pop up stopper?

[Steffie]

Is there a free pop up stopper out there that DOES NOT mess up your system? I have tried "popup stopper" and it is bad at freezing up my pc. I want to find something that doesn't interfere with anything and doesn't cause pc probs, if possible.

Any suggestions? urls?

Thanks and God bless,
Steffie

 

[Foofish]

I am using Zero Popup and it works pretty well.

 

[SlowRoasted]

try the google toolbar, it blocks popups and does some other cool stuff. I use it and it doesnt do anything wrong. its easy to turn on popups too.

 

[Kokopelli]

At home I use the Myea *sp Pop Up stopper. It works well, but it's not free. At work I'm using the Google toolbar that has a built in pop-up stopper.

 

[mac_philo]

The Mozilla browser, in my experience, blocks 100% of pop-ups. It's free. You can easily make exceptions for pop-ups you need. mozilla.org

 

[datan]

yup.
go with mozilla.

you can block flash advertisements as well.

 

[4thwatcher]

if youre using internet explorer, you can as well try setting up the security & privacy options. you dont need an additional ad/popblocker software to do that

here's what i do:

point mouse to the ads/popup window, right click... properties... copy root url of the popup/ads...

click IE browser's tools.. internet options -- security -- restricted sites -- sites -- paste/type root url of the add/pop then, click add --- ok ok

then go to privacy -- edit-- paste/type root url of the add/pop then, click block-- ok ok ...

there you are the popup or advertisement will not come out anymore

just repeat the process everytime a popup/ads appears in your pc!

just make sure you clear your temporary internet files and cookies for it to be effective.. it worked for me very effectively, so surely, will work with you as well

 

[SirNivek]

http://toolbar.google.com

Mozilla is great, but this takes care of IE quite nicely and adds forms autofill.

However you problem might be adware, in which case you really need Spybot Search & Destroy.

 

[Deamiter]

I don't like adding toolbars because there are so many that are full of adware and spyware. Even though I haven't heard bad things about Google - I have a different solution: Bayden's Popuppopper http://download.com.com/3000-7786-10132175.html?tag=lst-0-1

It does not block all popups automatically - which is whyI like it. I go to many sites that REQUIRE popups (like this one), and it's only the offending sites that I wish to block. The program is non-intrusive, and simply asks you for each page whether you'd like to block this ONE, block ALL from the site, allow this ONE, or allow ALL from the site.

If you choose to block or allow ALL, it will never ask again for that site (you can add basic domain names to avoid having to add multiple related pages). You have complete control over what is blocked/allowed, though I understand if many users would want an application that does it all automatically. This is perfect for more advanced users that need a greater level of control.

 

[Mr.Curlynose1]

Any GOOD browser has a popup blocker, in my opinion. The reason most people that are educated with PCs still use IE is that it is integrated with the system, and thus launches faster. For those people, get the Google Toolbar.

The bad thing about it being integrated with the system is that if you get a virus, it will probably infect IE. For these people, use Mozilla Firebird or Opera.

Me? I'm on a Mac. I use Safari.

 

[jmhart85]

I tend to like programs like spybot or adaware, you have to keep running the scanners frequently but they catch programs that have automatically downloaded to your computer that produces adds.