Popup Problem: System and Browser Poll

ulthar · September 13, 2005, 09:21:25 AM

Some members of badmovies.org are seeing an apparently malicious popup while visiting this site. It prompts the user to download javascript code, which is almost always suspect. Ash's original thread

Whether you are or are not seeing this, please take a moment to report your computer's Operating System (such as Windows version), browser type and if you are running any specific popup blocker software.

Mine: Mandrake Linux, Mozilla

Ash · September 13, 2005, 09:38:27 AM

I use Windows XP Pro.
IE Explorer and Yahoo Pop-Up blocker.

Mr. Hockstatter · September 13, 2005, 09:41:20 AM

I'm running Windows 98 SE, Internet Explorer, and I've got 3 pop-up blockers, Norton, Free Surfer and Google.

Haven't gotten those pop-ups since I rebooted a half-hour ago.

odinn7 · September 13, 2005, 10:05:18 AM

WinXP Pro
IE6
Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition
All updates are current.
I have the same things on my home system except it's running XP Home rather than Pro and no problems with that one either.

Fearless Freep · September 13, 2005, 10:05:56 AM

I use WinXP now (yes, I'm sorry, I prefer Linux but I need XP for MS-VS for my job right now) and Firefox

Ash · September 13, 2005, 10:07:20 AM

When I clicked on Feerless Freep's post, I got another pop-up box.

Mr_Vindictive · September 13, 2005, 10:25:53 AM

I'm using Win 2000 at work and on my laptop at home.

Also at home, I'm using Win XP Pro

I never have any of those popups, yet the only thing that is the same on all three systems in Firefox. I don't use IE for anything

trekgeezer · September 13, 2005, 10:39:14 AM

I use XP Pro at home and work, and use Firefox for everything except some stuff it's required for at work.

If you have Window XP with service pack 2 installed, IE will also have a pop-up blocker.

odinn7 · September 13, 2005, 10:46:51 AM

trek_geezer wrote:

> If you have Window XP with service pack 2 installed, IE will
> also have a pop-up blocker.

...Unless you have it disabled like I do because it's just so damned annoying. Pop-Up Stopper works great and I much prefer it.

Ash · September 13, 2005, 10:51:19 AM

I have Windows Service Pack 1 installed.
I was advised by a fellow computer geek that Service Pack 2 can cause problems and cause certain programs to not work.

Is this true?
Should I go ahead and install Service Pack 2?

odinn7 · September 13, 2005, 10:52:47 AM

I had no problems with it but maybe you should figure out what's causing this for you and fix that first.

Fearless Freep · September 13, 2005, 10:54:43 AM

I forgot to mention that with Firefox, I am not getting popups

Ash · September 13, 2005, 11:02:35 AM

Any other Operating systems like Firefox and others won't be considered for now.
And I've used them before.

ulthar · September 13, 2005, 11:08:05 AM

ASHTHECAT wrote:

> I have Windows Service Pack 1 installed.
> I was advised by a fellow computer geek that Service Pack 2 can
> cause problems and cause certain programs to not work.
>
> Is this true?
> Should I go ahead and install Service Pack 2?

Yes, SP2 *can* break some appliations (any upgrade or patch can, truthfully); mostly poorly written ones, including some MS itself.

But, you need to try it. I quick search on the Internet for WinXP Service pack 2 + {insert your app name here} should reveal if others are having problems with it/them.

Truthfully, I think this has been more of a problem with large scale business applications with complex networking requirements than home-user apps. Mostly.

odinn7 · September 13, 2005, 11:26:29 AM

I'm using SP2 here, at work, on 2 systems and also at home. It hasn't caused any problems for me at all. One thing that I believe, without it you are more at risk for security breaches. If you search it out, you'll see that many people are having problems with it but all I can tell you is that I have not.