How do I stop pop-up or pop-under Internet ads?
There are hundreds of different software programs
that are designed to help stop, block, or prevent pop-up, pop-under, and other
Internet intrusive and annoying advertising on the Internet.
All recent browsers have some type of pop-up and pop-under
protection available and enabled.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Open Internet Explorer
- Click Tools (press the Alt key if you don't see the Tools menu option)
- Click Options (or Internet options)
- Click the Privacy tab
At the bottom of the Privacy tab, you should have a Pop-up
Blocker section. If you want pop-ups to be blocked, check the "Block
pop-ups" option (may also be titled "Turn on Pop-Up Blocker").
You can also set additional settings, such as disabling the sound when a pop-up
is blocked or disable the information bar displayed when a pop-up is blocked,
by clicking the Settings button.
Mozilla Firefox Browser:
- Open Mozilla Firefox
- Click the Tools menu option.
- Click Options
- Click on the Content option in the Options window
By default, the "Block pop-up windows" option
should be checked. Check this option if it is currently unchecked. If there are
sites you want to allow pop-ups for, click the Exceptions button, enter the
allowed site address, and click the Allow button.
Users may also want to disable any pop-ups from any browser plug-ins, a tactic
for bypassing many pop-up blockers. To enable this feature in Firefox, follow
the steps below.
Open Mozilla Firefox
- In the URL field, type about:config and press enter.
- This should open the Firefox config window.
- Right-click on a black portion of the window and click New and then Integer.
- For the preference name, type privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins and click OK.
- For the value, type 2.
We also suggest you locate the privacy option
in the about:config screen and change the value of this setting to false.
Another option for Firefox users is to download and install
the Ad Block Plus add-on for Firefox. This extension will block most
pop-up ads from opening in Firefox.
Google Chrome Browser:
Google Chrome includes its own pop-up blocker utility and
does a good job at blocking most pop-ups by default.
- Open Google Chrome
- At the far right, inline with the address bar, click the Menu icon (titled "Customize and control Google Chrome").
- Select Settings
- At the bottom of the Settings page, click Show advanced settings
- In the Privacy section, click the Content settings button.
- In the Content settings window, scroll down to the Pop-ups section. If not already selected by default, select the "Do no allow any site to show pop-ups" option. You can also add sites to the exceptions list to allow pop-ups from those sites by clicking the Manage exceptions button.
- Another option for Google Chrome users is to download and install the Ad Block Plus extension for Chrome. This extension will block most pop-up ads from opening in Chrome
Opera Browser:
The latest version of Opera also includes its own pop-up
blocker and has it enabled by default. You can adjust how pop-ups are blocked
or allowed by following the steps below
- Open Opera
- Click the Opera button in the top left corner
- Click Settings
- Click Quick Preferences
- Within the Quick Preferences menu, you can choose "Block unwanted pop-ups" or "Block all pop-ups."
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