What do you use to kill pop ups

[JayK]

Yet another poll. I'm curious abt the number of people who actually use dedicated (one function or main function) pop up killers.

[Pieter_Arntz]

I figure using Adshield (http://www.adshield.org) and a hosts file counts as a combination? ;)
Regards,

Pieter

[Acadia]

Popups, for me, are one of the most annoying things on the Internet, so I've compiled a little list to help others:

Some popup blockers.
All of these are 100% pure freeware, no trial periods. Some of these
do more than just handle popups.

Pow!: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm
NoAds: http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/
PopupEraser: http://www.webknacks.com/popuperaser.htm
Stop-the-Pop: http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
Internet Organizer: http://www.sf.yucom.be/wdprojects/
PopKi: http://ranfo.com/popki.html
PopUpPopper: http://www.bayden.com/Popper/default.asp
PopUpKiller: http://sourceforge.net/projects/puk/
AdCruncher Proxy: http://home.sprintmail.com/~dtrout/AdCruncher/ReadMe.html
KillAd: http://www.wplus.net/pp/fsc/
ClickOff: http://www.johanneshuebner.com/en/download.html
PopupBuster: http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
Free Surfer: http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
Window Shades: http://www.g-m-m.com/Software/WindowShades/index.php
AdShield (my personal favorite): http://www.adshield.org/
PopupStopper: http://www.panicware.com/popupstopper.html
Proxomitron (has learning curve): http://www.proxomitron.org/
For those who don't want third party stuff, your own pc's built-in host
file:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm and
http://www.smartin-designs.com/ and http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/


Here is a review of 61 popup killers, not all of them are free:
http://www.popup-killer-review.com/index.htm

[JayK]

-{ Quote: " quoting: Pieter_Arntz link=board=20;threadid=5843;start=0#38604 date=1041294644]
I figure using Adshield (http://www.adshield.org) and a hosts file counts as a combination? ;)
Regards,

Pieter
" }-

That's the problem with this type of polls (beyond the fact that there are more alternatives than I can list options), almost everyone "uses a combination".

Do Host files actually prevent the popup?

I was under the impression it would pop up, but would display a broken unloaded page..

I'm not sure I would want to download and use something specific to just kill popup though..

Adshield is nice (i've used it), but I don't think it's main function is to kill popups. Banner replacement and killing is another poll.. :)

[Pieter_Arntz]

Here´s some more reading (and a similar poll) :

http://www.phoenix-inter.net/popups.php

Using the hosts file alone will never stop all popups since it does not block anything that is on the same server.

Regards,

Pieter

[Douglas]

Hi Pieter,
I also use the hosts file, and I was wondering whether the hosts file provided in your link is more comprehensive than S. Martins host file.

Regards,
Douglas

[Pieter_Arntz]

Hi Douglas,

It appears to be a very old version of S.Martins hosts file.

Start quote

# This file has been configured by Gorilla for ad blocking
# It was last updated on July 6th, 2000 from the list by Stephen Martin
# Check the following websites for updates:
# http://www.smartin.addr.com/hosts1.html

End quote

Regards,

Pieter

[Douglas]

-{ Quote: "It was last updated on July 6th, 2000 " }- ::)
Thanks very much Pieter. You sure answered my question!

Douglas

[the Tester]

I use Spyblocker.I tried free popup killers but I like Spyblocker better.It stops a number of different nuisance/security threats.I guess it is a multi-function program but payware also.That's the only program I use for popups.No combos here.

[LowWaterMark]

Reviving this poll (since it was lost in a non-poll forum section)... :D

I use a free one: AnalogX POW! (http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm), however, it never sees any pop-ups because my primary pop-up defense is really tight security settings for the Internet Zone in Internet Explorer. (Active scripting disabled, along with Java and ActiveX)

I add any sites that need those capabilities into the Trusted Zone. I have maybe 30 sites in total in the Trusted Zone at this time. I add to this a Hosts file (SMartin's (http://www.smartin-designs.com/downloads.htm) and Hpguru's (http://asp.flaaten.dk/download/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=2) in a combined file), which blocks thousands of sites that host pop-ups, and also IE-SpyAd (http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD) (which basically adds a few thousand sites into the IE Restricted Zone - also known sources of pop-ups).

[JayK]

Seriousl;y if you turn off actie x and active scripting (VB and javascript in particular) and java that should kill most popup ups.

ITjere are CSS popups but those are still rare.

IMHO the name of the game is to allow functionality wihile restrocting vulnerability.

If you "live like a monk" figuratively speaking , i.e use a plain text only browsers, don't accept html mail, don't download programs , etc, you don't really need that much security software.

