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Old 02-28-2005, 03:15 PM   #1
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"slide-over" blocker?

forget popups... what do you recommend for blocking flash / js "slide-over" ads? Preferably a opensource/free solution of course... I always found companies that charge $30 for a pop-up blocker software to be rather greedy.
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Old 02-28-2005, 03:25 PM   #2
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I guess the only way to block everything is to:
- Disable javascript
- Disable java
- Disable flash.

Adblock/Adsubtract etc will probably help in this.
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any experience with said software? Most "solutions" turn out to be bloatware that do not integrate well with the system, so a personal experience would be good =)
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I use adblock - but it needs firefox. If there are any scripts, images, or flash files that I don't like I right click -> adblock or bring up a list of objects on the page. It is also an extension so not a additional program that does not add programs to startup or anything.

Adsubtract is for IE - Hal uses it, and he can probably tell you more about it. I think you have to pay though.
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