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Gallstaff - Sep 15, 2003

		Gallstaff	Sep 15, 2003
		Yeah you guys know the drill: Need popup blocker that blocks popups and blocks em well. I dont want it to do extra stuff like give me a stock ticker or consolodate my programs into easily managable sections just block popups cause tha'ts all I need.

		Scared0o0Rabbit	Sep 15, 2003
		I've used zero popup blocker, works well enough I think. I've recently switched to firebird and it does the job even better.

		racketboy	Sep 15, 2003
		Usual recommendation: Firebird (awesome) If you ABSOLUTELY have to have IE, have you tried the new Google Toolbar?

		schi0249	Sep 15, 2003
		I use a simple program called ad-blocker. Blocks about 95% of the pop ups I get. Anyone wonder why MS doesn't integrate it into IE? Mac's new browser, Safari, has it built in. I have yet to get an unwanted pop-up from it. Yet banking sites still come up.

		racketboy	Sep 15, 2003
		I've NEVER had an unwanted popup while using Mozilla. NEVER yes, NEVER I almost forgot what they are

		mtxblau	Sep 15, 2003
		Having used Firebird, I highly recommend Netscape 7.2. Wasn't expecting that, huh? Anyway, I think netscape has a 'cleaner' feel to it. But then again, Firebird is smaller. It's all a matter of preference I suppose. There's also Pow! by AnalogX... the only thing is, you have to tell it which pop-ups to block. However, since they're all nearly the same (popups and ads, that is), it's pretty easy to compile a list and not worry about it again. If anything, head over to tucows or download.com and just type in pop-up blocker. I've found it's pretty useful to find the most inane/obtuse/useful of programs.

		axelblazeadam	Sep 16, 2003
		I can vouch for the google toolbar, I installed it recently and I'm yet to have an unwanted popup. Its also great as google is virtually the only search engine I ever use. Also scan for spyware with the latest version of Ad-aware. I was getting loads of popups, its no wonder as when I scanned my computer after downloading the latest version it found 43 components.

		Cloud121	Oct 17, 2003
		Google Toolbar Owns! :thumbs-up: :thumbs-up:

		IBarracudaI	Oct 17, 2003
		pretty good indeed

		gameboy900	Oct 18, 2003
		Here... is one of the most recommended popup blockers out there. Really good. And when combined with the Google Toolbar (or set in strict mode) will not allow ANY popups to get through, except if YOU initiate them.