free pop up stopper

[auntiem]

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Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
up stopper? (without spyware)
I'll be looking for anyone's reply
Thanks

[Jim Macklin]

Google Toolbar is what I use now. If you want another
totally free program,
try www.analogx.com and look for POW


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"auntiem" > wrote in
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| Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
| up stopper? (without spyware)
| I'll be looking for anyone's reply
| Thanks

[Phil]

FireFox web browser has a built in popup stopper that works great.
www.mozilla.org

Or search download.com, there are many of them.

auntiem wrote:
> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
> up stopper? (without spyware)
> I'll be looking for anyone's reply
> Thanks

[none]

auntiem wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
> up stopper? (without spyware)

I've tried popup stopper and popthis!.
My preference is for popthis:

http://www.mathies.com/popthis/

because it runs quietly in the background and I've not had any problems
since I installed it.

hth

[Ron Martell]

"auntiem" > wrote:

>Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
>up stopper? (without spyware)
>I'll be looking for anyone's reply
>Thanks

I use Crazy Browser from www.crazybrowser.com - it is an add-on to
Internet Explorer that provides a tabbed interface and single-click
closing of all open browser windows plus an integrated popup stopper
that works pretty well. Doesn't get them all any more, but certainly
cuts down on the number.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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[Jen J.]

"auntiem" > wrote in
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> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
> up stopper? (without spyware)
> I'll be looking for anyone's reply
> Thanks


They have a free version and a pay version. The free version works fine
for me:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/fs.htm
JenJ.

I know this is a dumb question,but just don't
know.....when downloading one of the free pop up blockers
do I click save it......or open it? If I just open it
will it work ok? I thought if I click save it....they if
I don't like it I can't get rid of it...new at
this...thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>"auntiem" > wrote in
:
>
>> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use
pop
>> up stopper? (without spyware)
>> I'll be looking for anyone's reply
>> Thanks
>
>
>They have a free version and a pay version. The free
version works fine
>for me:
>http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/fs.htm
>JenJ.
>.
>

[Jim Macklin]

They are programs, download them to a folder you can find.
Then you install them. To remove them use the normal
Windows uninstall.

Some like Google Toolbar self-install directly from the web
when you select to "install."


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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


> wrote in message
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| I know this is a dumb question,but just don't
| know.....when downloading one of the free pop up blockers
| do I click save it......or open it? If I just open it
| will it work ok? I thought if I click save it....they if
| I don't like it I can't get rid of it...new at
| this...thanks
| >-----Original Message-----
| >"auntiem" > wrote in
| :
| >
| >> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use
| pop
| >> up stopper? (without spyware)
| >> I'll be looking for anyone's reply
| >> Thanks
| >
| >
| >They have a free version and a pay version. The free
| version works fine
| >for me:
| >http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/fs.htm
| >JenJ.
| >.
| >

[NiteSurfer]

I have been using Super Ad Blocker with no problems so far, it does a
great job of blocking popups and even the ads that fly across the
screen:

http://www.superadblocker.com


"Phil" > wrote in message >...
> FireFox web browser has a built in popup stopper that works great.
> www.mozilla.org
>
> Or search download.com, there are many of them.
>
> auntiem wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
> > up stopper? (without spyware)
> > I'll be looking for anyone's reply
> > Thanks

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions
vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling you?

1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This type of spam has become quite common over the past year or
so, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you most definitely open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm
that still haunts the Internet. Install and use a decent, properly
configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger service, as some
people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does little or nothing
to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with"
the security gap represented by these messages is particularly
foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
compatible with the real Internet. This is because AOL is an on-line
content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. AOL's
proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.

Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure UDP ports
135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_ blocked.
You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP). You'll
have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer for the
specific steps.

You can test your firewall at:

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT

Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?

2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
from http://www.panicware.com/, or the free Google Toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.

3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.


Bruce Chambers

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"auntiem" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me a site of a good and easy to use pop
> up stopper? (without spyware)
> I'll be looking for anyone's reply
> Thanks