Anyone having problems with pop up windows?

Very recently (roughly just after performing the most recent Security Update) I have had trouble with pop up windows in Safari. Haven't had the problem before and the strange part is that my setting to block pop up windows keeps becoming unchecked in the Safari menu. My workaround has been to refresh the page, which removes the pop up, and then re-check the block pop up window option. Next time I open up Safari, I get the pop up again and my setting is unchecked.
Anybody else have this experience. Any malicious software out there that might be causing this? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
jack
G4/933 Quicksilver 2002; Boot ROM 4.3.3f2 Mac OS X (10.4.9) Safari 2.0.4 (419.3), MyYahoo homepage

Hi
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Oddities in Safari happen, not from viruses etc, but from some of the complexities of the program itself. In this case, a corrupted preference file may be causing the problem.
In the Finder, drag to the desktop the com.apple.safari.plist folder found in your User Account>Library>Preferences folder.
Restart Safari. Select the pop-up block. Quit/Restart Safari.
If the pop-up selection held, you'll need to reset your Safari preferences to your liking, plus any custom settings found in the Edit Menu (spelling) or View Menu (status bar, bookmarks bar, custom icons in the "Customize Address Bar" ).
Otherwise, move the file back to its original location.
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