So microsoft included a pop up stopper in SP2

[Doomer]

Well, it don't work.

So what's considered to be the best out there these days ?

 

[MrChad]

What do you mean "it didn't work"?

Not all pop up blockers are fool-proof. Microsoft's is pretty good, actually. Firefox also has an excellent blocker. Google's has been circumvented by many sites, unfortunately.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Mozilla > *.

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Mozilla > *.

Agreed I haven't seen an ad pop-up with mozilla and it doesn't block pop-ups I want.

 

[Doomer]

I still get too many popups to suit me but the final straw came yesterday when I closed ie and popups started flooding in like there was no tomorrow. This is not acceptable.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Doomer
I still get too many popups to suit me but the final straw came yesterday when I closed ie and popups started flooding in like there was no tomorrow. This is not acceptable.

Are you certain that you don't have any spyware or malware installed on your PC?

 

[Doomer]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Doomer
I still get too many popups to suit me but the final straw came yesterday when I closed ie and popups started flooding in like there was no tomorrow. This is not acceptable.

Are you certain that you don't have any spyware or malware installed on your PC?

Absolutely positive. I'm a fanatic about keeping this crap of my system.

One good example is that every time I go to Drudge.com, I get a popup either when I click on a link or when I leave the site.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Doomer
One good example is that every time I go to Drudge.com, I get a popup either when I click on a link or when I leave the site.

As suggested, might try using an alternate browser. Just attempted to reproduce your results to no avail in Opera, with the internal Opera preference set to "Open requested pop-up windows only".

Edit: Just tried with IE as well, and actually received no pop-up ads either. No pop-up blocking software installed, and using SP1 on this machine.

 

[jamesbond007]

I also do not get any popups after leaving Drudge.com.

You probably have something on your system...I know that some recent AOL IM (AIM) ads on the top of the program have been opening popup windows. Maybe if you have the buddy list open and visible and when IE is closed, the AIM window becomes the top and that is why you think you get popups after leaving drudge.com?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: jamesbond007
I also do not get any popups after leaving Drudge.com.

You probably have something on your system...I know that some recent AOL IM (AIM) ads on the top of the program have been opening popup windows. Maybe if you have the buddy list open and visible and when IE is closed, the AIM window becomes the top and that is why you think you get popups after leaving drudge.com?

No ads here either. You've got spyware!?

 

[JEDI]

So WinXP SP2's popup blocker better than Google's popup blocker?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: JEDI
So WinXP SP2's popup blocker better than Google's popup blocker?

In my experience, yes. But I use Firefox these days so I haven't tested IE's blocker too much.