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Pop-up Killer Review

 
 

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005



A quote from PopupVanish's site:

Have you ever wondered how to get rid of those unsolicited popup windows when you surf the net? PopupVanish is a popup killer that works with Internet Explorer stopping those popup ads without interfering with your browsing. Unlike most of the popup ad blocking applications, there is no need to add any website URL or keywords to black list. In fact there is no black list!

Unlike many other popup blocker sharewares, PopupVanish is an install and forget freeware developed by Kalavath Infotech.

Features
- Blocks all popup windows including mouse over popups
- No need to adjust Proxy settings
- No black list
- White list to allow exceptions
- Minimal CPU consumption
- Activated only when new windows are opened
- It is completely free!
- Saves bandwidth
- Enable popup with hotkey (Ctrl key), Disable/Enable facility through right click menu
- Customisable option of Beep sound when popup ads are killed
- Customisable option of Auto start when windows starts up
- Sits in system tray avoiding visual clutter
- No interference with browsing

Compatibility
All versions of Microsoft Windows

Requirement
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
Windows 95/98 users need Visual Basic Run time libraries to run PopupVanish. If you don't have it, you can freely download it from Microsoft download center.


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

PopupVanish is not detected by simple popup killer detector


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