How can I stop annoying "Popup Ads" when I'm browsing the web?

The easiest way to stop "popups" is to use a web browser which will let you stop them from "popping up". For example if you use the free Mozilla web browser, you can disable pop-up windows by just clicking on the "Edit" menu, click "Preferences", go to "Advanced" in the Category list, and make sure "Allow Webpages to open unrequested windows" is unchecked. Voila! Websites will no longer be able to popup any new windows on your screen.

However if you need to use a browser which doesn't give you that control, such as Internet Explorer, there are many freeware and shareware "Pop Up stopper" programs you can install on your computer to keep rogue websites from flooding your computer screen with pop-up ads. Below are various links to different programs (zNET has no affiliation with any of the sites below and cannot be responsible for or support any software available at the sites).

• JunkBuster
• PopUp Stopper
• StopZilla
• PopUp Buster
• Popup Eliminator
• BannerBlind (a "banner ad" filter, for the Mozilla browser)
• Surf in Peace
• AdsGone
• StopPops
• AntiPopUp for Internet Explorer

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