All you need to know about popup blocker software

Pop-up Killer Review

 
 

Last updated: Sep 9, 2005



A quote from Wincognito Pop Up Blocker's site:

Wincognito's Pop Up Blocker prevents annoying popup ads from interfering with your web browsing. Pop Up Blocker blocks pop up ads before they even open, ridding you of the hassle of closing them, and preventing ads from ruining your online experience.

Pop Up Blocker Features:
* Blocks Pop Ups and Pop Under ads before they open!
* Never Interferes with your browsing--Allows "good" popups
* Blocks annoying flash ads without disabling flash buttons
* Blocks Banner Ads
* Includes easy access Internet Explorer Toolbar
* Saves bandwidth and speeds your browsing
* Instantly recover the last blocked pop up with a single hotkey!
* Recover blocked pop ups from the history at any time
* Protected Sites list prevents good pop ups from being closed
* Removes Web Bugs (A Privacy Threat)
* Maintains a history of pop ups that have been closed
* Pop Ups can be allowed by holding Control/Shift as preferred
* Flashes an icon by the PC clock to alert you when a pop up is closed (and optionally plays a sound)
* Makes browsing fun again--saves you time, bandwidth, and aggravation


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

Wincognito Pop Up Blocker is detected by simple popup killer detector


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