Free Pop-up Ads Stopper and Ad-aware Software (Very Effective)

[Tung]

I've used these for months and they're very effective.
Pop-Up Stopper Free version.
Link
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove them safely. It is updated frequently.
Link

 

[db]

(running for cover)

 

[hamburglar]

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: db
(running for cover)

lol

 

[Daishiki]

i've always been too lazy to dl ad-aware, guess i'll go grab it now while the link is given to me =Þ

 

[Richter]

Both are standard in my arsenal. IMO the free Pop-up-Stopper is better than a quite a few pay popop stoppers I have tried.

 

[snooker]

a local news station just did an segment on ad-aware today. Funny you should post this the same day I see that

 

[LordSnailz]

Isnt editing your hosts file as effective as using the pop-up stopper or any pop ad program?

 

[abaez]

When I edited my hosts file with alot of ips that are known popup ip's I found things ran much slower.

 

[Souka]

If you use Ad-Aware, also download their Ref-file updater. Otherwise you'll have to manually download and extract files from their site everytime to update the ref-files.

My $.02

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
Isnt editing your hosts file as effective as using the pop-up stopper or any pop ad program?

Doing that doesn't stop the popup scripts and the annoying windows. Sometimes the scripts are for ads and sometimes they aren't...sometimes you want the popups, like maybe on amazon when they might display a nice special or something, so you want to be able to toggle it, which pupup stopper allows.

 

[alm4rr]

Anyone else not able to connect to the servers running the refupdate 2.0?

Always get

"Failed.
Could not complete request.
Additional information: 500 Server Error"

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: alm4rr
Anyone else not able to connect to the servers running the refupdate 2.0?

Always get

"Failed.
Could not complete request.
Additional information: 500 Server Error"

click on the drop down arrow and select "ad-aware.net" that one always works for me..the nothers I can never connect.

 

[oshelef]

I like Analogx's POW!

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm

It automatically closes i.e. and netscape windows where the titles match a list. It comes with a basic list, and has a really easy way to add more to the list. Everytime a pop-up shows up, just add it to the list, and you won't see it again. That way you can keep the pop ups you like, and not the ones you don't.

And, if a window closes on you, when you don't want it to, simply pause, go about your business, than unpause...


Orie

 

[ai42]

I use both of these programs, great stuff.

 

[wuhoo]

ive been using adshield
www.adshield.org

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
Isnt editing your hosts file as effective as using the pop-up stopper or any pop ad program?

You'll still get a pop-up...it'll just be blank. More effective than that would be Mozilla, which lets you disable certain features of JavaScript that tend to be abused (such as opening unrequested windows (pop-ups) and changing the status-bar text).

I can't say that I've ever used Pop-Up Stopper (before switching to Mozilla, I had a fairly comprehensive ad-blocker running that killed most pop-ups), but Ad-aware is a good thing to keep around for getting rid of spyware on other people's computers. (I know better than to let that kind of crap land on my computer. )

 

[udonoogen]

Originally posted by: db
(running for cover)

LOL. it didn't happen... if what im thinking was what you were thinking. =)

edit: i downloaded popupstopper and am running it. tried to go to a few high popup content sites (like kazaalite.com) and the popups still came up. that kind of defeats the purpose of having a popup stopper, no?

 

[ShotgunSi]

Why not try a true web filter. This bad boy will even get rid of inline ad's from webpages!!!

The Proxomitron - Universal Web Filter

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: db
(running for cover)

Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat!!!!!!

 

[MrPhelps]

I have it, I use it.

 

[Nosferatu]

I use POW. However there is one drawback. If the ad is not titled and has the default Netscape or IE name in the bar you might accidently kill off windows that you might have wanted to see.....

 

[PDubs]

I use EMS Fre Surfer mk II or whatever. Very good, and keeps logs of blocked windows for free.

 

[drgeoffrey]

I use Pop-Up Ad Filter, which kills all the standard web pop-ups.
I've been hit with the Net Send type of pop-ups. Frikkin' obnoxious. Does anyone know how to kill/prevent these?

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: drgeoffrey
I've been hit with the Net Send type of pop-ups. Frikkin' obnoxious. Does anyone know how to kill/prevent these?

Your firewall (you do have one, right?) needs to be set to block them...make sure TCP port 139 and UDP port 135 aren't visible outside your network. Find more info here.