All you need to know about popup blocker software

Pop-up Killer Review

Pop-up blockers:

Introduction
Intelligent blockers
Trainable blockers
Serial killers
Browsers
List

Tests:

Description
Adware imitator
Blocker detection

Kinds of ads:

Pop-up ads
InVue ads
Interstitials
Windowless flashes
Messenger pop-ups

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005

A quote from Ad Assassin's site:

- Automatic popup detection

- In-page ad blocking

- SelfRefer: AdAssassin! is the software that pays you back

- Free download!

My notes:

It is toolbar, but after installation it is hidden. So you should click View - Toolbars - AdAssasin to show it on IE's panel.

When IE is running, AdAssasin periodically connects to http://www.adassassin.com/cgi-bin/netlist?action=view and http://www.adassassin.com/cgi-bin/update.pl?version=3.60

I don't know how to break AdAssasin of this bad habit.

Test results:

Accept Useful New Windows: Simple examples. (2 points)

A new window appears after a link has been clicked

A new window appears after the "Open in New Window" menu item has been clicked

A new window appears after a button has been clicked

Popup windows at https- and edu- sites

Accept Useful New Windows: Sophisticated examples. New Window looks like Popup - popup killer should not confuse them. (1 point)

A new window appears after a link has been clicked and the parent page was refreshed simultaneously

A new window appears after a link has been clicked and the parent page was closed simultaneously

A new window appears after a link has been clicked and some dialogue has been shown

Stop Popup ads: Simple examples. (2 points)

Ordinary OnLoad Popup

Ordinary OnQuit Popup

Ordinary Delayed Popup

Delayed Synthesized Popup

Delayed Modeless Dialog Popup

Adware Popup

Camouflaged Popup

Windowless Flash

InVue Popup

Interstitials

Stop Popup ads: Sophisticated examples. Popups looks like Clicked New Windows - popup killer should not confuse them. (1 point)

There is a page with an OnLoad Popup and a link to reload itself. The OnLoad Popup appears after the reload link has been clicked

There is a page with an OnQuit Popup and a link to reload itself. OnQuit Popup appears after the reload link has been clicked

AdAssasin is detected by simple popup killer detector

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