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Moonliner
06-14-2005, 05:51 AM
Is it just me?

I've been using the IE popup blocker with great success for the last few months but all of a sudden it seems to be losing steam.

For example popups from sites like www.drudgereport.com that had always been blocked are now getting through. Is anyone else seeing this?
Ghoulish Delight
06-14-2005, 08:05 AM
I use Google Toolbar and it seems as effective as always.

It's possible that you've picked up a bit of adware at some point.
Monorail Man
06-16-2005, 01:00 PM
It's a new tactic by websites that use pop-ups. They bombard the blocker with Pop-Ups, and then it can't keep up, so 1 useally gets displayed. Cheap Tactic. I've found that even teh GT pop-up blocker can get like that. :(
Moonliner
06-16-2005, 05:39 PM
It's a new tactic by websites that use pop-ups. They bombard the blocker with Pop-Ups, and then it can't keep up, so 1 useally gets displayed. Cheap Tactic. I've found that even teh GT pop-up blocker can get like that. :(

Humm, an interesting thought. I turned off the IE blocker and visted drudgereport.com. I did not get flooded with pop-ups. So it looks like something more sinister is at work here.

I've noticed the same thing on several non-connected PC's running just IE for pop-ups. Is anyone else running just IE for blocking? If so can you visit drudgereport.com and let me know if IE blocks the pop-ups or not?


Thanks.
Kevy Baby
06-16-2005, 07:18 PM
Is anyone else running just IE for blocking? If so can you visit drudgereport.com and let me know if IE blocks the pop-ups or not?While I usually surf on my Mac at home, I needed a break here at work (on a PeeCee).

I have Firefox's built in blocker on and two pop-unders got through going to Drudge.

On Safari on my Mac, I NEVER get pop-ups. Ever.
Monorail Man
06-16-2005, 07:39 PM
Humm, an interesting thought. I turned off the IE blocker and visted drudgereport.com. I did not get flooded with pop-ups. So it looks like something more sinister is at work here.


Useally, it will flood until X pop-ups, or until it gets a cookie saying that the page was displayed. Once you finally get a window, the cookie is tracked, and the pop-ups stop. That's why with it off, you only get the 1 pop-up.