text: why i  keep getting pop up ad? i used xoftspy , lavasoft ad-aware se personal, aol spyware software to prevent the spyware and ad-aware . it still did not stop displaying  advertisements on my computer. these ads inexplicably pop up on my display screen, even if i am  not browsing the internet.  what can i do to prevent them? have you run your anti-virus program?  you might have a trojan/trojan dialer that keeps going through it's cycle because you have yet to remove it if your spyware tools have yet to uncover the culprit.  check your add/remove programs for suspicious programs (i.e. fast search, active alert, bargain buddy) and remove them **do so at your own risk**...this is not for the novice user.  have you checked msconfig for any nasties? ***do so at your own risk**...this is not for the novice user.   need more info to give more info.  good luck. :)