Stop the damn POPUPS!

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Stop the damn POPUPS!

Postby -HaVoC- » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:32 am

Anyone know of a good popup stopper? Maybe one that doesn't cost money?
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Re: Stop the damn POPUPS!

Postby BladeRunner » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:37 am

Originally posted by -HaVoC-
Anyone know of a good popup stopper? Maybe one that doesn't cost money?

HaVoc, are you running adadware or Spybot Search and
Destroy?
spyware can cause most of those pop-ups, get rid of the
source (the spyware).
link to free Spybot ---> http://www.safer-networking.org/
if all you need is popup stopper, some of the regulars
recomend this http://www.panicware.com/
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Postby -HaVoC- » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:45 am

Yeah I have messenger disabled and I run spybot.

HELP!
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Postby RCglider » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:50 am

Use Netscape and you won't get them...

For Exploder, I use Meaya. The again, I don't use Exploder anymore.

Outpost Firewall has it built in too.

Be careful of "free" popup blockers as some have spyware, nags etc.


edit: y, i think i used the popup blocker from panicware, but the Meaya was the best. http://www.meaya.com/

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Postby smithpa68 » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:38 am

I use the one from panicware also. None of them work perfectly. But this one is free and works pretty good.

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Re: Stop the damn POPUPS!

Postby JimmyTango » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:46 am

Originally posted by -HaVoC-
Anyone know of a good popup stopper? Maybe one that doesn't cost money?


Yes, it is called Popup Stopper, which is the one from panicware. It is by far the best, and I have it set where I only need to hold down the left Ctrl button for when i want a pop up to pop up.

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Postby Lord ZOG » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:51 am

You don't need any special software to stop pop-ups. Just be aware of what applications are running on your PCs.

Also keep an eye on your home-page. Make sure it doesn't mysteriously change.

Also, don't EVER download or use an enhanced "Search" feature (My Search, My Web and alll that BS).

I have 4 PCs (and about 200 client PCs that I maintain) and I keep them simple. No extra BS and their pop-ups are almost no-existant.

Things change over time, though, so I'm forced to constantly monitor them.

It all comes down to end-user education. Most of the pop-up/spyware crap is aimed at impatient kids and naive users.
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Postby Evan » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:54 am

Avant Browser has a built in pop-up blocker. Works well.
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Postby Mugzy » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:08 am

Get MYIE2, its a great browser that does MUCH more then just stop popups.

http://www.myie2.com
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Postby JimmyTango » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:21 am

Originally posted by S.S. Lord ZOG

It all comes down to end-user education. Most of the pop-up/spyware crap is aimed at impatient kids and naive users.


Sorry, but not all pop ups can be turned off in Windows. Popup stopper gets those last few.

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Postby Lord ZOG » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:34 am

Some sites are worse that others when it comes to pop-ups. I just avoid those sites.

Dell has pop-ups about their specials, but I can deal with one or two pop-ups.

When 16 pop-up ads appear simply by bootingmy PC, then something is wrong.

I like to keep things simple. I hate running any extra software on my machine, especially if I can solve the initial problem simply by adjusting my browsing habits and/or awareness of what's running on my PC.
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Postby Evan » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:40 am

Originally posted by Mugzy
Get MYIE2, its a great browser that does MUCH more then just stop popups.

http://www.myie2.com


I prefer Avant over MyIE2. I did use MyIE2 for a while, but Avant is better IMO.
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Postby Buliwyf » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:41 am

havoc buddy, i use pop up stopper along with ad aware and spywareblaster.

GET spywareblaster its free and blocks a TON of things

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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Postby Mighty Mazz » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:44 am

Ughhh I've been having the same problems as Havoc. I used to run Spybot and PCillin and clean out all the cookies and that used to work but as of about a month ago there is this onslaught of the same 5 or 6 popups about every 2 hours or so that I can't seem to get rid of. Just now my homepage had changed. It seems the spyware that spybot removes keeps coming back somehow something like "DYFUCA" even if I dont use the computer after cleaning for a few days it comes back.

The thing that gets me is if I'm in a game like Battlefield and usually in the middle of a fight they popup switching me back to desktop and 90% of the time Battlefield will just disapear and I have to restart. Overheard someone saying that conflicting resolutions cause this.?

But by God I'm like a day or 2 from just formatting my whole damn drive. Maybe then the maps won't take 10 years to load.

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Postby Ryan » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:47 am

Ok... to be honest, the absoute BEST pop-up stopper is Stop-The-Pop. I've always been on the lookout for the best pop-up stopper, and after literly dozens of downloads, I came across this one.

http://download.com.com/3000-7786-10144469.html?tag=lst-0-6

The best. It even has an option that allows IE windows ONLY to come up if you hold control, shift or a. Its simply the best.. hands down.

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