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Block IntelliTXT faux links with ease

Bruce — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:40:01 +0000

Bugged by faux hyperlinks with intrusive IntelliTXT pop-up ads on sites like MacWorld UK? Disable them in Firefox with Adblock Plus, or an ABP clone called SafariBlock if you're using Safari.

Surf without pop-up ads

Bruce — Fri, 07 May 2004 16:36:56 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

Apple's web browser, Safari, includes a built-in pop-up blocker. What are your options if you have to use Windows, and how do they compare? Pop-up ads are a real pain, although it's been a while since I've seen one, since Apple's Safari browser includes a pop-up window blocker: But, like many Mac fans, sometimes I have to use Windows, and under a standard installation of Internet Explorer the pop-ups are back. Other Windows browsers can block pop-ups (e.g. Mozilla, Netscape), but most computers (e.g. those at work) have only IE installed. There are a number of free pop-up blockers that add this functionality to Internet Explorer e.g. the MSN Toolbar or Google Toolbar: Note that Windows XP SP2 will include a Pop-up Manager. There are various techniques for creating pop-ups, and Pop-up Test is a website dedicated to putting pop-up blockers to the test.

Messenger Service and pop-ups

Bruce — Fri, 03 Oct 2003 14:35:20 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

Getting annoying pop-ups from spammers like "www.DESTROYADS.com" when Windows Messenger (4.7) is running? These are taking advantage of the Messenger Service which can be disabled without affecting your ability to use instant messaging for chat: From the Start menu, choose Run and type in services.msc then click OK; A new window appears with lots of "services" listed on the right hand side; Scroll down to find the Messenger service; right click it and choose Properties; Under Startup Type select Disabled; Click the Stop button; Click the Apply button; Click the OK button. Update: Windows Messenger 5.0 lets you "filter out instant messaging spam". Download here. Might this address the issue? Update: Microsoft plan to disable Messenger Services with Windows XP Service Pack 2 according to a report at The Register.