Itt's me again, seeking suggestions for pop-up killers.

Thanks to the generosity of fellow DUers I was able to upgrade my internet security this weekend. However, I have been invaded, like cicadas, by pop-up ads. What's a good ad-killer, and are there any free or inexpensive ones out there? Thanks.

You have to pay for it, but it's well worth the price! I haven't had a single pop-up on my screen since I downloaded StopZilla software. Plus, you get regular updates free of charge.

http://www.stopzilla.com

but I was wavering about the price. (I am on a fixed income.) Still, if it is indeed worth the $19.95, I am game. Thanks.

I did a little research and found a tool bar that does just that. No pop-up or pop-under ads so far, capable of searching 12 news sites and 64 different search engines.

Customizable and free: http://www.advancedsearchbar.com/

On edit: It also locks your Homepage so it won't be hijacked.

To download the FREE version just click here! :evilgrin:

I never have problems with pop-ups. I love it!

I have no pop-ups. None.

Sybot Search and Destroy will remove this crap from your machine.

However, there is one website I visit frequently: moregehrig.tripod.com. Since Sunday night, though, every time I go there, I get hit with pop-ups. I don't have this problem anywhere else I have been the last couple of days. Is there something I am missing here? Thanks.

Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox depending on your needs and tastes.

Free built-in pop-up blocking
Free built-in ad blocking

If you do get stuck using Internet Explorer I found the Google Toolbar to work about as well as anything.

But just get Firefox. It really is a superior browser.

The pop-up stopper is built in and you can kill banner ads also (except the nifty one at the top of DU of course!).

You don't want pop-ups? Don't download crap. Get Mozilla. Any Mozilla.

Turn on the pop up stopper, if you want a site to be allowed to (bank transactions, etc.) all you have to do is enter its URL. It really is that simple. I haven't seen popups for years. Seems that way at least.

I sent a link for my brother to read. He said he was never going back because of the unbelievable number of popups that made the site ugly. I said, "what popups?" I hadn't seen, or been slowed down by, a single one.

Jesus, people. IE is CRAP. IE 7 will have built-in pop-up blocking (finally, only 2 or 3 years behind the competition), but until then, you're better off using the Mozilla browser (either the full version or Firefox). Built-in pop-up blocking, which you can selectively control so you get po;p-ups you WANT to get; and an add-on called BannerBlind that eliminates banner ads. It's worth the minute or two it takes to download on a broadband connection. Trust me.

IE is crap. Pure and simple crap. It is ugly, dysfunctional and slow as a rock.

Take the plunge. Download another browser. You won't be sorry. It may take you awhile to configure to your liking, but it will be well worth it. I see people using IE and cringe. I see IE and wonder why. Popular means good? Go watch American Idol and use IE. (not talking to you in particular, just getting off on a good rant).

IE is satan's browser.

First, excuse me if I sound as if I don't know what I am talking about when it comes to computers. I am not as computer-literate as I need to be, but I am learning as much as I can as I go along.

Anyway, I re-read the adware/spware section of the tutorial for the program I am using, compared what is happening pop-up-wise at the one website I had mentioned with what is happening at other sites I frequent. I have concluded that it is the one website with the pop-ups that is giving me problems, and that Search and Destroy is doing the job everywhere else. Is that par for the course with this particular ad-blocker?

Again, I am open to ALL suggestions, as quite a few of you who have responded so far are singing the praises of MOZILLA. And once again, thanks for your help. Peace.

And there are about 2 or 3 different versions of pop-up ads out there.

I run Spybot and AdAware often; both free, supported almost daily to spare you the pain of spyware.

I don't know about the other browsers beyond IE 6, but I have found a toolbar that works with the program so far that not only prevents pop-up ads, but "locks" your home page down so any spyware can't change it for you.

All I can suggest you to do is to ask, listen and learn and go from there.

RAN (my initials) :)