All you need to know about popup blocker software

Pop-up Killer Review

 
 

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005



A quote from AdsCleaner's site:

AdsCleaner is a powerful ad blocking software designed to stop ads (block banners ad, kill popup), guard your online privacy. But keep in mind - AdsCleaner is not only an effective ad stopper and pop up blocker, but a very useful, multifunctional tool that can give you much more than any other ad killers.

AdsCleaner enables you to:

* Block ads (banners) by black list, by dimension and much more
* Shrink the area previously occupied by blocked banner
* Block pop ups (our popup blocker stop only unwanted pop ups)
* Online privacy. Clear all traces of your online activities (cookies, cache files, history, typed urls, recent urls)


My notes:
AdsCleaner periodically connects to offliner.com and sends some information (27 times in 30 minutes while I tested it).
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

AdsCleaner is detected by simple popup killer detector


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