Please help! Need to find freeware...

[Emboldened Chimp]

Does anyone know where I can find freeware on the 'net that eliminates pop-up ads? I have Zone Alarm (the free version), but that doesn't seem to do anything about the problem.

[brainshrub]

1. Switch to Mozilla.

[MsUnderstood]

3. Install the google toolbar

The google toolbar has a pop up blocker--it works well and is free.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. I'm gonna second the Mozilla Firebird suggestion.

I have been using Mozilla Firebird for almost 6 months without a hitch and no-pop ups, tabbed browsing, and it's pretty fast too.

[curlyred]

2. try the google toolbar

We use it at work and home and it works great!

[democracyindanger]

4. google toolbar

go to google.com and download it. you won't have to install a whole new browser.

[Lindsay]

5. I use Panicware's free

Pop-up stopper.

http://www.panicware.com/popupstoppercompare.html

Works like a charm...although I found out that on my system I have to leave the splash page that comes up when I start up my computer on (there's a check box not to show the splash page again that I leave blank) for it to work.

[OneBlueSky]

12. I concur . . .

PopUp Stopper works great . . . you sometimes have to turn it off to view Java popups, but it's just a matter of clicking an icon in your tray . . . but it stops virtually all popup ads . . .

[Eccho]

6. Good site for freeware

cnet.com

[Kellanved]

7. Zonealarm pro

Available Free in the EZArmor package : http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/

Google Toolbar and Mozilla are very good programs - consider them as well.

[ET Awful]

8. Yup, google toolbar is good choice.

Or Avant Browser (basically a new shell for IE with built in pop-up blocker www.avantbrowser.com)

Or Mozilla (I personally like Avant better).

[LTR]

10. Avant Browser

It's like IE with functionality and no pop-ups.

Updated several times per month.

Almost as secure as Mozilla, but with better Java functionality.

Check it out:

http://www.avantbrowser.com

And stop using IE. That's part of the problem.

[RamblingRose]

11. Any suggestions for a Mac freeware pop-up stopper?

I looked at google toolbar, but I think it is for MS Windows only.

[Kellanved]

13. Mozilla

http://www.mozilla.org

[catmandu57]

14. A couple of places to check

http://www.webattack.com and http://www/download.com if you don't want to change your os there is plenty of freeware to be found at both of these sites.