How to get rid of ad popups?

[Syringer]

The kind that looks like it's a windows pop-up error message, but really is just an ad? I tried running ad-aware on my roommate's computer, but that didn't do it..

 

[ucdbiendog]

mozilla

 

[JoeKing]

google toolbar

 

[ElFenix]

messenger service? block the port

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
messenger service? block the port

or disable the service

 

[Zee]

maybe there's spiders in his computer

 

[Anubis]

adaware and spybot
Opera
Dissable messenger service

 

[Allio]

Proxomitron

But it sounds like you need to disable the messenger service.