what's a good popup blocker?

Commasterharry · 20th August 2004, 20:50

i've been using google toolbar for a while now, and i must say that the built-in popup blocker is getting weak, popups are popping up more than ever b4. my comp is spyware free, but they come up anyway. Im not looking for any new browsers with built-in popup stoppers or anything, just a standalone popup blocker of some kind. anyone know any thats good?

dlinkwit27 · 20th August 2004, 20:53

Maxthon.

Maxthon.com

SSJ4 Gogitta · 20th August 2004, 20:55

Maeya Popup Ad Filter

beanboy89 · 20th August 2004, 21:08

Mozilla and Firefox both have very good popup blockers, along with being very good browsers.

mikm · 20th August 2004, 21:09

Proxomitron. Download JD5000's filter set and you are good. It blocks ads and other nasty stuff too.

k_rock923 · 20th August 2004, 21:24

Firefox is the way to go. you can get adblock in addition to the popoup blocker and see almost no ads at all. I don't see the ads at the top of the forum pages anymore with it.

mikm · 20th August 2004, 21:34

Yeah, but he said he wants to keep IE.

Namelessv1 · 20th August 2004, 21:34

Quote:

Originally posted by k_rock923
Firefox is the way to go. you can get adblock in addition to the popoup blocker and see almost no ads at all. I don't see the ads at the top of the forum pages anymore with it.

Indeed, it's quite hassle-free.

ctn|chrisw · 20th August 2004, 21:51

www.admuncher.com > *

Jay · 20th August 2004, 22:17

Quote:

Originally posted by mikm
Proxomitron.

indeed, and use any browser you want.

mark · 20th August 2004, 22:42

i third that vote for proxomibomidom

ctn|chrisw · 20th August 2004, 22:45

you can use any browser with admuncher too, and its easier :P plus less ugly and will get rid of certain click throughs such as yahoo groups.

c2R · 20th August 2004, 22:56

Quote:

Originally posted by KXRM
indeed, and use any browser you want.

Proximotron, every time. Also lets SetiStash out of restrictive firewalls...

apollos · 20th August 2004, 23:17

admuncher, nothing more, nothing less.

xzxzzx · 20th August 2004, 23:27

JUST STOP USING IE. JUST STOP IT! YOU WILL GO BLIND.

deeder7001 · 20th August 2004, 23:33

just go Mozilla/Firefox. it's the best thing i've ever done for my computer.

Germ · 21st August 2004, 00:02

Proximitron is too buggy

21st August 2004, 00:31

As others have said, screw the popup blocker and just download Firefox and get the Adbock extension. Firefox is just so much better.

Myxomatosis · 21st August 2004, 05:15

Google toolbar, if you don't want to change to Mozilla. Works for searching too.

mikm · 21st August 2004, 06:15

Reread Commasterharry's post:

Quote:

Originally posted by Commasterharry
i've been using google toolbar for a while now, and i must say that the built-in popup blocker is getting weak, popups are popping up more than ever b4. my comp is spyware free, but they come up anyway. Im not looking for any new browsers with built-in popup stoppers or anything, just a standalone popup blocker of some kind. anyone know any thats good?

Myxomatosis · 21st August 2004, 06:17

Quote:

Originally posted by mikm
Reread Commasterharry's post:

Oops, I got pwned.

Cognition · 21st August 2004, 07:57

IE comes with a built-in popup blocker since Service Pack 2 anyway. I haven't tried it though, since I use Firefox.

psycho_maniac · 21st August 2004, 08:39

Quote:

Originally posted by k_rock923
Firefox is the way to go. you can get adblock in addition to the popoup blocker and see almost no ads at all. I don't see the ads at the top of the forum pages anymore with it.

is this a plugin for firefox. if so where can i get it ?

Jay · 21st August 2004, 10:36

Quote:

Originally posted by ctn|chrisw
you can use any browser with admuncher too, and its easier :P plus less ugly and will get rid of certain click throughs such as yahoo groups.

Quote:

admuncher website
To try Ad Muncher completely free for 30 days please visit the download page

no thanks. btw proxomitron is completely customizable. so you filter what you want. There are some pretty decent filter packs out there for it.

gaekwad2 · 21st August 2004, 10:38

Quote:

Originally posted by psycho_maniac
is this a plugin for firefox. if so where can i get it ?

Tools/Extensions/Get more extensions

ctn|chrisw · 21st August 2004, 13:31

Quote:

Originally posted by KXRM
no thanks. btw proxomitron is completely customizable. so you filter what you want. There are some pretty decent filter packs out there for it.

been free for me for way more then 30 days

;P

eleet-2k2 · 21st August 2004, 14:29

Quote:

Originally posted by SSJ4 Gogitta
Maeya Popup Ad Filter

That's the shit!

Also try Mozilla or Firefox from the same address.

s1138 · 21st August 2004, 15:18

*cough* Firefox..
i havent seen a popup since i used it...

Commasterharry · 21st August 2004, 17:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Myxomatosis
Oops, I got pwned.

hahahaahaah

btw, firefox isnt one of my choices i'd like to stick with IE, thanks about that tho.

ryan · 21st August 2004, 17:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Germ
Proximitron is too buggy

Care to elaborate?

Vie · 21st August 2004, 18:04

AdMuncher + Netscape/Mozilla/firebird.

problem solved.

GqSkrub · 22nd August 2004, 13:52

or if you wanted you could get an IE shell like MyIE2. it's still ie, but with things like popup blockers, tabbed browsing, and mouse gestures on top of some other customizable features. But i'd still go with Firefox.

mark · 22nd August 2004, 13:54

Opera owns for tabbed browsing.

cyu · 22nd August 2004, 14:05

Quote:

Originally posted by GqSkrub
or if you wanted you could get an IE shell like MyIE2. it's still ie, but with things like popup blockers, tabbed browsing, and mouse gestures on top of some other customizable features. But i'd still go with Firefox.
http://meta.mimg.xc.plexstream.net/m...02004&ext=.wvx

You mean Maxthon or www.avantbrowser.com

xzxzzx · 22nd August 2004, 17:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Nobby Nobbs
Opera owns for tabbed browsing.

