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viva
Citizen
Username: Viva
Post Number: 261
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 8:25 am: | 
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i have been getting a huge amount of sex and cigarette pop ups of late...
i have adaware installed...
is there a better way? |
sullymw
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 161
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 8:59 am: |
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the new beta version of Google has a pop-up killer I believe....and it's free |
papayagirl
Citizen
Username: Papayagirl
Post Number: 86
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 9:09 am: |
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I was also going to recommend the Google beta toolbar. I can't live without it! |
#9Dream
Citizen
Username: 9dream
Post Number: 486
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 9:44 am: |
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If you don't want to take your chances with a beta, try Popup Stopper, from http://www.panicware.com. It's simple and it works. |
lseltzer
Citizen
Username: Lseltzer
Post Number: 1645
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 9:49 am: |
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I also like and recommend the Google Toolbar. It's only the beta of the new version that has the popup blocker and that only works for Internet Explorer. |
viva
Citizen
Username: Viva
Post Number: 262
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 11:39 am: |
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just installed google toolbar. thank you so much for the advice and the link. |
ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 112
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:01 pm: |
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[I tried to post this before, but something went wrong. Now I suppose I'll end up posting it twice...]
Anyway, I really like the Alexa Popup Manager. It doesn't simply kill the popup (or popunder), but gives you the choice of how to handle it. There are some sites where you actually need the popup, and this allows you the choice. |
#9Dream
Citizen
Username: 9dream
Post Number: 490
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:27 pm: |
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You should be aware that Alexa contains spyware that tracks your surfing habits. Run Ad-Aware or Spybot and either will recommend removing it. |
notehead
Citizen
Username: Notehead
Post Number: 624
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:42 pm: |
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Mac folks can use the Apple browser Safari 1.0, which enables the user to prevent pop-ups. |
ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 114
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:53 pm: |
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#9Dream, I'm aware of Alexa's capabilities, and I run SpyBotS&D frequently. I've balanced the tracking (bad) against other features (good) of Alexas, and have decided it let it continue to reside on my machine. OTOH, I have taken advantage of Spybot to prevent other spyware from downloading itself.
To those of you who haven't run a spyware check, do so, and you'll be amazed at what you find. |
viva
Citizen
Username: Viva
Post Number: 263
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 2:48 pm: |
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just did spybot!
thanks! |
Tommy Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 260
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 2:42 pm: |
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I use the Opera web browser. It's fantastic for many reasons, one of them being the pop-up stopper built in. It's also faster than IE. It doesn't work with a few web pages, which is no big deal. Check it out at http://www.opera.com
Tom Reingold
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