Pop-up Blocker

Discussion in 'Software' started by RJTR, Jan 28, 2004.

  1. RJTR

    RJTR Private E-2

    Pllleeeaaase can someone tell me where I can get a pup-up eliminator program
    to try before I buy or any recommendations whatsoever thank-you
     
  2. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

  3. Greyhound

    Greyhound Sergeant

  4. ANHEDONIC

    ANHEDONIC Will Title For Food

    i recommend Google Toolbar... efficient and simple
     
  5. jujet84

    jujet84 Master Sergeant

  6. Greyhound

    Greyhound Sergeant

    Is there not a lot of bloat on the Google Toolbar, and spyware?
     
  7. Endi

    Endi Lt. Links

    The yahoo tool bar now also comes with a pop up stopper. I have been using it for 2 weeks and it seems to work real good.

    http://companion.yahoo.com/

    edit: oh yeah the best part of it is Its FREEEEEEE :)
     
  8. alanc

    alanc MajorGeek

    Nope, not at all. I've been using it for months with no complaints.
     
  9. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Nope and nope. If they are free, maybe. But, writing popup blockers is programming 101 stuff, they should be released as freeware, half of them are poorly written and not worth a dime. There are too many alternatives out there that are better and free. In other words, why run a blocker in startup when you can use an IE addon or Opera and enjoy popup blocking, tabbed blocking, mouse gestures, etc.? IE may be adding all these in SP2 for XP anyhow.

    Google toolbar is not bloated nor spyware, installed it on dozens of low end machines.

     
  10. Greyhound

    Greyhound Sergeant

    Thanks M A maybe it was Yahoo that has spyware.
     
  11. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Using my posts and some of your guys information to add this into Tips, Tricks And How To's. Will be up shortly.

     
  12. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    No, Google can be considered spyware, but it depends. It allows you to look for similar websites that your visiting in its advanced features, for example. In order to do this, it must see what websites your at and send data back and forth to Google. Sadly, the spyware thing in some cases, has gotten a bit overly paranoid and this can be called spyware, but its not, since its clearly explained to you in the settings :) Simply do not use the advanced features on install. Hope that makes sense? :)

     
    Last edited: Jan 28, 2004
  13. Greyhound

    Greyhound Sergeant

    Those two popup blockers were free BTW, and I have used them and been satisfied by them, but now I have installed Google, will check it out. Again thanks. :p
     
  14. Endi

    Endi Lt. Links


    If any of the 6 programs that I use to detect spyware were to tell me that yahoo has spyware. I would look into it.

    I have used the companion for a very long time now and none of the software I use to detect spyware says that yahoo is spyware.

    those companies are pretty well established and do not use the tactics that low life scumbags use to get you to go to their site.

    I use

    Spybot
    Ad aware
    Panda (although not a spyware remover but still helps)
    Pest Patrol (which sometimes gives false alarms)
    Spyware blaster
    SPyware Guard (not necessarely to detect but to prevent
     
  15. dismember

    dismember Private E-2

    http://www.panicware.com/

    get pop_up stopper free edition
    its good and spy ware free
    i run ad-aware and spybot so i know its clean
     
  16. Greyhound

    Greyhound Sergeant

    I concede....Now, how do I stop the dialog box that comes up when Google stops a popup?
     
  17. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Options tab on the toolbar.

     
  18. Ezaxs99

    Ezaxs99 Ether Person

    Your best bet is Google....I'm with the
    Major and AlanC ;)

    P.S. I'm not sure how to stop the msg box
    from the toolbar....I use the Deskbar and it
    has settings options which allows you to select
    whether you see this and stops the counting of
    the blocked messages....look for it by right clicking? ;)

    And....just for fun :p I'm not going to use a pop up
    blocker from a org that has you agree they have
    the right to show you advertisements if you wish to use
    their services.....what are they going to block?....all
    ads but theirs?....just a thought. ;)
     
    Last edited: Jan 29, 2004
  19. Mongoplus

    Mongoplus Private E-2

    There is a new tool bar in town!!!

    I have used Google's tool bar and have had no problems. I like the built in popup blocker (I had purchased PopUp Stopper Pro :eek:, but found that the tool bar did a better job).

    :( But I have had some of the same concerns about Goggle gathering info from me, but again I have been unable to verify that.

    There is a new tool bar with some of the same property as Goggle's and it is also FREE :D . They claim that they do not gather any info at all.

    The name of the tool bar is JetBar http://www.jetbar.com

    I hope this tool bar does not come with any hidden problems.
     

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