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Pop-up Killer Review

 
 

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005



A quote from Popup Eliminator's site:

STOP annoying and sometimes DANGEROUS popup windows once and for all with The Popup Eliminator!

The Popup Eliminator increases your surfing speed by using a sophisticated filtering technology that keeps your system 100% protected from unwanted popup windows. Offering fully customizable options that allow you to configure The Popup Eliminator to meet the most stringent surfing needs, your desktop will never again be littered with a trillion pop-ups!

- Monitors your system while you surf the web and destroys popups before they appear.
- Speeds up your surfing by preventing popups from using all of your bandwidth.
- Configurable warnings alert you when a popup attempts to load.
- Easily add to The Popup Eliminator Black and White Lists to prevent Spyware and Adware popup attempts.
- Customizable settings give you the flexibility to 'ALLOW' or 'BLOCK' popups.
- Audible alerts let you know when The Popup Eliminator has blocked another popup!


My notes:
Internet Explorer doesn't open new window after you click the link - you should re-click the link.
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

Popup Eliminator is detected by simple popup killer detector


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