ads pop up in Safari - how to stop

Hi Terrence!

You may want to activate the built-in pop-up blocking feature in Safari:

Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Block pop-ups and unnecessary content

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11946

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

Cheers,

Braden

I just started noticing this today as well. "Block pop-up windows" is selected in Security, but the ads are a'poppin' up anyway. Looks like its a new exploit. Very annoying. You say that the code doesn't come from the page, but that isn't likely. My guess is that the site is utilizing a javascript routine to bypass the pop-up blocker. It's probably buried in one of the linked libraries in the header, but you said it's not in the code so maybe you checked that. Another option is that the advertisers are serving the javascript code through the ads that are already on the page.

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

All in fun,

Douglas

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Aw, Apple censored me. I didn't say anything cruel or mean. I honestly thought

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Terry, I found this thread because the new pop-ups were bugging me, too. This exploit is very new and only happening on spammy sites so the tech news rags haven't picked up on it yet. No helpful solutions out there, either. People complaining about it are mocked for not turning on their pop-up blocker. If I hear of anything I will be sure to post a link here for you. Please do the same. Good luck.

Douglas

See my Adware Removal Guide. There are a number of possibilities out there. In particular, in the last 48 hours or so, there has been a major outbreak of a new GoPhoto variant.

Hi Thomas and Terry - THANK YOU SO MUCH!. I bought a new mac 2 weeks ago and pop up ads have been really persistent and annoying. This was great. Thank you.

Thank you Thomas. Your Adware Removal Guide helped me out too! This was really helpful.

Thank you Thomas your guide worked perfectly!! Very helpful!!

i am unable to open the Adware Removal Guide - i know it is something in my preferences but

not sure what.

and, is this the latest software in stopping those annoying ads?

thx for help,

D

What happens when you try to open it? And are you actually referring to the Adware Removal Guide - which is just a web page - or the removal software referred to by that page?

just piping in to give witness to the validity of thomas_r's app AdMedic. my testimony to the success of this solution can be found @ http://www.thesafemac.com/announcing-admedic/#comment-35278

AWESOME! When I was in Safari or Chrome, there was always like 4 or 5 ads before the first link of the research plus annoying ads on the right side of the screen plus pop up windows. I downloaded AdwareMedic and it worked! Thanks a lot!

Thank you so much for this information. It helped me! I was so stressed 'coz everywhere i click, there will always be an ad. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Fantastic!!! thank you so much

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After a long time looking for the best solution, now my safari works perfectly! Bro, thank you very much 🙂