Here's an example.

I'm often amused at the extent users of outlook for example take to secure their email, with regards to web-bugs

Some people block outlook from accessing remote port 80 using a firewal. Others use third party mail proxies to strip off offending html ,.

The ",monk" approach would be too simply not accept html mail OR better uet move to something more secure to Thebat!, poccomail or pegsaus

On the other hand if you like to live dangerously, then you definitely need protection.

[Longthing]

I'm now trying Avant Browser (with build-in popup killer).

For IE i use this: http://www.devhood.com/tools/tool_details.aspx?tool_id=268

[psamson]

I use Google Toolbar:

http://toolbar.google.com/

[Detox]

just use proxo default and it does the job

[Nick]

If I'm using IE, then it's Adshield that blocks pop ups. I' m starting to use Mozilla now, so I use it's built in pop up stopper to kill them.

[cl0ck]

i use popup manager , website is http://www.endpopups.com
it is quite accurate in blocking popup
however, i feel that the number of illegitimate popup windows now decreases, compared to two years before
maybe webmasters realise that having popup wont do any good for the surfers

[Peaches4U]

I use IE-Spyad which I installed prior to purchasing ZoneAlarm Pro. But, I have ActiveX controls & Javascript turned off however, some sites will request that I turn them on and I have a choice as to whether or not I wish to comply. ZoneAlarm Pro has a built in pop-up killers - end result no pop-ups but sometimes the occasional ads [depends where I surf] will line up like little soldiers at the bottom of my taskbar waiting for me to open them. I simply right click my mouse on each, and close them without viewing or them ever appearing on my screen. The latter also happened before installing ZAPro.

[Caspar107]

I'm using the Google toolbar with pop-up killer, works fine for me.

[Cochise]

Tried nearly all of the Pop/stops, eventually dumped them after a while.

Now it's just me and my "Killer Mouse".....we're a Team.

Cochise. 8) ;)

[BWMerlin]

I use IE-SPYAD and i was wondering if i could get an update on Stephen Martin's host files, IE-SPYAD comes with his file but when u go 2 his home page it says that he does not make host files anymore. So is there some were else i could get adult blocking host files.

[crockett]

Hi there :)

When riding Opera, well... no need for further comment.

Otherwise, I let WebWasher do the job.

When experimenting with other browsers, I still use ATGuard - still such an amazingly useful soft', even with the firewall option disabled.

Rgds, Crockett 8)

[thinghy]

http://www.myie2.com/

voted for the opera/mozilla option but right now I'm using MyIE2,wich is like AVANT and SLIM Browser a IEshell with more options and plugins.

grtz, ;)

[JayK]

-{ Quote: " quoting: BWMerlin link=board=19;threadid=5843;start=15#msg89738 date=1064463369]
I use IE-SPYAD and i was wondering if i could get an update on Stephen Martin's host files, IE-SPYAD comes with his file but when u go 2 his home page it says that he does not make host files anymore. So is there some were else i could get adult blocking host files.
" }-

There are dozens of sites offering hosts file for download. These 3 are fairly popular.

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://asp.flaaten.dk/download/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=2
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/

etc etc

Do remember to block verisignfinder if your isp hasnt patched it;s dns server.

[GoonMan]

Here is one of the sites I use http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

[bigc73542]

I am running the avant browser and it has a built in popup stopper. It seems to work just fine I don't get any popups :D

[sig]

Proxomitron for ads, pop ups, cookies, web bugs, scripts, etc.

[chockachan]

Pieter (or like minded folks who also know stuff),

Great tip and info here. Thanks. One thought in case you can help. As I use AOL to browse, do any of the free blockers mentioned work within AOL? If I use AOL and the open IE seperately, its too slow. I installed googles toolbar, which is great if you are in IE, but does zip when in AOL. Any tips would be great.

Thanks
Chocka

[JayK]

It's hard to say. I've seen some popup blockers give special instructions for AOL users, but there are other methods, that i find it hard to believe would fail even if you are using AOL (not that I know much about AOL).

[Pieter_Arntz]

Hi chockachan,

I found two that explicitly promise they work for AOL:
http://www.panicware.com/popupstopper-popupkiller.html (AOL 8.0)

http://www.exitkiller.com/ (AOL 7.0 and 8.0)

There will undoubtedly be more and I can´t tell you from first-hand experience how effective they are, but others might.

Regards,

Pieter

[Chocka]

Pieter,

Many thanks. Very appreciated. I will pursue. I have set my settings in my control panel to abour the highest I can see as well, as per your other notes.

