Re: Still Getting Pop-Ups

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/01/05 

Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:30:32 -0600

I'm using IE, but...

>From my MVPS HOSTS file
127.0.0.1 ads.intellicast.com 

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:eNwvosfxFHA.2792@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
MowGreen <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> hunted and pecked:
> My experience at that site is that it attempts to load a pop-up but
> Firefox blocks it ;)  Possibly HOSTS has been hijacked ?
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/Hoster_d4626.html
>
> MowGreen  [MVP 2003-2005]
> ===============
>   *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> I have XP SP1 and I do not have a pop-up blocker and I do not get any
>> popups at
>> http://www.intellicast.com/
>>
>> Update Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D and scan your machine for spyware.
>>
>> [[Internet zone: By default, this zone contains anything that is not on
>> your computer or an intranet, or assigned to any other zone. ]]
>>
>> For the Sites button to become active you have to select Local intranet,
>> Trusted sites or Restricted sites.  The Sites button is not active in the
>> Internet zone.
>>
>> [[You cannot add Web sites to the Internet zone, which includes
>> everything that does not belong to any other zone and is not on your
>> local computer. ]]
>>
>> Understanding security zones
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/zone_ovr.mspx