A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
irritating me more and more!

Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive!
(Bugs Bunny, circa ????)



Cheers
you roast in hell

Try Ad Aware from Web Attack http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml
Janet

"you roast in hell" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    > something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    > surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
    > something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
    > irritating me more and more!

www.panicware.com have a Popup stopper for free downloading.


On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:53:57 GMT, "jmw" wrote:

    >Try Ad Aware from Web Attack http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml
    >Janet
    >"you roast in hell" wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    >> something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    >> surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
    >> something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
    >> irritating me more and more!

[email protected] (you roast in hell) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    > something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    > surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or
    > is it something I can find within IE5?

WebWasher: http://www.webwasher.com/
Proxomitron: http://www.proxomitron.org/

Both are good. Webwasher seems to have mutated in a commercial product with
many options. Proxomitron remains free.

They both work the same way: They act as a proxy, i.e. you install the
software and tell your browser to pull all webpages "through" the software
instead of directly. The software inspects all the webpages you want to
open before sending them to your browser, and it removes all unwanted items
such as popup windows, ad banners etc. What it removes and what not is
freely configurable. Default options are probably OK if you don't know what
it all means.

Regards

--
Gültig für alle Staaten und Westberlin

"jmw" wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > Try Ad Aware from Web Attack
    > http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml Janet

That's a software which scans your PC for "spyware" products you might have
installed unwillingly. Also good, but not what the OP wanted.

Regards

--
Gültig für alle Staaten und Westberlin

On 12 Apr 2003 10:44:16 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] (you roast in
hell) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
... something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
... surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
... something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
... irritating me more and more!

Try POW, found at www.analogx.com. It's free.

"you roast in hell" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    > something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    > surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
    > something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
    > irritating me more and more!
    > Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive!
    > (Bugs Bunny, circa ????)
    > Cheers
    > you roast in hell

popup cop

No - I have it installed and it eliminates pop-up ads.

Janet


"Wolfgang Schwanke" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "jmw" wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    > > Try Ad Aware from Web Attack
    > > http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml Janet
    > That's a software which scans your PC for "spyware" products you might
have
    > installed unwillingly. Also good, but not what the OP wanted.
    > Regards
    > --
    > Gültig für alle Staaten und Westberlin

Magda > Try POW, found at www.analogx.com. It's free.

I'm being dense, and can't find it on that site - any chance of a direct
link?

Thanks muchly if you can manage it...

Jo

jmw wrote:
    > "Wolfgang Schwanke" wrote:
    >>> Try Ad Aware from Web Attack
    >>> http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml Janet
    >> That's a software which scans your PC for "spyware" products you might
    >> have installed unwillingly. Also good, but not what the OP wanted.
    > No - I have it installed and it eliminates pop-up ads.

It eliminates the pop-up ads that are generated by spyware installed on your
computer (which happens if you (A) Use Outlook or Outlook Express to read
mail, (B) Visit disreputable web sites, or (C) Install goofy crud like
animated cursors, etc., on your machine). Doesn't do a thing for the rest of
them.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu
Latest photos: Dubai and Vietnam

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:55:05 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Darkginger"
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

...
... Magda > Try POW, found at www.analogx.com. It's free.
...
... I'm being dense, and can't find it on that site - any chance of a direct
... link?
...
... Thanks muchly if you can manage it...
...
... Jo

Try this :

http://www.analogx.com/welcome.htm

Or else give me a valid address, I'll send the install file to you.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:44:16 GMT, you roast in hell wrote

    > A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program
    > (or something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing
    > while he surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is
    > freeware, or is it something I can find within IE5? I am finding
    > these pop up ads are irritating me more and more!


Do I have a link for you! (I hope.)

www.pricelessware.org

This is the site that collates all the favoured freeware -- entirely
free, with no ads, no spyware, no trial periods, etc. -- as voted
annually by the denizens of alt.comp.freeware.

Alternatively, do a search of the subject headers in that group for
things about pop-up killers.

alt.comp.freeware is a seriously good group.

HTH

--
Cheers,
Harvey

For e-mail, harvey becomes whhvs.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 20:38:12 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle wrote

snip re: recommend a popup killer-


    > www.pricelessware.org

-snip-

    > alt.comp.freeware is a seriously good group.


That was rude of me, not to answer your queston...sorry.

The specific program in there that you should look for is under
"Internet>Web Tool-Popup Killer", and is called "Popup stopper".

--
Cheers,
Harvey

For e-mail, harvey becomes whhvs.

On 12 Apr 2003 10:44:16 -0700, [email protected] (you roast in
hell) wrote:

    >A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    >something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    >surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
    >something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
    >irritating me more and more!

If you are referring to Net Spam messages that use Netbios NET SEND
try http://www.directadvertiser.com/ This describes the program
that produces direct advertising and in the middle of the page it
directs you to another page
http://www.directadvertiser.com/optout.html where there are
instructions on how to disable the messenger service.

The messenger service is not the same as Windows Messenger which you
do not need to touch.

Unless you are in a network with a network administrator who might use
the NET SEND function you do not need the messenger service enabled.
Unfortunately, in their wisdom, the geeks who wrote Win2000 and XP
decided all this junk should be enabled on every computer.

Derek

On 12 Apr 2003 10:44:16 -0700, [email protected] (you roast in
hell) wrote:

    >A short while back someone on this newsgroup mentioned a program (or
    >something) that prevented pop-up advertismenet from appearing while he
    >surfed web sites. Where can I find this program, is is freeware, or is it
    >something I can find within IE5? I am finding these pop up ads are
    >irritating me more and more!

Another option is to try using Mozilla instead of IE5. In addition to
killing popups, Mozilla lets you suppress animated images (the basis
for those ultra-annoying flashing ads). Go to www.mozilla.org if
you're interested.

    >Cheers
    >you roast in hell

Interesting name.