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Date:         Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:29:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Ellen <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ellen <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC at all (computer question)
Comments: To: hecht.joy@gmail.com
In-Reply-To:  <6e95da690901090757n360c0da7rd13f6be7e56118c7@mail.gmail.com>
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What works for me: switched to Firefox from IE after the big scare; no more pop-ups. Set it to block all cookies and add web sites to exceptions as needed for access. Scan with Spybot and Lavasoft on a regular basis. Have been using Free AVG for years and have encountered no problems so far.

Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Coee, Traveling Cat Extraordinaire

Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down there.....and light the bloody thing yourself." ~Dara Henderson

> I'm suddenly getting popups on my computer - never had them before - and I > was wondering if someone can recommend good freeware to deal with them.

> Can anyone recommend a good way to stop the popups or figure out what's > allowing them onto my computer?

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