Block "Popups"

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:18 am

Okay I am sure you have all seen ads on internet sites, and that's fine because I just block them (Some sites keep 4 "ads" at least open each time you browse to another page).

Well I simply use my pop up killer and these intense sites (bad ones include billboard.com and coasterbuzz.com). The problem is this new ad, which uses "javascript?. The pop up killer (or mine at least) can't do a darn thing about it, and they are the most annoying in the world (see www.aimfilez.com and www.coasterbuzz.com).

Is there any simple way to kill it... Even if it would be making a small program that does not allow a certain line of javascript to run... (I don't want to turn javascript off if at all possible).

nybbles · Post by **nybbles** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:29 am

Um, if those two pages were supposed to give pop-up ads I didn't get any....

I use Adshield. http://www.adshield.org

I highly recommend it. However, it only works in IE. It also blocks any inframe ads and Flash 5/MX ads. But not Flash 6

. However, with some things, if your window closes for no reason at all (usually when playing a flash game, or something of that nature) you may want to disable it by clicking on it's icon in the Standard Buttons IE bar and it opens its controls in the Explorer bar. You just have to switch off its features temporarily and that causes Flash to work perfectly. Just don't forget to turn it back on when you are finished.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:46 am

.. I thought I was going to see a dollar sign

I'll have to try it when I get home.

Thanks

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 9:45 am

http://www.panicware.com

PopUp Stopper. It's free. Works the best I've seen yet.

Or there's even PopUp Stopper Companion..and even Pro.

jester22c · Post by **jester22c** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:02 am

I use Opera

Between that and NIS2K3... I don't see ads at all.

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 2:50 pm

I don't see any popups at all with Safari.

Robpol86 · Post by **Robpol86** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 6:59 pm

I use popupstopper companion. it worx so good that it even blox popups on intense sites. like i have one thats suppose 2 kill ur comp by opening many ie windows and stuff like that. its 1 of those sites that r good 2 send 2 ur friends as a prank. but npf2k3 also blox ads and wont let me go 2 that site unless i disable it, which i dont feel like doing

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 12:31 am

yeah.... i use popup stopper from panicware too..... but i have the same problem phase was talkin bout.,..... its those damn flash ads that the popup stopper cant do anything about

insomica · Post by **insomica** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 3:17 pm

i dont get pop ups
but i get adds from message server. "net send ip message".

Robpol86 · Post by **Robpol86** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:58 pm

ive never gotten that kind of spam. but i disabled it because im afraid my friends will send me a msg as a prank when im playing a game. ive dont that 2 them and i dont want them 2 have revenge

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Thu May 01, 2003 7:26 am

nybbles wrote:Um, if those two pages were supposed to give pop-up ads I didn't get any....

I use Adshield. http://www.adshield.org

I highly recommend it. However, it only works in IE. It also blocks any inframe ads and Flash 5/MX ads. But not Flash 6 . However, with some things, if your window closes for no reason at all (usually when playing a flash game, or something of that nature) you may want to disable it by clicking on it's icon in the Standard Buttons IE bar and it opens its controls in the Explorer bar. You just have to switch off its features temporarily and that causes Flash to work perfectly. Just don't forget to turn it back on when you are finished.

Grrr... It went to a fee based... Glad I got it while the picking was good.

nybbles · Post by **nybbles** » Thu May 01, 2003 7:32 am

PhaseDMA wrote:
nybbles wrote:Um, if those two pages were supposed to give pop-up ads I didn't get any....

I use Adshield. http://www.adshield.org

I highly recommend it. However, it only works in IE. It also blocks any inframe ads and Flash 5/MX ads. But not Flash 6 . However, with some things, if your window closes for no reason at all (usually when playing a flash game, or something of that nature) you may want to disable it by clicking on it's icon in the Standard Buttons IE bar and it opens its controls in the Explorer bar. You just have to switch off its features temporarily and that causes Flash to work perfectly. Just don't forget to turn it back on when you are finished.
Grrr... It went to a fee based... Glad I got it while the picking was good.

Yeah, I'm pissed!!!!!

The new version seems to work just as well, though I'm not paying for it. The trial version supposedly only lets you block 10 custom ads. But so far I haven't gotten any pop-ups or ads that drive me nuts. Plus it also can block web bugs. Well, if I hit the "limit" I'm going back to version 2, since the new version doesn't do that much more.

sweeney · Post by **sweeney** » Thu May 01, 2003 9:14 pm

Is there anyway to get rid of the flash ads, this doesn't seem likely, but asking never hurt

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Thu May 01, 2003 9:36 pm

Nope.. Ads created with Flash aren't currently stoppable by Pop Up Stopper.. or any other Ad-Blocker that I know of.

jester22c · Post by **jester22c** » Thu May 01, 2003 9:40 pm

You can block the domains/subdomains/IPs that the ads are coming from. Using this method you can effectively block anything at all... including flash ads.

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