AD PopUp blocker: Has anyone heard of StopZilla??
Friday, January 30, 2004 by joetheblow | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
http://www.stopzilla.com/site/download_select.asp?AID=10004&S=1&type=DOWNLOAD&topic=&source=&cid=&SID=192389125-200430-1-15-0-5&AAID=&dre=
or if that link doesn't work just go to
http://www.stopzilla.com
It says it has the approval of CNET's best product or Editors Choice award but I want to know if anyone here has used it.
For me, between Google toolbar, Netscape and Spybot Search and Destroy i am fine.
It does have allot of features though... and red buttons. I LOVE RED BUTTONS!!!
or if that link doesn't work just go to
http://www.stopzilla.com
It says it has the approval of CNET's best product or Editors Choice award but I want to know if anyone here has used it.
For me, between Google toolbar, Netscape and Spybot Search and Destroy i am fine.
It does have allot of features though... and red buttons. I LOVE RED BUTTONS!!!
Essencay
Reply #3 Friday, January 30, 2004 3:54 PM
Reply #3 Friday, January 30, 2004 3:54 PM
STOPZilla 15-day trial then it's 19.95/29.95 a year
http://www.panicware.com/popupstoppercompare.html I used this one until I got TotalAccess from Earthlink which includes a popup stopper built-in
http://www.panicware.com/popupstoppercompare.html I used this one until I got TotalAccess from Earthlink which includes a popup stopper built-in
joetheblow
Reply #4 Friday, January 30, 2004 4:47 PM
Reply #4 Friday, January 30, 2004 4:47 PM
I just wondered about it. I have SpyBot so I guess it would be OK to test run it and see if its got any of those 'watch what I am doing' software in it.
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #5 Friday, January 30, 2004 11:00 PM
Reply #5 Friday, January 30, 2004 11:00 PM
Nah Stopzilla isn't spyware. Never hurts to run occasional spyware and/or ad-aware. i run them about once a week.
kona0197
Reply #6 Friday, January 30, 2004 11:18 PM
Reply #6 Friday, January 30, 2004 11:18 PM
why use anything but the google toolbar for pop up stopper?
joetheblow
Reply #7 Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:21 AM
Reply #7 Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:21 AM
well it says it has all those features and pop up ad blockers. Feature Google does not have (And I am glad because then it would be a bloated toolbar)
It nice to have a second opinion on if it spyware or not. The program seems to good to be true.
Plus I haven't heard anyone talk about it so...
Just made me wonder with all the browser talk out there why this one wasn't mentioned.
It nice to have a second opinion on if it spyware or not. The program seems to good to be true.
Plus I haven't heard anyone talk about it so...
Just made me wonder with all the browser talk out there why this one wasn't mentioned.
Shameless Designs
Reply #8 Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:58 AM
Reply #8 Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:58 AM
Google toolbar http://toolbar.google.com is a 462kb download, takes up 732kb installed on my hardware, while actively searching for "popup ad blocking software" used 00 CPU 604k memory, 84 handles, 7 threads and returned 85,100 hits in 0.21 seconds. Not exactly bloatware, and by the way, I haven't seen a popup ad since I installed it a month ago.
Just the facts.
Just the facts.
Shameless Designs
Reply #9 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:04 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:04 AM
From the StopZilla Ad at the link posted above:
Monitors your system while you surf the web and destroys popups before they open.
Speeds up your surfing by preventing popups from eating up your bandwidth.
Configurable warnings alert you when a site attempts to open a popup.
Automatically add sites to the STOPzilla Black List to prevent all future popup attempts.
Customizable settings give you the flexibility to 'ALLOW' or 'BLOCK' popups from an entire Web Site with the single click of a mouse.
Audible alerts let you know when STOPzilla has thwarted a perpetrator!
Google Toolbar: Yep. Does all that too. And instant link to largest search engine on the planet.
Just some more facts.
Monitors your system while you surf the web and destroys popups before they open.
Speeds up your surfing by preventing popups from eating up your bandwidth.
Configurable warnings alert you when a site attempts to open a popup.
Automatically add sites to the STOPzilla Black List to prevent all future popup attempts.
Customizable settings give you the flexibility to 'ALLOW' or 'BLOCK' popups from an entire Web Site with the single click of a mouse.
Audible alerts let you know when STOPzilla has thwarted a perpetrator!
Google Toolbar: Yep. Does all that too. And instant link to largest search engine on the planet.
Just some more facts.
joetheblow
Reply #10 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:07 AM
Reply #10 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:07 AM
no, no, no... I wasn't saying it was bloatware (Google) I was saying that it would be if it has all the features StopZilla has. (Mostly being because Google is a toolbar and not a full fledged program) So if Google did have all of that it would be, in my opinion, bloated.
But Google gets the job done. Does StopZilla get the job done as well?
I just wonder what good is StopZilla with all those features. Its a browser like MyIE so how come no one seen it or talked about it?
StopZilla is CNET Editors choice huh??? hmmmmmmmmmmm....
But Google gets the job done. Does StopZilla get the job done as well?
I just wonder what good is StopZilla with all those features. Its a browser like MyIE so how come no one seen it or talked about it?
StopZilla is CNET Editors choice huh??? hmmmmmmmmmmm....
Shameless Designs
Reply #11 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:16 AM
Reply #11 Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:16 AM
Sorry I misunderstood. I would guess the reason is IE + Spybot S&D + Google toolbar is free, and a one year subscription to STOPzilla is: Price before rebate: $29.95** Price after rebate: $19.95.
Explains why it's not more popular to me.
Explains why it's not more popular to me.
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #13 Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:01 AM
The google toolbar doesn't block ads, banners, ref logging, etc does it? (I don't know, I don't really use the bar too much)
I use Proxomitron.
With a good custom filter set, It does a lot more than the google bar does. Here's the filters I use.
http://www.jd5000.net/proxo/Help/Filters.htm
Google toolbar is fine too, just depends on what you want.
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Reply #13 Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:01 AM
| why use anything but the google toolbar for pop up stopper? |
The google toolbar doesn't block ads, banners, ref logging, etc does it? (I don't know, I don't really use the bar too much)
I use Proxomitron.
With a good custom filter set, It does a lot more than the google bar does. Here's the filters I use.
http://www.jd5000.net/proxo/Help/Filters.htm
Google toolbar is fine too, just depends on what you want.
[Message Edited]
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Reply #14 Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:47 AM
Reply #14 Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:47 AM
google toolbar, and habit of ignoring all ads.
I automically ignore ads, and google toolbar eats the popups. I don't really need anything else.
I automically ignore ads, and google toolbar eats the popups. I don't really need anything else.
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Reply #1 Friday, January 30, 2004 3:41 PM
mie2 has a built in blocker, as does mozilla and norton's internet security sofware.