Cheers
Chocka

[Chocka]

JayK,

Just sawyour note as well. The other methods. Can you elaborate sport? Did you mean my settings? I have them on 'High' and 'Block', as in the forum mentioned by ohters, but someof the pop uos dubbed "Messenger Services" scamming stuff seem to sneak in. Or did you mean something else? IThanks.

Cheers
Chocka

[JayK]

Messanger spam is a completely different business. For that a proper firewall blocking the relevant ports or just switching off the messanger service is sufficent.

About "normal" popups as a result of visiting websites..

I could be wrong, but I think AOL works via a proxy system? So some of the popup blockers which work the same way can't function.


Other methods - well one that I'm sure will work involves disenabing Javascript .er.. active scripting in IE

Switching to a browser with built in popup blocking <i>should</i> also work for AOL users, Mozilla, Opera etc.

[Prince_Serendip]

:) I use Opera 7.11. It does them all (so far). It also gives me the option to allow pop-ups I want to have, such as by clicking on particular features.

[Kathyhl]

POW! has always worked great for me. ;)

[Chocka]

Folks,

This is good stuff. Thanks.
Chocka

[nadirah]

I am using windows XP service pack 2's built-in pop-up killer. its excellent.

[Cochise]

I just tried 'POPupPopper' for 3 Months....Free, by the way... (Try Google)...never had one popup...and uses up nothing....but even without a 'Stoppop' though, I don't get Popups??.......is that good ??

Cochise, 8)

[bigc73542]

Opera 7.51's built in popup stopper. Works great. ;)

[slammer_JvA]

-{ Quote: "

Now it's just me and my "Killer Mouse".....we're a Team.

Cochise. 8) ;)" }- ROFL!!! ;D good ol' Cochise: always like to stay busy while surfing, aren't we? Or can't you be without any kind of gaming-experience while behind your pc?
You sure must like to kill them s*ckers:............. any RSI yet? ;);D

regards,
slam

[dirty_mic]

At one time i trided useing a 9mm luger but i had to buy a new comp. >:(

[Rita]

-{ Quote: "Yet another poll. I'm curious abt the number of people who actually use dedicated (one function or main function) pop up killers." }-
Hi
i dont use anything but the pop up controls aol has--i set them to no popups and i rarely ever have any
rita

[Pigman]

I use FireFox, along with the AdBlock extension. So far, I have not seen a single popup.

[Azn_Tweaker]

i use nothing. i just close them manually :D

[nadirah]

I use mozilla firefox's built-in pop-up killer.

[^Ale]

I use Opera 7.53's built in popup stopper. Seems to work good.

[Close_Hauled]

The version of Internet Explorer that comes with Service Pack 2, Release Candidate 2. I was using Firefox and/or Opera, but now I am evaluating the new version of IE. So far, it does a better job than the other two.

[quack(s)]

Firefox and the proxy Guidescope. No popups . . . and no ads!!! ;D

[hojtsy]

Proxomitron still beats everything. And goes on to prove that best things in life don't cost money.
-hojtsy-

[slammer_JvA]

-{ Quote: "Proxomitron still beats everything. And goes on to prove that best things in life don't cost money.
-hojtsy-" }-Life to me isn't about "the costs"...it's about "the returns" (bothways; it's always nice to be of some kind of meaning for a fellow human being!) ;)

In addition to PROMOXITRON (the best) I also use:
- Mozilla FireFox browser (+ email:please get rid of Outlook Express, I plead...)
- Google bar
- spywareguard
- spywareblaster

plus my ISP does a little bit, and my sygate FW, winpatrol and a number of other proggies are always monitoring in the background....

Can't be said enough: hail the layered defense.

regards,
slammer

[Tinribs]

Firefox, all thats needed, especially on an xplite sorted machine :)

[Ailric]

I have tried most of the aforementioned filters and popup stoppers and all I can say is this; do yourself a favour and just TRY Admuncher. It's about a 12 second download and it will solve all of your problems no matter what browser you use. I don't even know what popups and ads look like anymore because I have been using Admuncher for over two years.

The best download and purchase I ever made. :)
http://www.admuncher.com/

[Pilli]

I use Avant browser when I need IE's functionality for trusted sites but Firefox for all other surfing - Usually have them both resident. ;D

[Moore]

-{ Quote: "I have tried most of the aforementioned filters and popup stoppers and all I can say is this; do yourself a favour and just TRY Admuncher. It's about a 12 second download and it will solve all of your problems no matter what browser you use. I don't even know what popups and ads look like anymore because I have been using Admuncher for over two years.

