Hmmm, not sure what is happening to you guys. I've never gotten a popup ad while in R'City. I don't use any spyware/adware (because it's touch and go on what it wants to delete, sometimes...meaning, they aren't perfect) I get a few popups here and there...@ Yahoo, Weather channel, and so forth. Never had my machine come to a halt, though. Only time I've ever been innundated is when people have sent me a link to something they think is funny and I click on it to discover 3 or 4 ads pop up and then "X'ing" them away generates more. I usually go to task manager and kill them that way.