How do I stop popups?

they are driving me mad!

I am with AT&T and my internet is with them, so there is automatically a pop up blocker at the top. I haven't seen a pop up in years. I think you can download a yahoo tool bar that has a pop blocker in it. I'm not totally sure. You can probably download one somewhere, just make sure its a safe one that doesn't had a lot of adware on it, which can cause other problems.

pop-up blocker?it stops most of them but im not sure how to block the rest of the adds...

I already have the yahoo toolbar/blocker thing.
so I guess it's more of a anti-spyware/adware issue.
I'm just sorting the yahoo anti-spy thing.

I have the google toolbar which includes a pop-up blocker AND a built in spell checker AND an auto form filler.

For spyware I run 'Spybot-Search and Destroy' and 'Ad-aware' every 1-2 weeks. Both are very good and very free.

Ad aware is really great, you are right.

oh great.
where can I get this good free stuff you're on about?

change from your current browser to Mozilla Firefox - it is better, and automatically blocks pop-ups. it will ask you, if you go to a site that needs to add a pop-up, and if you want to let that one pop-up in, you can authorize it. Otherwise, it stops 'em dead in their tracks!