How do I stop unwanted pop ups from popping up on my laptop screen?

Question

How do I stop unwanted pop ups from popping up on my laptop screen?

Answer 1

Go to http://www.popup-remover.com

I use that program.It works very well.

Block pop-up ads and remove spyware .

Answer 2

switch to mozilla firefox ...

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

set security options to disallow popups

http://websearch.about.com/od/firefox/ss...

run a good malware scanner...the popups may not be your browser, you may be infected with spyware...

try malwarebytes - it's free

http://www.download3000.com/download_487...

download spybot and run it once a week

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

get one good antivirus for protection

try avira antivir - it's extremely good for free ware

http://www.free-av.com/en/download/1/dow...

let me know how you get on