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How to Use Active@ PopUp Killer

Double-click the icon in the Windows System Tray, or right-click Active@ PopUp Killer icon and choose Active@ PopUp Killer menu item from the context menu to configure the utility.

Configuration Options dialog:

General Tab

Run at Windows Start

This checkbox gives you the option to have PopUp Killer start when Windows starts. If you do not wish PopUp Killer to start with Windows you will need to clear this checkbox. This option is enabled by default.

PopUp Killed Event

Play Sound

You may select to play a sound when a pop-up window is prevented. The system comes a short sound. This option is enabled by default.

Flash Tray Icon

The system tray icon will flash briefly to alert the user that a pop-up window has been prevented. This option is enabled by default.

Add detected popups to Black List

If pop-up window is detected and prevented, its title can be added to the Black List automatically. This option is disabled by default.

Hot Keys

Start/Stop

You can temporarily Pause/UnPause popup windows detection and prevention by pressing predefined key combination ([Windows Key]+[S] by default)

Configuration

You can configure PopUp Killer options, or see its Log anytime when pressing predefined key combination ([Windows Key]+[C] by default)

Filter Tab

Here you can define what popup window is:

When new window appears, if one of its sizes less than Popup Window Width and Height defined here, it will be considered as a popup and prevented.

Black List

When new window appears, and it does not match Popup Window Definition by size, it still can be prevented if the window matches one of the entries in the Black List.

You can build your Black List by adding window titles directly, or using the standard pattern symbols (*, ?)

Examples:

What's New on Netscape - known window title to be considered as popup ad.

*Advert* - Black List pattern. Any window containing Advert in its title will be considered as popup window.

If you clear checkbox at the left side of pattern or title, you move this entry to the White List, i.e. it will not be prevented

Log Tab

You can see log of killed popups:

You can Save Log, Clear or Refresh it by right-clicking it and executing related command from the context menu.