Re: what do you mean, no adware??

In article <1128045674.488854.290970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"camd" <camderksen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi. I am a new Mac user, and I'm loving it (G4 12" Powerbook). I have
> been getting some random popup ads even when on trusted sites. I have
> done some reading on this group, and everyone claims that there is no
> such things as Mac adware. My experience seems to be showing me
> otherwise. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to a)
> determine what the problem is and b) to determine how to fix it?
> Thanks!

Those people are correct. There is no Mac adware.

If you are seeing popup ads on Web sites, those popup ads are coming
*from the Web sites.*

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