A big FUCK YOU to Allakhazam

miir · Post by **miir** » March 6, 2003, 3:00 pm

I can tolerate popups...

What I cannot tolerate is popups that install spyware.

What enrages me even more are these fucking pricks who claim their spyware is something that it is not.

Do you want to install and run "Virtual Bouncer, to check your computer for Adware and Spyware, and accept this license agreement....

This piece of shit program is spyware that uses other spyware programs to gather its information.
It can also silently run an 'update' program that can download and excute arbitrary code.

The latest version of Ad-Aware will clean this shit of your system if it has already installed itself.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » March 6, 2003, 3:04 pm

miir wrote:I can tolerate popups...

What I cannot tolerate is popups that install spyware.

What enrages me even more are these fucking pricks who claim their spyware is something that it is not.

Do you want to install and run "Virtual Bouncer, to check your computer for Adware and Spyware, and accept this license agreement....

This piece of shit program is spyware that uses other spyware programs to gather its information.
It can also silently run an 'update' program that can download and excute arbitrary code.

The latest version of Ad-Aware will clean this shit of your system if it has already installed itself.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

This is why I only surf the Web form my wifes computer

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » March 6, 2003, 3:13 pm

That's why I block pop-ups. Although some get by still.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 6, 2003, 3:20 pm

I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.

There should be options:

-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows

What would be so hard about that?

miir · Post by **miir** » March 6, 2003, 3:23 pm

That's not the point.
You can have your security settings in IE catch any shit like this before it installs, but most people don't bother.

Allakhazam has been a part of the EQ community for years.
I would hope that they would scrutinize their advertisers better than this.

Spyware like this does nothing but piss people off.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 6, 2003, 4:07 pm

miir wrote:That's not the point.
You can have your security settings in IE catch any shit like this before it installs, but most people don't bother.

Allakhazam has been a part of the EQ community for years.
I would hope that they would scrutinize their advertisers better than this.

Spyware like this does nothing but piss people off.

I didnt say it was the point. Do I ever address the actual point of a post here? Nay!

What's the option for ZERO pop ups in IE? I'm sure it would help all the people using pop up software for this fix. Thanks Miir.

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » March 6, 2003, 4:18 pm

This is why I use Mozilla, with the zero tollerance for popups set. God, the web is finally back to the way it was when Al Gore first invented it.

kurzweil · Post by **kurzweil** » March 6, 2003, 4:23 pm

free popup stopper: http://www.panicware.com/

Post by **Xouqoa** » March 6, 2003, 4:26 pm

Winnow wrote:I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.

There should be options:

-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows

What would be so hard about that?

http://www.opera.com

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 6, 2003, 4:29 pm

Xouqoa wrote:
Winnow wrote:I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.

There should be options:

-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows

What would be so hard about that?
http://www.opera.com

I dont want to use opera. That doesnt have all the features of IE. All I want is IE to have an option to eliminate pop-ups built into it.

Post by **pyrella** » March 6, 2003, 6:09 pm

http://adshield.org

noel · Post by **noel** » March 7, 2003, 3:13 am

Opera sucks. Popups that install spyware suck.

Premium Allakazam membership takes away all of the ads.

miir · Post by **miir** » March 7, 2003, 11:13 am

Got an email back from Allakhazams and he said that one was 'snuck' into rotation and has since been removed.

Good stuff.

Janx · Post by **Janx** » March 7, 2003, 12:03 pm

Try Avant(sp). Its a "shell" for IE that has all the cool features of mozilla/opera (tab'd browsing, popup blocking etc..) but is still IE.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 7, 2003, 1:41 pm

Janx wrote:Try Avant(sp). Its a "shell" for IE that has all the cool features of mozilla/opera (tab'd browsing, popup blocking etc..) but is still IE.

Thanks Janx, I'll check it out.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » March 7, 2003, 1:50 pm

Post link to avant please.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » March 9, 2003, 5:15 am

http://www.avantbrowser.com/

Avant > *

Karae · Post by **Karae** » March 9, 2003, 6:14 am

Yea, avant owns everything.

Aaeamdar · Post by **Aaeamdar** » March 9, 2003, 12:12 pm

Nice call. Avant is eally well done.

VeeshanVault

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