Help ... pop up ... :(

[Negrolend]

Please I need your advice.

I have vital issue of blocking pop ups and banners, while surfing the Web.

I tried several programs - some do not provide satisfy block results, some are not handy to use. Did anyone were interested in that kind of problem and can you advise something?

Please, support your suggestions with facts.

[jaclaz]

Well, a simple thing to do is to quit using Internet Explorer and use Opera:

http://www.opera.com/

jaclaz

[Tarun]

Please I need your advice.

I have vital issue of blocking pop ups and banners, while surfing the Web.

I tried several programs - some do not provide satisfy block results, some are not handy to use. Did anyone were interested in that kind of problem and can you advise something?

Please, support your suggestions with facts.

Do your popups occur only while surfing the net, or do they also happen when you're on your desktop?

[LLXX]

Disable scripting, activex, and java for Internet zone.

Put trusted sites in Trusted Sites zone and enable slightly only the options needed to make the sites work.

Use blocking HOSTS file and Proxomitron to filter out the ads.

I do the above and use IE 6.0, haven't had any problems in 5+ years with malware. However sometimes I post malware-infested links of information on forums and I'm not even aware of it, since my config blocks out so much. It's only when the others start to complain that my link "infected" them that I know there was malware there

[Jeremy]

@LLXX, but isn't Proxomitron outdated and no longer developed?

@jaclaz, yeah, in a perfect world...