Pop-up Blocker

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2004-10-04 11:55pm

Does anyone have good sites for free pop-up blockers that work? For some reason, Proxomitron isn't working for me any more, and it's getting &^%# annoying.

Thanks in advance, y'all

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-10-04 11:59pm

Get Mozilla, built in pop up blocker.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-10-05 12:03am

Stormbringer wrote:Get Mozilla, built in pop up blocker.

I can't belive you didn't link it. And I prefer FireFox personally.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-10-05 12:05am

Or if for some reason you can't stomach mozilla/firefox, get Opera. Though I personally prefer ff, I do know lots of people who swear by the O.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-10-05 12:20am

Opera was nice, but I can't stand the ad banner.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2004-10-05 12:21am

Back when I was using IE, I found Window Shades to be a great free pop-up blocker.

It even has a list for sites you want to allow to open new windows in your browser.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-05 01:27am

StormtrooperOfDeath wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Get Mozilla, built in pop up blocker.
I can't belive you didn't link it. And I prefer FireFox personally.

Take the Stormies' advice. Get Firefox

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-10-05 01:49am

Mozilla's pop-up blocker is just a tad more strict, but FireFox is a good alternative if you don't want to use Mozilla's build-in mail client.

However, if you want to take it a step further, download the adblock extention (works in both Mozilla suite and FireFox). This extention will become your best friend when it comes to blocking web advertisements.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-10-05 01:59am

FireFox rules. Download FireFox (http://www.mozilla.org/), then download the Adblock extension and you can even block banner ads...
Plus tab browsing rules.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-10-05 03:39am

Not to go against the crowd... oh hell, yes I am

I.E. with service pack two (XP) has never let me down, it stops everything.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-05 03:42am

The Silence and I wrote:Not to go against the crowd... oh hell, yes I am I.E. with service pack two (XP) has never let me down, it stops everything.

Post a Hijackthis log...

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2004-10-05 06:47am

The Dark wrote:Does anyone have good sites for free pop-up blockers that work? For some reason, Proxomitron isn't working for me any more, and it's getting &^%# annoying.

Install Windows XP service pack 2 if you are using WindowsXP.

Also run a spyware scan using all the usual subjects.

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
The Silence and I wrote:Not to go against the crowd... oh hell, yes I am I.E. with service pack two (XP) has never let me down, it stops everything.
Post a Hijackthis log...

I'm running the same, WinXP with sp2.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 6:43:09 PM, on 5/10/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.40607\aspnet_admin.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe
C:\Program Files\ABIT\ABIT uGuru\uGuru.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\ABIT\ABIT uGuru\uGuru_Event_Receiver.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapisvr.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\utilities\antispyware\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: PrivBar - {300BC64A-BF32-4cc8-8917-91148CEFE700} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PrivBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools-1033] "C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe" -lang 1033
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ABIT uGuru] C:\Program Files\ABIT\ABIT uGuru\uGuru.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{89E1CE8D-5D97-42FF-B762-2EC0C8E881D9}: NameServer = 203.0.178.191
O18 - Protocol: ms-help - {314111C7-A502-11D2-BBCA-00C04F8EC294} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\hxds.dll

As for the privbar plugin: PrivBar -- An IE/Explorer toolbar to show current privilege level

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2004-10-05 06:29pm

I decided on the FireFox/Adblock combo, since I'm stuck using ME (XP is asking for trouble on our network, there's about 30 virii around that affect XP but not ME, thanks to our amateur virus-breeders here). So far, so good.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-10-05 08:33pm

The Dark wrote:I decided on the FireFox/Adblock combo, since I'm stuck using ME (XP is asking for trouble on our network, there's about 30 virii around that affect XP but not ME, thanks to our amateur virus-breeders here). So far, so good.

XP SP2 is considerably more secure, thank goodness

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-10-05 09:38pm

phongn wrote:
The Dark wrote:I decided on the FireFox/Adblock combo, since I'm stuck using ME (XP is asking for trouble on our network, there's about 30 virii around that affect XP but not ME, thanks to our amateur virus-breeders here). So far, so good.
XP SP2 is considerably more secure, thank goodness

Yeah, they made the "Windows File Protection" considerably more anal than ever. (which is a good thing)

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-10-05 09:41pm

For those of you who must use IE for one reason or another and cannot use XP SP2, the Google Toolbar is a fairly effective popup blocker.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-10-05 10:00pm

phongn wrote:For those of you who must use IE for one reason or another and cannot use XP SP2, the Google Toolbar is a fairly effective popup blocker.

Unfortunatley, advertisers have found away to get around the google toolbar's popup blocking or just decide to use flash ads instead (which are just as, if not more, annoying).

There are third-party programs out there that can do the job. Unfortunately, the only ones I really liked are either out of date or are no longer made.

The google toolbar will block SOME of the popups, just don't expect it to block every single one.