WTF is with the pop-ups?

[atrowe]

Just a guess here, but I think there's something in the HTML for the banner ads that's causing them. Somebody want to check the source on a page where one pops up?

 

[kt]

Just get a pop-up killer.. no hassle there, kills all the annoying pop ups for me.

 

[civad]

Claim your Prize:


Debt Consolidation:


Whats going on? Im using IE (eek!) for a change, maybe thats why!!

 

[civad]

This is exactly what Mozilla is for

Ditto that

 

[Zenmervolt]

I don't get any pop-ups. I've been using Pop-Up Stopper for over a year now. It stops almost everything and it's free. If you want a new window to open, just hold down Ctrl while clicking the link.

ZV

 

[T2T III]

Just get a pop-up killer.. no hassle there, kills all the annoying pop ups for me.

I didn't have much luck with Pop-Up Stopper. However, Smasher is working quite well for me. Also, Smasher will manage your cookies for you.

 

[DeRusto]

I'm not sure the point of the thread was how well your browser stops popups.. thank you for the advice but I know it already..

I think the point was that there are suddenly strange pop-ups on Anandtech that weren't there before..even subscribers get them and it is a concern to us non-mozilla/popupkiller users..

Although, mozilla does still kick ass and I would use it if it were not for an aforementioned issue...

 

[ThunderGirl]

yep and they are back in bigger boxes GRRR taking up the whole flipping screen now.

The inventor of pop ups was EVIL

 

[SWirth86]

Originally posted by: DeRusto
I'm not sure the point of the thread was how well your browser stops popups.. thank you for the advice but I know it already..

I think the point was that there are suddenly strange pop-ups on Anandtech that weren't there before..even subscribers get them and it is a concern to us non-mozilla/popupkiller users..

Although, mozilla does still kick ass and I would use it if it were not for an aforementioned issue...

Did you try Mozilla 1.1? Released a little while ago

 

[Triumph]

This has happened around here before, and it was something in the ad banners. It wasn't endorsed by AT, and they took care of it pretty quickly.

 

[james78]

Originally posted by: DeRusto
I'm not sure the point of the thread was how well your browser stops popups.. thank you for the advice but I know it already..

I think the point was that there are suddenly strange pop-ups on Anandtech that weren't there before..even subscribers get them and it is a concern to us non-mozilla/popupkiller users..

Although, mozilla does still kick ass and I would use it if it were not for an aforementioned issue...

Track Mozilla bug 30431 . It sounds like a fix for this is almost ready. You may even like to volunter to review the fix.

 

[DeRusto]

Originally posted by: SWirth86

Originally posted by: DeRusto
I'm not sure the point of the thread was how well your browser stops popups.. thank you for the advice but I know it already..

I think the point was that there are suddenly strange pop-ups on Anandtech that weren't there before..even subscribers get them and it is a concern to us non-mozilla/popupkiller users..

Although, mozilla does still kick ass and I would use it if it were not for an aforementioned issue...

Did you try Mozilla 1.1? Released a little while ago

Yeah, I did try 1.1 but I downloaded it on my machine when I was running Linux. I reformatted back to XP because I wanted better support for my sound card (GTXP). I haven't downloaded it yet for XP...

 

[DeRusto]

Originally posted by: james78

Originally posted by: DeRusto
I'm not sure the point of the thread was how well your browser stops popups.. thank you for the advice but I know it already..

I think the point was that there are suddenly strange pop-ups on Anandtech that weren't there before..even subscribers get them and it is a concern to us non-mozilla/popupkiller users..

Although, mozilla does still kick ass and I would use it if it were not for an aforementioned issue...

Track Mozilla bug 30431 . It sounds like a fix for this is almost ready. You may even like to volunter to review the fix.

Excellent.. the open-source community kicks ass

 

[joeryu]

best pop up fighter is....built right into windows.

Windows HOSTS File

ive used it for a while and it has been like forever since ive last seen a pop up ad.