[Fledermaus]

Nevermind, Recourse beat me to it! WTG.

Now, any way to get the pop-up ads on the IE turned off? The Orbitz ones are killing me. Some sites are worse than others though...Chicago Sun-Times hits you twice coming and going with every click.

NRO used to not use them, but they have 2 or 3 going on the home page now.

[Recourse]

I've tried a bunch of them, and I think AdsBGone is by far the best.

http://www.adsgone.com/default.asp?ref=

[gitmo]

PopUpStopper works well. There are many freeware apps.

[billorites]

That new Google Tool Bar thingy works very well.

Download it Here.

[Hodar]

Now, any way to get the pop-up ads on the IE turned off?

We are talking about 2 types of popups. The first kind is the annoying 'Windows' box that pops up and requires you to hit the 'OK' button to close it. Usually, this pop-up will display info where they are willing to sell you the information given (very expertly) by Recourse in post #3. Or, you can (wisely, IMHO) drop ~$50 and buy a Router from CompUSA, Fry's, Circuit City or Best Buy; these will work as a firewall protecting you from internet virus attacks, hackers, allow you to share your internet connection with 200+ PC's in your house, and yes ... stop this type of annoying Popup.

The second are Pop-up advertizements, for these you can go to www.analogx.com and pull down a free program called 'Pow!'. It 'learns' what windows to close, all you have to do is tell it what pop-ups you want (on monster.com, for example) and the one's you don't (like the Amazing X-cam). Or, you can journey to www.download.com and search for Popup, and you will find an assortment of free (and not free) software solutions.

[alnick]

Now, any way to get the pop-up ads on the IE turned off?

I bought Norton Security 2003 and it blocks all ads, including popups, beautifully. You can pick it up on eBay for $20 including shipping. It includes a firewall too.