Pop-up blocking plugin for IE

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Grzegorz

Is there anything like that?

I am looking for a pop-up blocking program that integrates with the browser
and does not work as a separate task. Currently I use PopThis! that works in
such a way, but it blocks all pop-ups unless a domain name is added to its
filter list. This is a bit unpractical, because I have to allow a whole
domain even if I do not want to. Do you know any other program that does not
run as a separate task (integrates with the browser, replaces some .dll,
etc.) and that has an option to allow certain pop-up windows by holding the
CTRL key (or in any other way)?
 
I Have StopThePop i got from www.download.com-- at the
time it was free and may still be. Allthough it does not
integrade with IE it will prevent any pop ups from opening
another IE window unless you hold down the Ctrl or Shift
key.... It works great!
 
-----Original Message-----
Is there anything like that?

I am looking for a pop-up blocking program that integrates with the browser
and does not work as a separate task. Currently I use PopThis! that works in
such a way, but it blocks all pop-ups unless a domain name is added to its
filter list. This is a bit unpractical, because I have to allow a whole
domain even if I do not want to. Do you know any other program that does not
run as a separate task (integrates with the browser, replaces some .dll,
etc.) and that has an option to allow certain pop-up windows by holding the
CTRL key (or in any other way)?

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Grzegorz

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You might try zero popup at http://www.tooto.com

Google is rumored to have a popup blocker that comes with
their toolbar, but I haven't tried it.
 
Grzegorz said:
Is there anything like that?

I am looking for a pop-up blocking program that integrates with the
browser and does not work as a separate task. Currently I use
PopThis! that works in such a way, but it blocks all pop-ups unless a
domain name is added to its filter list. This is a bit unpractical,
because I have to allow a whole domain even if I do not want to. Do
you know any other program that does not run as a separate task
(integrates with the browser, replaces some .dll, etc.) and that has
an option to allow certain pop-up windows by holding the CTRL key (or
in any other way)?
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I use the Google Toolbar.
http://toolbar.google.com/
 
If you want a solution with options, download and install
Zone Alarm firewall: if you purchase, which I did --
because I hate pop-ups, unders, ads jamming up my space --
you can select exactly what you will and won't allow,
including pop ups, unders, banner ads, cookies, etc ...

It costs about $30 but is completely worth it, plus the
firewall stops all those port scans folks seem inclined to
do ...

Q
 
PopUp Cop. Been using it for many months. You can override it by
hitting Ctrl when you click a link or when you click Refresh. You can
disable PopUp Cop with a single button click when you need to get it
fully out of the way. When enabling/disabling PopUp Cop, you have the
option to do a refresh of only the current browser instance, all browser
instances, or none of them.

- Irrititation levels let you decide how much to block or suppress and
can be immediately changed with a slider. You can define as many
irritation levels as you wish.

- Irritation settings include: disable/enable popups, disable/enable
Flash, play last Flash, show last popup, disable/enable scripts, just
disable script timers, disable mouse tricks, enable/disable images,
enable/disable animations & marquees, enable/disable ActiveX controls,
enable/disable background sounds, enable/disable Java, get rid of
useless dialogs, enable/disable meta-refresh, enable/disable resize
request, and more. Settings can be configured to become enabled,
disabled, or don't change when the irritation level is changed.

- You can whitelist and blocklist domains/URLs and use wildcarding.
This can also be used to block just one popup URL at a site; for
example, I got tired of closing Thawte's prompt for me to change from a
numeric userid to an e-mail userid, so I blocked just that popup but
allowed other popups which is required to use their web site.

- It includes dynamic cookie management. Instead of doing manual cookie
cleanup or using a continually running cookie manager, PopUp Cop manages
cookies on exit from the browser. Cookies that are not whitelisted get
deleted when the last instance of IE is closed. Per-session cookies are
supposed to always get deleted on exit from IE but sometimes that fails.
I allow only 1st party cookies and block all 3rd party cookies (this is
a setting in IE). However, not allowing [1st party] cookies can make a
web site unusable yet I don't want to keep many of them around, so they
stay during the browser session and get deleted on exit from IE.

- You can configure PopUp Cop to disable itself for any URLs specified
in the Trusted Zone, or you can let it continue to execute its control.
If it's listed in my trusted zone then, well, I trust it and don't need
PopUp Cop in the way.

- It runs as a toolbar in IE.

www.popupcop.com
$20

If all you want is just to get rid of popups, maybe you should try the
new version Google Toolbar. I see it supposedly eliminates popups but
it isn't nearly as configurable as PopUp Cop, but then Google Toolbar is
free. However, if you don't want Google tracking your web navigation
and forcing you to get routed through their servers to eventually get to
the destination web site, do NOT use the advanced features (Ranking,
Categories, Page Info).
 
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