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[scw]proud
17-01-2003, 12:42
Any one got any links to a decent popup ad-killer/blocker.

gettin fed up atm of the amount of sites with stupid advertisments.
Ironheart
17-01-2003, 12:56
The Proxomitron (http://www.proxomitron.org/).
Refugee
17-01-2003, 12:59
www.mozilla.org
-IST-Jobabob
17-01-2003, 13:30
Get 'search sluth' simple program, simply kills EVERY popup window with an audible alert to tell you it has done so. Hold ctrl and click again if you really want the window! :D

http://myecom.net/main/searchsleuth.php?user=guestuser&session=guestsession
[scw]proud
17-01-2003, 14:09
couldnt find adl addy for that searchslueth, but found this in the process.

http://www.webattack.com/get/freesurfer.shtml

ill try the others, not sure about mozilla tho :p
Tonster
17-01-2003, 14:32
Originally posted by [scw]proud
http://www.webattack.com/get/freesurfer.shtml
That's the one I use. Works perfectly, configurable, and you won't even know it's there.
eat
17-01-2003, 14:52
get ad-aware

gets rid of the stuff that causes pop ups :)
Tonster
17-01-2003, 15:55
Ad-ware just remove spy-ware, pop-ups are generally java scripts embedded in web pages that you land on. Ad-ware won't stop popups... if I understand these things correctly :)
eat
17-01-2003, 16:25
must be a coincidence that i get a pop up when i open kazaa then ;p
Stozmann
17-01-2003, 16:48
nah theres a thing adaware defines as spyware, even in kazaa lite, which u cant delete else kazza wont work, i assume its the popup add.
[scw]proud
17-01-2003, 20:43
i use diet kazza to stop the spyware in kazzalite ;o

works brill.


also that other software 'http://www.webattack.com/get/freesurfer.shtml' one, when a popup occurs it loads up Visual studio with some debugger thingy, and closes the IE window |:
Smallfoot
17-01-2003, 21:08
um can anyone confirm that all these proggys have 0% spyware/adware!
Ronaldo
17-01-2003, 21:13
Wasn't Kazzalite meant to be the ad free Kazza?
Flomotion
17-01-2003, 21:21
That one Tonster suggested seems to work very well on porn sites.

Mind, could have been a one off, more research needed I think....
Bitty
18-01-2003, 11:33
Mozilla is the 100% sure way of killing all pop ups EXCEPT the ones you want (i.e. when you click on something to get it to pop up in a new window).


www.mozilla.org
-IST-Jobabob
18-01-2003, 11:48
Originally posted by [scw]proud
couldnt find adl addy for that searchslueth
Originally posted by -IST-Jobabob
Get 'search sluth' simple program...

http://myecom.net/main/searchsleuth.php?user=guestuser&session=guestsession
WTF??? :confused:
Flomotion
18-01-2003, 13:11
I still get popups with mozilla bitty
Black Death
18-01-2003, 13:31
www.adaware.com

or summat
Bitty
18-01-2003, 13:58
Originally posted by Flomotion
I still get popups with mozilla bitty

Turn them off in preferences then :P
Flomotion
18-01-2003, 14:11
ha
Bitty
18-01-2003, 14:14
Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Scripts and Plugins. I leave the bottom three ticked.
Refugee
18-01-2003, 16:19
It works 100% :D

And mozilla also owns as a browser. I wish all windows had mouse gestures now :-/
Bitty
18-01-2003, 16:44
Get a gesture program then Ref :P

I don't use one but I have a friend who found a fully configurable one that you can tailor to most Windows programs.
-[Raven]-
18-01-2003, 18:11
IronHeart is right. Get Proxomitron.
Okay it doesn't use perl-style regexs, and Privoxy is supposed to be better, but it does the job great and is much more than a simple popup blocker.
Refugee
18-01-2003, 20:08
Nice one steev :D

Can you ask him what it's called and where he got it from? :D