ABF Internet Explorer Tools

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET Staff on February 27, 2009

ABF Internet Explorer Tools offers a set of plug-ins to enhance your browsing experience. However, we found most of its features unnecessary.

One thing we liked is that the interface integrates nicely with your pre-existing toolbar. It doesn't replace what is there, and it doesn't take up any more room in your IE window. There are various shortcut buttons, but you have to click each one to find out its function since mouse hovers don't do the trick.

What we're puzzled about is that most of the options that come with ABF Internet Explorer Tools, such as the pop-up blocker and refresh option, already come with your IE toolbar. The few extra features, like the magnifier, didn't work for us during testing. The page browser pulled all the links from each Web page that we visited, but our computer became very sluggish each time we used this feature. The stingy 15-day trial didn't make us love this program any more. You're better off sticking to your current IE toolbar. This program isn't worth the headache.

 

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Publisher's Description

From ABF software:

ABF Internet Explorer Tools is a set of very useful plug-ins for the popular MS Internet Explorer browser. The software contains a tool bar, page browser, magnifier bar, and a set of additional commands, such as: refresh ignore cache, block pop-up window, and so on. This product is designed to help you to access any information from the World Wide Web easily. ABF Internet Explorer Tools is interesting for any kind of users: common users will be happy to block annoying pop-up windows or refresh any web page ignoring browser cache; people with poor eyesight will find an integrated magnifier very helpful; professionals will be able to refresh page or images by one click, save all images at once to some folder on disk, or get an extended information about each loaded page.

Version 1.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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