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BeachBuckeye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 06:57 PM
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Help with "Pop-up" protection!!!
Who among you has the answer to pop-up ads? I want something fool-proof that I don't have to mess with and is not intrusive in any way. Anybody?

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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 06:59 PM
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1. Get the new Mozilla Firebird browser!
Looks more like IE than the old Mozilla/Nutscrape models but doesn't have the M$ swiss cheese, and you can either block pop up windows completely or allow them for certain websites where "good" popups might actually exist (i.e. the smilies reference table here at DU)
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jono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:01 PM
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2. 2 solutions
Pop-Up Stopper is completely free and available at www.panicware.com. The only problem is, if you want a pop-up to pop up, you have to hold the control button while you click it. (It's a mild inconvenience, IMO.)

The other solution would be to get a new browser. I use Mozilla at home (www.mozilla.org), and it automatically blocks unrequested pop-ups while allowing requested ones, without having to hold down any special keys. Mozilla is an open-source browser based on Netscape technology, so perhaps Netscape has this ability built in as well(?).

I'm sure others have great solutions as well. These two have worked wonders for me.
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:06 PM
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5. Pop-Up Stopper
has been a godsend to me. I absolutely HATE pop-ups with a purple passion. The only other inconvenience is if you go to print something, you have to turn the program off. (I think the full feature version eliminates all aforementioned inconveniences). For me, it's a minor thing, because this program has made browsing a pleasure again, just like the old days. And it took 5 seconds to load it on my machine.

Hope you find something you like!:)
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 10:39 AM
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12. Congrats patsified!! 600 posts
:toast:
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:02 PM
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3. or install the Google Toolbar for IE
http://toolbar.google.com/
Use the non-advanced-features version (because it doesn't phone home).
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Abaques Donating Member (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:09 PM
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7. DO NOT install google tool-bar
It is spyware. You should remove it from your system.
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:13 PM
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9. Only the advanced features version
Edited on Wed Aug-27-03 07:24 PM by Kellanved
The non advanced version only has the "auto-update" problem. While this is an enormous security risk, it is one shared by many comparable applications.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:03 PM
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4. Netscape 7.1
Edited on Wed Aug-27-03 07:05 PM by RC
"Get more from your browser. Now with Junk mail filtering and improved pop-up blocking."

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:09 PM
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6. go directly to Mozilla
Netscape is lagging behind technically and has some "phone home" features.

Otherwise the two are identical.
http://www.mozilla.org
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Abaques Donating Member (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:10 PM
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8. Identical? Naw, Mozilla is way ahead of Netscape.
Plus its open-source.
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Nomad559 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:22 PM
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10. PopUp Ad Filter
PopUp Ad Filter Is the best for Internet Explorer, I've never had a problem with It.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-03 07:38 PM
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11. Mozilla. I've had it for three weeks with zero "pop-ups".
Apparently it's a "build" off of Netscape (The Anti-MS).

Try it, you'll like it.
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