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Pop Up Washer

Pop-Up Washer stops annoying ads other pop-up blockers can't, like mouse-over, delayed, and mass attack pop-up ads. Unlike other pop-up blockers, the program allows user-initiated and navigational pop-up windows you need to maximize your online experience. If you are tired of being bombarded by intrusive pop-up ads that plague nearly every Internet user, Pop-Up Washer is the perfect addition to your online world. Pop-Up Washer stops pop-ups at the Internet Explorer engine before they appear, preventing screen flickers common to other pop-up blockers. With one-click activation, you have the option to log blocked pop-ups. Customize which sound you want to hear when Pop-Up Washer blocks an ad. Pop-Up Washer installs quickly, operates without getting in the way of your system resources, and offers easy-to-use features that will dramatically improve your online experience.

Why do you need Pop-Up Washer ?

• Delivery of pop-up ads has grown by 400% in recent months.
• Intrusive pop-ups pollute your online world, impeding productivity and detracting from the enjoyment of your favorite sites.
• Pop-up ads consume bandwidth, slowing your Internet connection.
• New delivery methods defeat many pop-up stoppers.
• Controlling the pop-up windows you do and do not see is essential for an optimal online experience.

What's New in Pop-Up Washer v2.5?

Updated engine blocks the newest most aggressive pop-up ads:

• Floating pop-up ads - float across your screen
• Mouse-over ads - triggered by rolling the cursor over an item on the Web page
• Mass attack ads - eight or more ads pop up at once.

Pop-Up Washer  Snapshot

• Transparently blocks pop-ups and pop-unders without visible screen "blink" distractions.
• Works seamlessly with Internet Explorer. (Not compatible with other browsers at this time.)
• Installs quickly and operates without taxing system resources.
• Intelligently delivers user initiated and navigational pop-ups and gives you the option to allow pop-ups from trusted sites.

Features/Functionality

Smart pop-up Management - gives you complete control over the pop-up windows you do and do not see, featuring advanced technology that stops annoying ads that other pop-up stoppers can't. Pop-Up Washer allows you to see desirable pop ups by enabling one-click additions to an "allow-list" for trusted sites like online shopping or financial institutions. It also automatically identifies user-initiated and navigational pop-up windows to ensure you get key information needed to use your favorite sites.

Transparent Removal - stops pop-ups at the Internet Explorer engine before they appear, preventing screen flickers or blinking.

Powerful Blocking Capabilities - new pop-up blocking features detect and block even the toughest ads including mouse-overs, mass attacks and timed pop ups.

Disable Messenger Service - blocks Windows Messenger Service spam windows that appear as gray boxes on the desktop without affecting items such as MSN/AOL Instant Messaging.

One-click Activation - turn pop-up blocking on or off by simply clicking the Pop-Up Washer icon on the task bar.

Total number of pop-ups blocked - provides a running tally of the number of pop-ups that Pop-Up Washer has prevented from reaching your computer.

Customizable audio notification - allows you to select from one of five sounds to play whenever Pop-Up Washer blocks a pop-up advertisement.

Log files of all ads stopped - Pop-Up Washer gives you the option to keep a log of all URLs that push pop-ups to your IE Browser.

 To Assess Your Current Need

Does your pop-up blocking software work against all new tricksters? Are you sure? Not all pop-up windows are created equally; some are intrusive and annoying and some are actually necessary. Not all pop-up blocking software is created equally, either.

Take this quiz to test the capability of your current pop-up blocking software.

Mass attack pop-up ads

One way to overcome some pop-up blocking software is simply to overwhelm it by opening pop-up windows as quickly as possible. Very few Web sites generate mass attacks, as it is malicious.

Question: does your current pop-up blocker stop 5, 10, 25, 50 mass attack ads? 

Timed pop-up ads

Delayed pop-up ads are on a timer. The goal of timed pop-up software is to trick blocking software into thinking there is no pop-up activity. Most blockers respond to immediate reactive pop-up ads (like click-up ads).

Question: does your current pop-up blocker stop timed attack ads set to various time intervals (1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 1 hour)?

Mouse-over pop-up ads

If you've ever rolled over an advertisement on a Web site or just scrolled down a page with the mouse roller and a pop-up ad appeared, you've witnessed a "mouse-over." These kinds of pop-up ads are very difficult to block.

Question: does your current pop-up blocker prevent Mouse-over attack ads?

Event-generated pop-up ads

Whether you type a Web site into a URL or click on a link, as soon as the Web page opens up, so do the pop-up ads. There are three different methods programmers use to create these kinds of pop ups to fool pop-up blockers. You can't tell which one they've used by what pops up on your screen, but the result is the same.

Question: does your current pop-up blocker prevent any or all three kinds of event-generated attack ads?

Full screen pop-up ads

Sometimes pop-up ads take up your entire screen. These can be very difficult to close. There are two kinds of full screen pop-up ads. The first kind has the top bar visible allowing you to close or minimize the ad. The other kind has no visible options to close or minimize the ad. In this case, users must hold down the ALT+Tab keys to minimize the ad. Then, users must right-click on the minimized ad to delete it.

Question: does your current pop-up blocker prevent either or both kinds of full screen attack ads?  

"Industry Standard" pop-up ads

Most advertising agencies employ this technology to deliver their advertisements to you while you are surfing the Web. As you open a particular Web page, an advertisement pops up or under that page. For example, you may open an electronic newspaper page that has a banner ad featuring a mortgage company. Even if you don't click on the banner ad, a separate window appears with additional information about that mortgage company.

Question: does your current pop-up blocker prevent ?industry standard? pop-up ads?

VBScript pop-up ads

When a pop-up ad like this appears, you can't do anything else on the Internet until you interact with the ad by clicking on it or closing it. Experiencing this kind of ad, when unprotected and with deadlines to meet can be extremely frustrating, especially if it closes and then reappears.

Questions: have you ever experienced this? Does your current pop-up blocker prevent VBScript ad attacks?

Testimonials:

?This program reduces headaches. And with 12 months of updates it is healthier, safer and less expensive than aspirin.?  -- Stewart Evans, Online Market Researcher

Example Pop up Washer Screen

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP
133 Mhz processor
5 MB hard drive space
8 MB RAM
Supports Internet Explorer 5.x and later