great suggestions! (I know, because they are what *I* use..*grin*)(except for Google toolbar)...but Kerio, AVG and Spybot S&D don't directly deal with pop-up ads...I stand by my suggestions above for those.

Using a browser with anti-popup protections (Opera or Mozilla)is a good start, but nothing beats Proxomitron once it is set up..(as an example, you can choose to not see banner ads on web pages, but if you wish, it will put a little red [ad] where the banner was, to show you it's being blocked)