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- Price: Free to try (5-day trial); $19.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: January 22, 2007
- Total Downloads: 568,124
- Downloads last week: 13
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 21 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Though it's a bust as a pop-up squasher, this Internet Explorer-only ad blocker is decent at foiling Flash. In our tests, Pop Up Blocker Pro Rich Media Ads Edition let most pop-ups through. In the Stop 100% mode, it blocked all new Internet Explorer windows, even ones we opened ourselves. However, it did a fine job squashing Flash ads and banners. An ugly floating toolbar and a system-tray icon provide access to program settings and additional privacy features. The latter can not only delete your browser cache, history, and cookies, but it also can erase index.dat files with your personal information (usually impossible without restarting the system). They also can clean out Windows Recent files, temporary folders, and RealPlayer's recent files. However, we were puzzled at having to close all browser windows to execute these features. Given its mixed ad-blocking abilities, we'd use this program alongside more effective anti-pop-up software.Publisher's description
From SynergeticSoft :Pop Up Blocker Pro (Rich-Media Ads Edition) automatically blocks all forms of spyware and adware pop-up ads. The program blocks advertisement in the forms of: Inline videos, Background sounds, JAVA Applets, Animated gif files, Macromedia Flash movies. The pop-up blocker has 4 types of pop-ups blocking: 100% pop-ups blocking, Pop-ups Block list, Pop-ups Block list with keywords, Limit windows opened. This is one program packed with advanced Privacy Protection Technologies. Prevent your home page from being reset, Go to URL, Proxy settings, Sound effect on close pop-ups, Disable auto suggest, Block messenger spam pop-up ads.
Version 5.0.1 automatically blocks three new forms of spyware pop-up ads.
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Version: Pop Up Blocker Pro Rich Media Ads Edition 5.0.1
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Version: Pop Up Blocker Pro Rich Media Ads Edition 5.0.1
"Not too impressed with it, many pop-up did go through."
Pros: Ease of use is about all I could find to it.
Cons: Didn't block any of pop-up that came through 'QuickTime' player & a few others from some web pages.
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