how do I stop pop up spam?

Yahoo likes to make you believe that you have to upgrade to get no more ads, but a couple of weeks ago, when they had technical problems and accidently placed a script in the box on the YA pages instead of the flash ads normally displayed, I found out that adyield-manager is used to place personalized ads. Adyield manager uses cookies to track your browsing habits, so you may get a different ad displayed than somebody sitting right next to you! That prompted me to look for solutions since I don't like to get spied upon, and I found several good solutions!

Download and install the latest Firefox browser:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Also install "adblock plus":

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/186...

Result: no more annoying ads! And pages are loading much quicker too...:-)

http://www.admuncher.com/ - this adblocker for the IE (and other browsers) gets highly recommended in several forums.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26171/safari-... - for Safari Mac

http://opindian.com/blog/2009/02/25/adblock-soluti... - another solution for Safari 4 Win and Mac.

I personally have the Firefox installed and don't even see anymore ads on the YA pages...:-)

between the main suitable procedures is to stick to an working gadget diverse than living house abode windows. i admire Mac OS/X and Ubuntu Linux. this would located a furnish as much as ninety 5% of the virus. As for unsolicited mail, attempt switching your mail debts to Gmail. that is not any longer any greater perfect, besides the undeniable certainty that it does seize a ton of unsolicited mail.

Check your browser for a pop-up blocker option.

Disable messenger unless you really want to use it.

RTFM