Yes. Yes it does.

Lapikas · 23rd August 2004, 08:18

If Opera just had built-in banner blocker as mozilla has. Never going to happen I guess..

gaekwad2 · 23rd August 2004, 08:25

That reminds me:

Opera's #1 killer feature now also available for Firefox

Vie · 23rd August 2004, 14:21

..Erm? Why is that good?

I dont WANT more ads for crying out loud, even the Google ones get on my nerves.

Wolfgang · 23rd August 2004, 14:46

Stop-the-pop. It blocks things from the name of the window that's trying to pop up. You can use it for any program, and if you want to let something through, you just press shift while you click the link. I used to use it for IE, but I use firefox now.

cooky560 · 23rd August 2004, 14:52

Quote:

Originally posted by beanboy89
Mozilla and Firefox both have very good popup blockers, along with being very good browsers.

I second that

20th August 2004, 20:53	#2
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	Maxthon. Maxthon.com ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

20th August 2004, 21:08	#4
beanboy89 (Major Dude) isn't very custom Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,004	Mozilla and Firefox both have very good popup blockers, along with being very good browsers. Site \| Help us count

20th August 2004, 21:09	#5
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	Proxomitron. Download JD5000's filter set and you are good. It blocks ads and other nasty stuff too. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

20th August 2004, 21:24	#6
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	Firefox is the way to go. you can get adblock in addition to the popoup blocker and see almost no ads at all. I don't see the ads at the top of the forum pages anymore with it. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

20th August 2004, 21:34	#7
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	Yeah, but he said he wants to keep IE. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

20th August 2004, 20:50	#1
Commasterharry Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 183	what's a good popup blocker? i've been using google toolbar for a while now, and i must say that the built-in popup blocker is getting weak, popups are popping up more than ever b4. my comp is spyware free, but they come up anyway. Im not looking for any new browsers with built-in popup stoppers or anything, just a standalone popup blocker of some kind. anyone know any thats good?

20th August 2004, 20:55	#3
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	Maeya Popup Ad Filter

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ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	www.admuncher.com > *

20th August 2004, 22:42	#11
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	i third that vote for proxomibomidom

20th August 2004, 22:45	#12
ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	you can use any browser with admuncher too, and its easier :P plus less ugly and will get rid of certain click throughs such as yahoo groups.

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apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	admuncher, nothing more, nothing less.

20th August 2004, 23:27	#15
xzxzzx Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,254	JUST STOP USING IE. JUST STOP IT! YOU WILL GO BLIND. Freedom of speech is the basic freedom of humanity. When you've lost that, you've lost everything. 1\/\/4y 34\|<$p4y 1gp4y 33714y, 0d4y 0uy4y? \| Roses are #FF0000; Violets are #0000FF; chown -R ${YOU} ~/base The DMCA. It really is that bad. : Count for your life.

20th August 2004, 23:33	#16
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 5,560	just go Mozilla/Firefox. it's the best thing i've ever done for my computer. There is no sig.

21st August 2004, 00:02	#17
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,149	Proximitron is too buggy

21st August 2004, 00:31	#18
toejam07 Guest Posts: n/a	As others have said, screw the popup blocker and just download Firefox and get the Adbock extension. Firefox is just so much better.

21st August 2004, 05:15	#19
Myxomatosis aka bRiAnFuRY Fuck it dude... let's go bowling. (Major dud) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,162	Google toolbar, if you don't want to change to Mozilla. Works for searching too. Alex Jones: Do you want the puppet on the right or the puppet on the left? What a bunch of garbage; liberal democrat, conservative, republican. It's all there to control you! Two sides of the same coin. Two management teams bidding for control, the CEO job of Slavery, Incorporated! The truth is out there in front of you, but they lay out this buffet of lies. I'm sick of it, and I'm not going to take a bite out of it, do you got me?

21st August 2004, 07:57	#22
Cognition Some Random Guy (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NZ Posts: 1,245	IE comes with a built-in popup blocker since Service Pack 2 anyway. I haven't tried it though, since I use Firefox.

21st August 2004, 15:18	#28
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	cough Firefox.. i havent seen a popup since i used it...

21st August 2004, 18:04	#31
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	AdMuncher + Netscape/Mozilla/firebird. problem solved. Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

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GqSkrub Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lancaster Pennsylvania Posts: 897	or if you wanted you could get an IE shell like MyIE2. it's still ie, but with things like popup blockers, tabbed browsing, and mouse gestures on top of some other customizable features. But i'd still go with Firefox. No sig here folks. Last edited by GqSkrub; 22nd August 2004 at 14:36.

22nd August 2004, 13:54	#33
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	Opera owns for tabbed browsing.

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Lapikas Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the other side.. Posts: 670	If Opera just had built-in banner blocker as mozilla has. Never going to happen I guess.. The requested SIG could not be retrieved

23rd August 2004, 08:25	#37
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	That reminds me: Opera's #1 killer feature now also available for Firefox

23rd August 2004, 14:21	#38
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	..Erm? Why is that good? I dont WANT more ads for crying out loud, even the Google ones get on my nerves. Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

23rd August 2004, 14:46	#39
Wolfgang Forum King Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,069	Stop-the-pop. It blocks things from the name of the window that's trying to pop up. You can use it for any program, and if you want to let something through, you just press shift while you click the link. I used to use it for IE, but I use firefox now.

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