Ok so I have pop ups mostly under control, haven't had an unwanted one for ages now, but pop unders seem to be in fashion nowadays, and they seem relentless. I assume they are triggered in the same way as pop ups? But how come I can't seem to prevent them? It's proving to be a proper pain in the ass especially seeing as my piece of crap laptop crumbles as soon as they appear... Any help appreciated!
How to stop pop-unders?
- Thread starter Doohickey
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You didn't say what browser you're using.. if you're using Firefox, then i'd recommend Adblock Plus as that gets rid of 99.999999% of stuff for me.
If you're using something like IE then...... I dunno (and good luck!)
The extension itself won't block 99.999999%, but with the right filters/filter subscriptions you can block a large majority (although still probably not 99.999999% - and even if you did you'd probably get quite a few false positives)
Pop-unders can be blocked when you block the script that call them, which is possible by adding a filter to catch ad scripts/sites/hosts.
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Well yeah but with the recent changes, adding the subscriptions is now part of the setup (instead of using the separate addon). Also using the Element hiding helper adds a lot more control........ pretty damn useful for blocking specific bits on pages... but I digress....
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Use No-Script. Blocks the scripts running on the page until you allow it so..well I'm sure you get the idea. That + Ad-Block Plus = win
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Fixed
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It might not be a lifetime licence but I've been registered for 7 or 8 years and never had to pay any more [they've been on v4.x since then and v5 isn't on the horizon yet].
Seriously, I haven't had any malware in that time and I put it down to using Admuncher in conjunction with Opera.
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