Pop-up blocker with IE 6 SP2

[History Fan]

I'm using a PC with XP Home SP2. My web browser is IE 6 SP2, and I
have the pop-up blocker turned on, filter level set at medium.

Overall, this pop-up blocker does a good job, but I've noticed that
recently pop-up ads seems to be sneaking thru more steadily. I suppose the
companies that create these annoying ads are constantly looking for ways to
circumvent pop-up blockers, which are used by a majority of Internet users.

Anyway, do you think Microsoft will eventually update its pop-up
blocker so that it does a better job at catching these newer, more sneaky
ads? Microsoft has introduced very few changes to IE the past several
years, so I'm skeptical.

 

[JAX]

I can't answer your question about MS's plans, but I have found the popup
blocker to be pretty effective. Have you checked for adware, etc. that may
be causing the intrusions?

JAX

 

[morning]

when it comes to security ,microsoft is usually slow
behind everyone. get the google toolbar at
toolbar.google.com its got a good popup blocker or get a
good firewall that will also block popups and ad's.

 

[Guest]

You can also set the filter level to "high" thats what I did and it works
very good. ya just have to temp. allow when the browser opens up a page in a
seperate window.
jrcott
Windows XP SP2 (Win NT 5.01.2600)
MSIE Int.Explorer v6.00 SP2(6.00.2800.1106)
Pentium 4 CPU 2.40 GHz
2.39 GHz,256MB RAM

 

[History Fan]

I decided to turn off IE's pop-up blocker and install the Google
Toolbar again. It has a lot of nice features, updates itself automatically
and perhaps will do a better job at blocking pop-ups. Time will tell. I
doubt I have any spyware on my system. I use Spybot S&D 1.3.1TX and
Ad-Aware SE 1.05 at least 3 times a week and always check for updates. Plus
I have a firewall and a virus scanner running.

 

[Bob Davis]

I decided to turn off IE's pop-up blocker and install the Google
Toolbar again. It has a lot of nice features, updates itself
automatically and perhaps will do a better job at blocking pop-ups. Time
will tell. I doubt I have any spyware on my system. I use Spybot S&D
1.3.1TX and Ad-Aware SE 1.05 at least 3 times a week and always check for
updates. Plus I have a firewall and a virus scanner running.

I have the pop-up blockers from IE6SP2, Google Toolbar, and AdAware SE all
enabled. They coexist with no issues and now I only get popups from TV
Guide, those obnoxious ads that follow your scrolls. I was getting the same
type from Weather.com, but no longer. I also have a modified HOSTS file
(http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm), SpywareBlaster that modifies
the registry, and Adwatch to help with spyware/adware.

Do these companies really think I'll buy their products when they intrude on
my privacy in this manner? If anything I'd be more inclined to boycott
them.

 

[Alias]

I have the pop-up blockers from IE6SP2, Google Toolbar,

Which one blocks the pop-ups?

Alias