to be using at the time.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:06 am

Yeah, those popups must've made you confuse the Cafe with the Tech forum.

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:28 am

The latest Nvidia display drivers (56.72 I think) have a built in popup blocker for IE.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:56 am

Nvidia drivers have had a IE popup blocker since the 50.xx series came out.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:08 am

were do you find the popup blocker on NVidia Drivers?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:12 am

Turn on Nview.

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:02 pm

Using the google toolbar to block google popups... Ironic?

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:22 pm

Telling him to use a popup blocker or run firefox is like telling a guy to not walk on a broken foot. He'll still have spyware, even if the symptoms aren't as obvious.

AdAware, and Spybot S&D are the two major tools out there. Also look into getting Hijack This! to look to see what else may be entrenched in your system.

There's another good tool here that's more specific though. You might want to try it: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

bash · Post by **bash** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:26 pm

Since switching to Firefox I've run both spybot and adaware multiple times out of habit. Neither has turned up anything.