Unavoidable Internet Site Pop-ups? V.Annoying

I visited a website last night and as soon as the home page loaded, a pop-up type of screen showed up covering the entire webpage. Scrolling up and down only made it follow me. I couldn’t work out a way of getting rid of it without actually just clicking the link. This really p!ssed me off and made the site unusable. Is there a way of closing these types of pop-ups? I think they’re Java Script.

Was it one of 'those' sites?

I get that on IMDB sometimes, and it's very annoying indeed!

If your in IE, cant you go to tools, pop up blocker, turn on pop up blocker

Was it one of 'those' sites?

It had every chance of being, but no it wasn't

This was the site:

http://www.rom-freaks.net

http://noscript.net/ (if you're using Firefox)

I'm on IE

If your in IE, cant you go to tools, pop up blocker, turn on pop up blocker

I've got google's pop up blocker but that didn't do anything, I'll give that a try then.

lol... Malwarebytes went mental on that page!

Safari 5 with adblocker.

Buy a Mac, Matt. You already bum your iPhone.

Safari 5 with adblocker.

 

Buy a Mac, Matt. You already bum your iPhone.

epic

Marty, for your info, you're still on my ignore list and it's staying that way - so take the hint and make like a tree!

Marty, for your info, you're still on my ignore list and it's staying that way - so take the hint and make like a tree!

**** you, Matty.

lol... Malwarebytes went mental on that page!

Really, is that because it's not exactly legal dealings or is it full of computer nasties?

Really, is that because it's not exactly legal dealings or is it full of computer nasties?

It's because you don't know how to use the internet.

Are you talking about a "same-page" pop-up? Basically it's not a new window that pops up but a JavaScript image/box that pops up in the same page instead?

If this is the case it could be difficult to get rid off. You would have to actually know JavaScript in order to get rid of it and it would be different for every site.

Pop-up blockers will not work with these types of advertisements because technically aren't pop-ups.

Are you talking about a "same-page" pop-up? Basically it's not a new window that pops up but a JavaScript image/box that pops up in the same page instead?

 

If this is the case it could be difficult to get rid off. You would have to actually know JavaScript in order to get rid of it and it would be different for every site.

 

Pop-up blockers will not work with these types of advertisements because technically aren't pop-ups.

Yes that's correct. I thought as much. They might as well just re-direct you to the other site as they're pretty much nothing else you can.

They will normally give you some form of an X to click on to remove it. Sometimes it's really hard to find.

They will normally give you some form of an X to click on to remove it. Sometimes it's really hard to find.

By the time I've found it I would have won a few thosand new minis!

They are really distracting and they lose a lot of visitors over it. I don't know why they choose to advertise this way. I normally just leave immedietely.

 

They are really distracting and they lose a lot of visitors over it. I don't know why they choose to advertise this way. I normally just leave immedietely.

It's literally the entire screen with this one. Just had a though - if it's Java Script, would disabling Java in the browser options work?

Java and JavaScript are two different things.

If you were to disable JavaScript yes - but you have to realise that you might be accessing a page which requires JavaScript to run and so you might not actually be able to access anything.

stop watching porn and you you'll be ok.

stop watching porn and you you'll be ok.

That gags been done mate

That gags been done mate

ow donkey nuts!!!

Seriously and with no prejudice, you should spend some time learning how the internet works if you want to visit sites that arent legit.