Tired of PopUps? Get this

GrapeApe · 02-20-2002, 12:37 AM

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...st-7-1.7834804

Bazooka_Joe · 02-20-2002, 04:12 AM

Who cares. Woohoo, no more pop-ups while I search for porn!

~ST_Bazooka_Joe

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Dorrie Miller · 02-20-2002, 04:30 AM

The best way I know to stop popups (in XP & win2000) is to add comments to your C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSetchosts file.

just copy & paste below:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by #Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP #addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual #line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by #the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be #separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may #be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name #denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.0.2 sbad.foxsports.lycos.com
127.0.0.2 www.celebritywonder.com
127.0.0.2 doubleclick.com
127.0.0.2 ads.x10.com
127.0.0.2 yimg.com
127.0.0.2 us.a1.yimg.com
127.0.0.2 www.timeinc.net
127.0.0.2 www.imglmb1.com
127.0.0.2 ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.2 www.zdmcirc.com
127.0.0.2 ar.atwola.com
127.0.0.2 http://servedby.advertising.com/
127.0.0.2 http://www3.bannerspace.com

#end

I know there is a way for this to be done in win98 too I just can't remember right now.

I use it, it works! If you start getting popups from a new source just right click on the offending popup and copy the address and add it to the hosts file after the 127.0.0.2 part.

02-20-2002, 04:33 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Who cares. Woohoo, no more pop-ups while I search for porn!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Funny, that's the IMMEDIATE use you got for this. Well, we know where the rest fo your milk money goes now dont we.

mazel SGT's tov someone!!!

02-20-2002, 04:36 AM

Not that I like pop-ups or anything. I actually despise them, but I can tolerate them on a website wich I think is worthwhile.
Like this one. I actually clicked on them a few times on numerous visits. Just because I know that it may help out the operators of this and other worthwhile sites.

Dodd · 02-20-2002, 04:39 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by -KRAUT-:
Not that I like pop-ups or anything. I actually despise them, but I can tolerate them on a website wich I think is worthwhile.
Like this one. I actually clicked on them a few times on numerous visits. Just because I know that it may help out the operators of this and other worthwhile sites.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I like this guy already! Dorrie too!

Sgt. J Beahon · 02-20-2002, 04:45 AM

Yo Grape, thanks for the download. I'm downloading this right now. I hate having those thing come up every page. Once I say no thx, don't show it again. Thx again

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Sgt. J Beahon · 02-20-2002, 05:09 AM

Thanks Big Guy! I'm getting NO pop ups now. I'm LOL. This is a good thing!

GrapeApe · 02-20-2002, 05:12 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by -KRAUT-:
Not that I like pop-ups or anything. I actually despise them, but I can tolerate them on a website wich I think is worthwhile.
Like this one. I actually clicked on them a few times on numerous visits. Just because I know that it may help out the operators of this and other worthwhile sites.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

For the most part I dont mind pop ups either, but this site has gotten out of hand with them.. It spams them like crazy..

Sh3ll_Sh0ck · 02-20-2002, 05:15 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by GrapeApe:
For the most part I dont mind pop ups either, but this site has gotten out of hand with them.. It spams them like crazy..

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yea I know.
You usally only find this amount of pop-ups on porn sites and such. I woulden't have expected a MOHAA game site to get so many!

If server bandwith charges are getting too expensive, maybe the AA.com webmaster can setup a donation thingy? I'm sure members of the community would be willing to help pay those bandwith cost.

02-20-2002, 05:24 AM

yeah i'd donate. i dont got very much $$$ but better than being a cheap bastard who just hangs around and takes advantage of a free service

coax · 02-20-2002, 05:27 AM

I absolutely despise popups. I will never click on one other than to close it. Hear that webmasters? N E V E R!!! There are NO good popups IMO. It is (also IMO) an underhanded, dirty, sleazy way of trying to force me to click on something 99% of which I DO NOT WANT! It's the bastard child of banners. And it's totally fking up the web. If your website has to go away because that is the only way you can figure out to support it, then so be it I'll find somewhere else to go.

I can handle banners. You stick 1,2 or 3 popups in my face, I will kill it. You Lose!! Sh¡t, I killed 3 just coming to these forums!!! Hah!!! Sorry man, I saw a chance to vent in this thread..

As far as killing them, I also went to d/l.com one day in utter frustration. I ended up d/l a bunch of popup killer progz, including the Popup Killer you mentioned GrapeApe. Not sure why, but I ended up installing one called POW! made by AnalogX.

Just curious Grape, in your experience with Popup Killer does it already kill alot of popups on installation or do you have to "train" it? As in add the popups as you go. That's my only gripe about Pow! is that you pretty much have to train it as you go. Click on the systray icon, clicking add/delete popups, then double-clicking the offending popup name & hit ok & it closes it immediately & every time you encounter that one again.

But, the upside is, that if your surfing habits are somewhat repetitive (you go to alot of the same sites) once you add the stuff it kills them dead on sight.

Dorrie, win9x also has a hosts file in the Windows directory. It can be edited with notepad easily. It's originally called hosts.sam & basically after you edit it adding the offending sites, you save as "hosts" with NO extension. After you save it look in the Windows dir with explorer to make sure it didn't save with a .txt extension. If it did rename it to "hosts" or it won't work.

I had found a website in the past that had hosts files already made up that you could d/l & stick in your windows dir but I don't remember where it is. My only problem with it was alot of the banners would be red x's and so it made the web pages look like sh¡t.

Anyway, my 2¢... =)

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[This message has been edited by coax (edited February 20, 2002).]

Viol · 02-20-2002, 06:45 AM

Dorie Miller, how do you find the address to add to the hosts file (WinXP)? Many times the popup window is totally made of a picture, no address bar, how to find the address?

sgtwolf · 02-20-2002, 07:41 AM

The best free one out there can be got at www.panicware.com Easy to use, uses little memory and can load and unload easily.

No..I don't work for them;-) I wouldn't mind a kickback though.

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GrapeApe · 02-21-2002, 02:46 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>
Just curious Grape, in your experience with Popup Killer does it already kill alot of popups on installation or do you have to "train" it? As in add the popups as you go. That's my only gripe about Pow! is that you pretty much have to train it as you go. Click on the systray icon, clicking add/delete popups, then double-clicking the offending popup name & hit ok & it closes it immediately & every time you encounter that one again.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

When installing popup killer, first time running it.. You should d/l the popups that are banned by the program.. You would do this thru popup killer, as for killing pop ups automaticlly.. It does once a pop up is added to the blacklist.