The best download and purchase I ever made. :)
http://www.admuncher.com/" }-

It's good , but try blocking their IP address in your firewall and see how many times a day it calls home ;) .

I like to use a browser built in popup blocker , such as Crazybrowser which has it's own blocklist , Outpost firewall blocking active scripting and popups and various merged HOSTS files , seems to cover 99% of all crap including popups nicely. ;D

[Bubba]

Not using javascript,activex seems to work

While I do not recommend IE for the un-informed or those that wish not to learn how to properly secure the browser....properly configured settings keeps me secure from any publicly known malware....least of which is pop-ups.

[Vaudeville]

I use the built in features with Firefox. Works pretty well

[Cochise]

A large piece of wood with a nail in it.........or anything else that get the job done......


Cochise, 8)

[the mul]

Well i use a hammer it seems to work, only kidding i use outpost pro which so far so good has blocked all popups.


Your friend

THE MUL

[Etsnuffy]

Outpost and Firefox....

[Q Section]

Hah! Great question! We cannot tell you which of all the layered defense is doing what by now but we do use Maxthon which blocks ads. The interesting thing is that we get an option to block certain popups and others are just dis-allowed as if it is an intelligent blocker.


What do you people do who have complete popup blocking and you go to a website that has a legitimate (non-ad) popup that you may wish to view?

Be seeing you.

[ronjor]

There are options in Firefox to allow popups.

[Q Section]

ronjor -

Do you get an initial popup first and then excercise the option yea or nay?
For example you can use this page (http://www.secretservicetest.co.uk/intro.html) (not ours) as an example.

[ronjor]

This is what I see when I go there.

[ronjor]

I also have Proxomitron too. I haven't had a popup in a long time. Pre Firefox.

[OutThere]

Nothing. My ip handles this.

[Ronin]

-{ Quote: "ronjor -

Do you get an initial popup first and then excercise the option yea or nay?
For example you can use this page (http://www.secretservicetest.co.uk/intro.html) (not ours) as an example." }-

That only occurs the first time you use Firefox. It's a feature to tell newbies, what is happening.

type about:Config in the address/location bar.

Look for privacy.popups.firstTime when it is set to true, it will result in a popup whenever a popup is blocked then switch itself off to false.

[TAG97]

Internet Explorer SP2

[snowbound]

A hammer. :D ;) ;D



snowbound

[ronjor]

Works for me! ;D

[snowbound]

-{ Quote: "Works for me! ;D" }-
:D :D :D

[Mr.Blaze]

8) only three experts including myself when it comes to pop ups

all those years of pornsssss lol

payware haaaaaa whusseeeeeee

pop up blockers whusssssssssssseeeeeeysssssss

just turn off active x and javah inless your buying or editing your profile at a website or goverment websites or trusted site

thats it

all pop ups gone forever lol

[steverio]

For IE, absolutely nothing except my mouse and I for the moment but Pilli has my interest stirred up with Avanti. My fav "AccountLogin" proggie will need to work with it though. I use FireFox too with built-in. I do own PopUp Inspector but haven't used it for awhile. I've tried various freebies but didn't care for them.

[Shae]

When I'm using my ISP's browser, I use the built in Pop-up blocker. If I'm using IE, I have the Yahoo! Toolbar. Works just fine...love it when it "busts" those annoying pop-up ads. ;D

[chrisretusn]

Use Firefox and The Proxomitron

[Blackspear]

-{ Quote: "A large piece of wood with a nail in it.........or anything else that get the job done..." }-
LMAO, that or a hammer tends to fix all and anything, not much it doesn't ;)

;D 8) ;D 8) ;D

[danny9]

I use the pop up blocker built into ZAPRO 4.5. Works very well. Also a little free program called NoAds. Both do the job. 8)

[Mr2cents]

I use firefox browser which blocks popups. When I have to use internet explorer... I use a program called ..Guard-ie. Guard -ie also deletes your browsing history, and temporary internet files each time you close out a window.i

[danny9]

Thanks. Never heard of this before. I'll have to check it out.

[dadkins]

Both of my browsers(SlimBrowser(for IE functionality) & Opera) take care of the "problem" for me. Outpost Pro takes care of the static/banner ads. ;)

David

[MikeBCda]

The choices seem to need updated a little -- IE6 SP2's new built-in blocker seems to work just fine (for me anyway), and of course didn't exist when this poll was first set up.

[James232r]

-{ Quote: "The choices seem to need updated a little -- IE6 SP2's new built-in blocker seems to work just fine (for me anyway), and of course didn't exist when this poll was first set up." }-

Wow, in a months time it will be 2 years since this poll was setup!