PC Security: Pop Up Windows
Pop goes the window. Pop up windows, which were once
commonly used for advertisement purposes, have been overused and abused to
the point where they are extremely annoying for most computer users. Often,
sites would use pop up windows that would open when you left a website. In
fact, some were designed so that windows would keep popping up until you
finally had no choice but to reboot your computer!
Unfortunately, there are many sites that still use this advertisement method,
and we are fortunate enough to have pop up blockers to stop them. There are
other dangers besides the annoyance with these pop up windows, however. Most
pop up windows use a scripting code called JavaScript to operate. JavaScript
can be used to control the size of a window, and when it pops up. It can
also be used to secretly harvest email addresses and even to send viruses.
Today, less pop up windows are used. Instead, respectable advertisers may
use 'fly-ins' or 'floating' windows. These windows are more 'gentle' than
pop up windows, and you can easily click the small 'x' in the top right corner
of the fly-in to close it. Some, however, are quite annoying, have no way
to close them, and either follow you as you move your mouse or scroll down
the page.
A pop up window for no apparent reason is a sign that you may have 'adware'
on your system. These pop up windows may show up when you are browsing, or
even when you are not doing any browsing at all. Pop-unders came in between
pop up windows and fly-ins in terms of technological advances - if a pop
up window can be considered that. Pop-unders appear behind the web browser,
and are not noticed until you either minimize the browser or close it completely
- at which time you will be staring at an advertisement. Pop-unders were
once able to bypass pop up window blockers. Fly-ins still are able to bypass
pop up window blockers.
Because pop up windows are so annoying to so many, most browsers include
pop up window blockers in the software. There are also numerous stand-alone
pop up window blockers that work with popular browsers. These pop up window
blockers are very easy to install and use, and are commonly free to download.
Again, with the use of JavaScript, you can get a virus, but most pop up windows
are simply annoying, and not dangerous. Simply put, if you want to avoid
them, use a pop up window blocker. If you want to see the advertisements,
most pop up window blockers will give you the option of displaying the pop
up window after it has been blocked.
 PC Security: Index
PC Security:
Internet Browsers
PC Security:
Spam
PC Security:
Stopping Spam Part 1
PC Security:
Stopping Spam Part 2
PC Security: Spam
Scams
PC Security:
Email Security and Spam
PC Security:
Email Security
PC Security:
Computer Viruses
PC Security:
Protecting Computers From Viruses
PC Security:
Worm Viruses
PC Security:
Trojan Horse Viruses
PC Security:
Rootkits
PC Security:
Removing a Virus
PC Security:
Virus Hoaxes
PC Security:
Server Viruses
PC Security:
Home Network
PC Security:
Cell Phone Viruses
PC Security:
Spyware
PC Security:
Firewalls Part 1
PC Security:
Firewalls Part 2
PC
Security: Parental Control Software
PC Security:
Malware - Spyware and Adware
PC Security:
Data Backups
PC Security:
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