IE popup blocker

[Johnny Ray]

A feature I like about the Google TB is it remembers your preference (allow pop ups or block pop ups) when you revisit sites. Very convenient.

John

[Gurm]

So do most of the commercial offerings.

An example session with Popupcop goes like this.

{Visit Windows Update}

Popupcop: It looks like you're visiting a Microsoft update site. This site will install a lot of ActiveX controls, and automatically download a lot of software. To prevent you from having to say "yes" or "no" to a dozen popups, would you like to mark this entire site as "allowed"?

Me: Yes.

Popupcop: {silence}

{Visit www.dirtypornpopups.com}

Popupcop: {silence}
IE: {no popups}
Me: Hey, look! Boobies!

{Visit www.warezconnection.com}

Popupcop: Hey, would you like to install "dirty porn downloader" from "scamsoft_assmonkeys"?

Me: No, don't ask again.

Popupcop: {silence}
IE: {no popups, no installs}

Me: Oooh! Photoshop CS!

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See how this goes? I know the Google toolbar works pretty well, but I prefer to have support for something like this, and popupcop manages to keep the annoyance factor to a bare minimum. Plus, on a single toolbar pulldown, I can enable/disable instantly:

popups
scripts
images
image animation
background sounds
flash
flash autoplay
java applets
activex controls
text marquees
script timers
mouse tricks
eyelets
useless warning dialogues
cookies
meta refresh
automatic resizing

AND it adds in a bunch of stuff that it usually found in IE addons, such as "view source for all frames", "stop all animations", "play all flash", etc. etc.

http://www.popupcop.com

- Gurm