Pop ups- General overview
hi,
I am running XP-Pro. i get popups... it is annoying, and on a business computer. I would like a general overview..
as i understand, my banking software will not run with out allowing pop-ups from their site. Yet popups really slow productivity in my office applicatioons.
There is a privacy tab in MS IE, which has a "block popups". and Privacy is set apart from security. Could we differentiate between security and privacy.
Also, is windows defender the choice product here?
I am running XP-Pro. i get popups... it is annoying, and on a business computer. I would like a general overview..
as i understand, my banking software will not run with out allowing pop-ups from their site. Yet popups really slow productivity in my office applicatioons.
There is a privacy tab in MS IE, which has a "block popups". and Privacy is set apart from security. Could we differentiate between security and privacy.
Also, is windows defender the choice product here?
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War…..
Thanks so much for responding...
your saying that anti spy ware protection is differentiated from a pop-up blocker?
And that if I turn on the windows popup blocker, it will notify me when a popup has been blocked. Also that I may con configure the “ pop- up blocking mechanism by either adding the site manually to the “Allowed sites” section, or by holding the ctrl key before I allow the pop-up through.
As far as panic ware----I do not think I would install third party software yet, without understanding what is going on with my machine….Then when I got a good handle, I can make an Intelogent decision
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To go the next level, I would like to discuss the filtering of the pop-ups as accomplished with the on the “settings” button , on the privacy tab of MS IE.
I see that here I can make some choices…
I can Block all – which I guess would be the right thing… if it is notifying me, and I can over ride it on the fly… But if I block all pop-ups, when I return to a site which I have listed as “allowed” will it keep on blocking pop-ups from it.
I am confused, for I would like to understand the other choices…
The low setting which allows it from secure sites…. What is meant by secure sites? Is that the term given to the sites I have allowed “pop-ups” to filter through, by listing them in the “Allowed sites” ( secure Vs Allowed )
Medium… what would fall in the middle of these two options…
Any comments appreciated....
Thanks so much for responding...
your saying that anti spy ware protection is differentiated from a pop-up blocker?
And that if I turn on the windows popup blocker, it will notify me when a popup has been blocked. Also that I may con configure the “ pop- up blocking mechanism by either adding the site manually to the “Allowed sites” section, or by holding the ctrl key before I allow the pop-up through.
As far as panic ware----I do not think I would install third party software yet, without understanding what is going on with my machine….Then when I got a good handle, I can make an Intelogent decision
…
To go the next level, I would like to discuss the filtering of the pop-ups as accomplished with the on the “settings” button , on the privacy tab of MS IE.
I see that here I can make some choices…
I can Block all – which I guess would be the right thing… if it is notifying me, and I can over ride it on the fly… But if I block all pop-ups, when I return to a site which I have listed as “allowed” will it keep on blocking pop-ups from it.
I am confused, for I would like to understand the other choices…
The low setting which allows it from secure sites…. What is meant by secure sites? Is that the term given to the sites I have allowed “pop-ups” to filter through, by listing them in the “Allowed sites” ( secure Vs Allowed )
Medium… what would fall in the middle of these two options…
Any comments appreciated....
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R-K,
what a great begining to the understanding of security. I need to do some leg work and lern here too... but now i understnd the difference between security and privacy...
let's get specific on a few points.. please... We use certain sites every day... multiple times a day. at every use, it asks us to allow the active X from that site.. can i configure windows to not ask me , and just allow that site's active X features?
Any comments appreciated?
what a great begining to the understanding of security. I need to do some leg work and lern here too... but now i understnd the difference between security and privacy...
let's get specific on a few points.. please... We use certain sites every day... multiple times a day. at every use, it asks us to allow the active X from that site.. can i configure windows to not ask me , and just allow that site's active X features?
Any comments appreciated?
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"We use certain sites every day... multiple times a day. at every use, it asks us to allow the active X from that site.. can i configure windows to not ask me , and just allow that site's active X features?"
Yes, for sites you use often and consider trustworthy, you can bypass the ActiveX prompts as follows:
Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options
then highlight the "Trusted Sites" icon, click on "Sites" and enter the URL of the site in the "Add This Site..." field (use the full url, e.g. http://www.microsoft.com), then click "Add". If the site url begins with http:// rather than https:// then first un-check the box that reads "Require Server Verification..."
Next, click on OK, then click on "Trusted Sites" again, then click on "Custom Level", scroll in the next window and select the following buttons:
Automatic Prompting for ActiveX Controls: Disable
Download unsigned ActiveX Controls: Enable
Initialize and script ActiveX Controls...: Enable
(the last one may not be necessary so you can try without that first)
The above changes should let you connect to trusted sites without being prompted for ActiveX controls. Note that the looser permissions only apply to sites you add to the "Tuested Sites" list explicitly, not to the entire Internet.
Also, when you are prompted to install an ActiveX control the first time, and you allow that, it should not prompt you the next time for that same control. At least that I think is the default behavior. If you are being prompted for the same ActiveX control each time, there may be some non-default settings in your browser. In any case by adding that site(s) to your Trusted list, you can bypass the issue.
Yes, for sites you use often and consider trustworthy, you can bypass the ActiveX prompts as follows:
Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options
then highlight the "Trusted Sites" icon, click on "Sites" and enter the URL of the site in the "Add This Site..." field (use the full url, e.g. http://www.microsoft.com), then click "Add". If the site url begins with http:// rather than https:// then first un-check the box that reads "Require Server Verification..."
Next, click on OK, then click on "Trusted Sites" again, then click on "Custom Level", scroll in the next window and select the following buttons:
Automatic Prompting for ActiveX Controls: Disable
Download unsigned ActiveX Controls: Enable
Initialize and script ActiveX Controls...: Enable
(the last one may not be necessary so you can try without that first)
The above changes should let you connect to trusted sites without being prompted for ActiveX controls. Note that the looser permissions only apply to sites you add to the "Tuested Sites" list explicitly, not to the entire Internet.
Also, when you are prompted to install an ActiveX control the first time, and you allow that, it should not prompt you the next time for that same control. At least that I think is the default behavior. If you are being prompted for the same ActiveX control each time, there may be some non-default settings in your browser. In any case by adding that site(s) to your Trusted list, you can bypass the issue.
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Also, when you are prompted to install an ActiveX control the first time, and you allow that, it should not prompt you the next time for that same control. At least that I think is the default behavior. If you are being prompted for the same ActiveX control each time, there may be some non-default settings in your browser. In any case by adding that site(s) to your Trusted list, you can bypass the issue.
If that were the case, then i would not be asking you...how to to configure it.
i still do not get one thing...why is it necesary to make the three changes to security, if i am tructing the site.
At any rate, i willmake the changes and report back to you my results... and thanks so much for the input and help.....
intelogent.
If that were the case, then i would not be asking you...how to to configure it.
i still do not get one thing...why is it necesary to make the three changes to security, if i am tructing the site.
At any rate, i willmake the changes and report back to you my results... and thanks so much for the input and help.....
intelogent.
Yes, popups are annoying. Windows XP SP2 has a popup blocker. It will block most popups. If you want to allow legitimate popups, hold down the CTRL key before click on the popup link.
Windows Defender is a good antispyware, not a popup blocker. If you want a third party popup blocker, I would recommend Popup Stopper. The free version is excellent.
http://www.panicware.com/
Best wishes!