jimfor@aol.comNOSPAM (JimFor) wrote in
news:20030717234050.14731.00000099@mb-m04.aol.com:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having a problem with ads which appear in the middle of my
> computer screen when I am on the Internet. Don't know where they
> come from but I have two computers and the ads just appear on one
> computer. I have just started asking questions about this and am a
> bit overwhelmed as to the number of possible programs to use to
> prevent this. Any suggestions? What I need to do is to remove the
> program which may generate the ads and make sure ads do not appear
> again.
>
> Thanks

One possibility is Messenger, as Paul suggests. In this connection, see:
http://grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm

On the other hand, I have also noticed an increasing use of Flash
animations lately, so a browser with a built-in Flash stopper, such as
Avant, or a program like Proxomitron which has a Flash animation killer,
are the solution:
http://www.avantbrowser.com/
http://www.imilly.com/tools.htm#prox