So-called "tweak" sites say to "use" a pagefile that's 2.5 times your installed memory. However in my opinion it's just some old legacy crap from the Win9x days that doesn't make much of a noticable difference. Other than that using a customized pagefile can cause a horde of memory related issues such as; an app that typically never gives any problems may all of a sudden start barking about being out of memory.
Use Firefox 1.5.0.4 and be sure it is set in Tools->Options to "Block Popup Windows".
For other banners, you can use the adblock extension.
Also some scan with different scanners to be sure you don't have adware on your computer, because then it can be a program that sits in the background and triggers on words then displays a popup.
Use Ad-Aware, and HijackThis...
For all of you myspace haters,,,myspace isn't the culprit. It's either CCleaner or gmail. Because I'm on my work machine right now, which has Adblock Plus, and gmail and CCleaner are the only tabs open and I just got a popup. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr This is driving me nuts.
okay, rant over
i think its ccleaner.
i got a popup from it earlier today for the first time.
it could be the adaware on my computer though.
i think its ccleaner.
I think so too.
wtf?
ROFLMAO....You never told me that worked for you. But the numbers that you PMd me were fine. What did you change the numbers to?
temporarily hijacking my own thread
You either let Windows manage it, or set it according to how much RAM you have.
If you have 256MB or 512MB of RAM, set it to 1024 min / 2048 max.
If you have 1024MB or higher, set it to at least 512 min/max or use a sliding size (512 / 1024).
You either let Windows manage it, or set it according to how much RAM you have.
If you have 256MB or 512MB of RAM, set it to 1024 min / 2048 max.
If you have 1024MB or higher, set it to at least 512 min/max or use a sliding size (512 / 1024).
Yep. His was set at the default....900 and something which I thought was fine. But on my work machine I had to change it to a ridiculous high number for some reason. I'm not sure why though.
Well I've been coming to this site for a long time now and never gotten a pop up. (on any of my 3 computers)
What kind of pop ups are you getting? Next time take a screenshot.
Also scan with adaware,defender,ewido,spybot.
Well I've been coming to this site for a long time now and never gotten a pop up.
(on any of my 3 computers)
What kind of pop ups are you getting?
I've been logged into this forum 24/7 for 4 months now. It's just started happening this week. I described the types of popups earlier in the thread.
Should I post a HJT log or something? I have the same security as you rridgley, including the router. What do you think?
Hmm... I don't really know what to think.
Go ahead and post a log. Maybe do a scan with this as well:
Hmm... I don't really know what to think.
Go ahead and post a log. Maybe do a scan with this as well:
I already did a scan with Kaspersky. I should do trendmicro as well?
Wouldn't hurt. That scan takes like 5 minutes.
I'll just start posting the links now. Here is the latest popup. grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Other than that using a customized pagefile can cause a horde of memory related issues such as; an app that typically never gives any problems may all of a sudden start barking about being out of memory.
Yep. My work machine said it was about out of mem so I just increased the pagefile size, and it's been fine ever since.
There is always something, eh?
i just got this.
its adware, im 80% sure.
its not on a particular site either.
Make sure the popup site hasn't "hacked" and installed itself as a trusted site in your Firefox settings in:
Tools->Options->Content->Block Popup Windows->Allowed Sites
Blocking the popup source site in the HOSTS file should get rid of it for good.
Don't post links because if someone with an unprotected computer clicks it.. well you know.
Thats really strange though that both your pop up krit and neighboraaron's are the same. Did you ever put the host file back?
haha i havent had a popup yet today!!!
haha i havent had a popup yet today!!!
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Who cares?
I haven't had a popup since I disabled Messenger btw.
Who cares?
I haven't had a popup since I disabled Messenger btw.
Yay krit! Glad my advice helped!
Yay krit! Glad my advice helped!
I am so glad too. Those popups were driving me though the roof. Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!