What do you use to kill pop ups

Discussion in 'polls' started by JayK, Dec 30, 2002.

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What do you use to kill pop ups?

  1. A free dedicated popup killer

    12 vote(s)
    15.6%

  2. A payware dedicated popup killer

    6 vote(s)
    7.8%

  3. Proxomitron,Webwasher,Internet Junkbuster and other http filter that services other functions

    7 vote(s)
    9.1%

  4. Built in functions in Opera and Mozilla

    32 vote(s)
    41.6%

  5. Not using javascript,activex seems to work

    2 vote(s)
    2.6%

  6. Nothing, I close them manually

    4 vote(s)
    5.2%

  7. A combination of the above

    14 vote(s)
    18.2%
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  1. sig

    sig Registered Member

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    Proxomitron for ads, pop ups, cookies, web bugs, scripts, etc.
     
    sig, Oct 11, 2003
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  2. chockachan

    chockachan Guest

    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
     
    chockachan, Oct 17, 2003
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  3. JayK

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    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).
     
    JayK, Oct 17, 2003
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  4. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    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
     
    Pieter_Arntz, Oct 17, 2003
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  5. Chocka

    Chocka Guest

    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, Oct 18, 2003
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  6. Chocka

    Chocka Guest

    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
     
    Chocka, Oct 18, 2003
    #31
  7. JayK

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    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.
     
    JayK, Oct 19, 2003
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  8. Prince_Serendip

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    :) 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.
     
    Prince_Serendip, Oct 19, 2003
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  9. Kathyhl

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    POW! has always worked great for me. ;)
     
    Kathyhl, Oct 20, 2003
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  10. Chocka

    Chocka Guest

    Folks,

    This is good stuff. Thanks.
    Chocka
     
    Chocka, Oct 22, 2003
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  11. nadirah

    nadirah Registered Member

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    I am using windows XP service pack 2's built-in pop-up killer. its excellent.
     
    nadirah, May 22, 2004
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  12. Cochise

    Cochise A missed friend

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    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, :cool:
     
    Cochise, Jun 14, 2004
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  13. bigc73542

    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

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    Opera 7.51's built in popup stopper. Works great. ;)
     
    bigc73542, Jun 15, 2004
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  14. slammer_JvA

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    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
     
    slammer_JvA, Jun 17, 2004
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  15. dirty_mic

    dirty_mic Registered Member

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    At one time i trided useing a 9mm luger but i had to buy a new comp. :mad:
     
    dirty_mic, Jul 13, 2004
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  16. Rita

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    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
     
    Rita, Jul 14, 2004
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  17. Pigman

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    I use FireFox, along with the AdBlock extension. So far, I have not seen a single popup.
     
    Pigman, Jul 14, 2004
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  18. Azn_Tweaker

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    i use nothing. i just close them manually :D
     
    Azn_Tweaker, Jul 17, 2004
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  19. nadirah

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    I use mozilla firefox's built-in pop-up killer.
     
    nadirah, Jul 17, 2004
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  20. ^Ale

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    I use Opera 7.53's built in popup stopper. Seems to work good.
     
    ^Ale, Jul 26, 2004
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  21. Close_Hauled

    Close_Hauled Registered Member

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    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.
     
    Close_Hauled, Jul 27, 2004
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  22. quack(s)

    quack(s) Registered Member

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    Firefox and the proxy Guidescope. No popups . . . and no ads!!! :D
     
    quack(s), Jul 27, 2004
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  23. hojtsy

    hojtsy Registered Member

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    Proxomitron still beats everything. And goes on to prove that best things in life don't cost money.
    -hojtsy-
     
    hojtsy, Jul 27, 2004
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  24. slammer_JvA

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    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
     
    slammer_JvA, Jul 27, 2004
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  25. Tinribs

    Tinribs Registered Member

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    Firefox, all thats needed, especially on an xplite sorted machine :)
     
    Tinribs, Jul 27, 2004
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