Filter---pop-ups.....

[Briab Guy]

I am trying to find a good pop-up filter / add killer.
I have tried a few with minimal success.
Web-Washer worked great with 98, but not with XP.
Which is the OS I am using. I recently got cable aqnd it has become more important then before.
Any decent programs would be appreciated.

[ktkendall]

Just do a google search on pop up stopper. I have used the one found here:
www.panicware.com/popupstopper.html

[not important]

Pop-Up Stopper works well for me.

[HAL9000]

I use AdSubtract Pro.... works good... almost too good. When you get to a site with a popup window that you actually need... you have to add that site to the filter list and tell it that the popups are ok.

[Byte 2.0]

adfree3.1 from download.com works pretty good, I am reviewing it for a future post in tips and tricks. I can say it really cuts down on the pop ups.

[arubahounds]

Mozilla has a popup stopper built in. (edit, preferences, advanced, scripts & plugins, uncheck "open unrequested windows"). I also recommend panicware's popup stopper for IE.

HT

[Briab Guy]

thanks,
I went to download.com and did a search for adfree 3.1 and got nothing, in the download section, and the whole site. so i did a search on google and it sent me to a adfree page. when I started the download--it sent me guess where? download.com. Go figure!


I will give them a try, thanks again

[Byte 2.0]

Briab Guy
also check out adaware, in my 4th post down
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?&threadid=49144

[sdkfz]

while there are those who will say Norton's firewall is not the best it has worked well for me and the new version includes this feature, just in case you are thinking abot a fire wall product

[Briab Guy]

thanks again for the response.
I have tried about evey popup stopper...... firewall out there.
I use TPF for a firewall. If you don't know how to configure a firewall, its a great one to learn on. If you don't want to or know how to, stay away from it.
The best pop up stopper I have found, from up above, is ADSUBTRACT. This thing "REALLY" works well.
Ive tried to beat it and I can't.
There are certain sites that will pulverize you with adds/popups.... and this lets not a one thru. You can set the sounds, to birds, so it lets u kno when it blocked, and at the really bad sites it sounds like a bird santuary.
BUT it is share ware. and it costs.
oh well, at least for 30 days I will be popup free.
thanks again

[RoyKelly]

You might also try Smart Explorer. It is shareware, but it stops pop ups dead.

I tried it and liked it enough to buy it. No credit card, no problem. You can also use PayPal to pay for it.