Super Popup-blocker 3.0:
http://www.zg2008.com/
Works perfectly...
For those who are really paranoid (like me):
- Use Zone-alarm Pro (personal firewall)
- set Explorer not to accept cookies except those you implicitly specify (a small icon of a eye and a stop sign will appear in lower right window), right click to allow cookies from sites you specify
- Use popup-blocker (like one above).
- Add good Antivirus protection on the top.
That way, you can surf worst possible porn-style-multiple-window-nagware-popup-ad-banners-from-hell and stell be relativly safe.
Also, make sure that download of unsigned ActiveX components is disabled in Options, and that signed should promt first.
Sounds like too much to care? Well one of my friends clicked "OK" on one of those "press here if you want us to improve safety of your computer" ActiveX-plugins. Couple of weeks later, we somehow found log1.sys file that contained everything he typed in last two weeks, together with every site he visited...timestamped and all.