"Bob Hobden" wrote in
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"Chris Hogg" wrote ...

, Jeff Layman wrote:

, Bob Hobden wrote:
I don't know if anyone else is fed up with looking at sites and as
you move
the mouse over the site suddenly another little window opens
offering all
sorts of non-relevant offers. Having got fed up with it annoying me
I found
out that if you go to the site http://text-enhance.com/ you can
opt out.


I wondered what you were referring to, as NoScript stops that
happening anyway!

Adblock+ does something similar. I never see pop-up ads.


I've got "popup blocker" on for both IE and Crome but these are not
normal popups.

Try opening this site and running your mouse over the underlined text,
see if you get little windows opening.
http://www.guyershouse.com/
This is one I remember of a number I've found this these annoying
little windows on.

Nothing here.

Baz

"Bob Hobden" wrote in
:

"Chris Hogg" wrote ...

, Jeff Layman wrote:

, Bob Hobden wrote:
I don't know if anyone else is fed up with looking at sites and as
you move
the mouse over the site suddenly another little window opens
offering all
sorts of non-relevant offers. Having got fed up with it annoying me
I found
out that if you go to the site http://text-enhance.com/ you can
opt out.


I wondered what you were referring to, as NoScript stops that
happening anyway!

Adblock+ does something similar. I never see pop-up ads.


I've got "popup blocker" on for both IE and Crome but these are not
normal popups.

Try opening this site and running your mouse over the underlined text,
see if you get little windows opening.
http://www.guyershouse.com/
This is one I remember of a number I've found this these annoying
little windows on.

Nothing here.

Baz

"Baz" wrote ...

"Bob Hobden"wrote


I don't know if anyone else is fed up with looking at sites and as you
move the mouse over the site suddenly another little window opens
offering all sorts of non-relevant offers. Having got fed up with it
annoying me I found out that if you go to the site
http://text-enhance.com/ you can opt out.


Surely your anti-virus proggy has a tool! Maybe you have overlooked it.
Have not had that nonsense for years.


Actually no, McAfee has nothing on their site about it when I did a search,
and neither does Norton or AVG!
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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