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Pop-up Killer Review

 
 

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005



A quote from AdSubtract's site:

Internet clutter disappears with AdSubtract blocking Pop-Ups, Banner ads and other unwanted intrusions. Protect your computer privacy by erasing Web browsing history, tracking cookies and more. AdSubtract PRO delivers a faster, less cluttered and more private Web surfing experience.
AdSubtract was the #1 Best-Selling Ad Blocker for 2003! (NPD Group)

Features Include
- Pop-Ups and Pop-Unders are blocked
- Banner ads of all sizes vanish
- Multimedia ads get stopped
- Contextual text ads can be disabled
- Windows Messenger Pop-Up spam gets stopped
- Distracting animations can be frozen; Web sounds can silenced
- Privacy protection automatically deletes cookies, browser history, cache and more
- Ad Server/Profiling cookies can be blocked
- Bypass allows you to avoid filtering sites you specify
- Easy to toggle AdSubtract On/Off to Enable/Disable filtering

Search Sanity

AdSubtract's Search Sanity restores relevance to search engine results. Paid search listings are routinely displayed more prominently than natural, relevant search results. With AdSubtract's Search Sanity feature, Web users have the ability to filter and cleanse their searches while using the most popular search engines. [ Learn More about Search Sanity ]

Compatibility
AdSubtract PRO supports Windows XP/2000/Me/98 SE and requires Internet Explorer.


My notes:
AdSubtract acts as proxy.
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

ADSubtract is not detected by simple popup killer detector


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