try ye olde pop-up stopper.. you can get it at www.cnet.com (search in Downloads) it's freeware and terribly effective. Ad-aware is great.. but if you're using something like Grokster or DAP watch you don't delete the adware that's keeping your app running. uhh. or it won't. :) Gator's a pain, pop-up's a pain.. but you don't have to suffer unless you really want to.. Dolphy :)