re: those sneaky bastards
I know what messenger service is it isn't that. Besidess, I'm on a 10.1.0.X type network, so there is no meaningful IP to send one to outside of the office network. I uninstalled the popup stopper so it isn't that. I don't think Google would be so low to add this feature to their toolbar.
The pop-ups are windows explorer boxes that pop-up independent of anything else. In fact I don't even have to have my browser open, and it will pop-up from seemingly nowhere.
-Steve G.