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Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What is Sureshot PopUp Killer?
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Briefly, Sureshot PopUp Killer is an aggressive pop up
blocker preventing all annoying pop-up windows from appearing as you
surf the web. Pop ups from file sharing programs such as
Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster, iMesh, XoloX and Direct Connect are detected and killed. Sureshot PopUp Killer hides
the rotating banner ads in these peer-to-peer programs. Messenger Service pop
ups and hostile activeX pop ups are also killed.
2. Are there any system requirements?
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Sureshot PopUp Killer is Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP compatible.
The following browsers are supported:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0-6.0,
Netscape 4.0-7.0,
Mozilla 1.0-1.3,
Opera 6.0-7.0,
MSN Explorer 7.X,
NetCaptor 7.X and
SBC Yahoo!.
Please let us know if you would like support for your browser.
Sureshot PopUp Killer will kill the banner ads in ICQ pro 2003 and
MSN Messenger 4.6-5.0.
3. Are there any known bugs?
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No.
4. I get Runtime Errors when pop-ups are killed, what should I do?
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Read how to disable script and runtime errors
here.
5. When I try to open a new browser it is closed immediately, what should I do?
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Sureshot PopUp Killer will protect you from all kinds of pop-up windows, but sometimes
it is too restrictive and will prevent you from opening new browsers
or pop-ups that you do want. To solve this, you can temporarily
disable Sureshot PopUp Killer
by holding Shift, Control or 'a' to allow pop-ups or new
browser windows.
6. It kills all pop-ups, even the pop-ups I want, what should I do?
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Sureshot PopUp Killer will protect you from all kinds of pop-up windows, but sometimes
it is too restrictive and will prevent you from opening the pop-ups that
you do want. To solve this, you can temporarily
disable Sureshot PopUp Killer by holding Shift, Control or 'a' to
allow pop-ups.
7. Is Sureshot PopUp Killer supporting my web browser?
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See the system requirements above.
8. What hostile activeX controls does Sureshot PopUp Killer protect me from?
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Sureshot PopUp Killer will protect you from the following activeX controls
companies:
The Gator Corporation (GAIN), Mindset Interactive (NetPal), Cydoor,
Great Net Inc. (DownloadWare), C2 Media Ltd (Free MP3 Finder),
CPM Media Ltd (Free Scratch Cards), Marketscore Inc (NetSetter Adware),
Fun-Lotto Inc (Search-Explorer), TrekEight LLC (MP3 Media Monster),
Youbet.com Inc, eZula Inc (TopText iLookup), WhenU.com (SaveNow), GoInDirect Limited,
Electronic group Inc (Stripplayer, dialpass), New.net Inc (New.dot net domains),
My Search (My Search Bar, My Search Installer),
Hotbar.com (Hotbar), Comet Systems Inc.
9. I think I've found
a bug, what should I do?
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If you've found a bug, please get in touch with us. Please include this in your
bug report:
1. The version of the software. (displayed in the manual).
2. Platform you are running on (e.g. Win 98 or Win XP Home Edition).
3. Your browser and its version. (e.g. Internet Explorer 5.7).
4. Any error message if one was generated.
5. A description of the problem.
6. The URL if available where the error occured.