Pop Up Blocker

Advanced Pop Up Blocker Details

The advanced popup test checks the ability of your popup blocker to block/allow certain popups under specific situations.

(1) Load Popup Blocking Test

This tests checks the ability of your popup blocker to completely block popup windows that open when the page you are viewing loads. This is the most used event by websites to present popup ads to you, not to mention one of the most annoying.

(2) Unload Popup Blocking Test

This test checks if your popup blocker blocks popup windows that open when you close or exit the page you are viewing. This page event is not used as much as the "onload" event but can still be very annoying.

(3) Click-OnLoad Popup Blocking Test

This test allows you to check if your popup blocker blocks a popup that opens when you click on a link that goes to a page that uses the "onload" event to open a new window. Since you clicked on a link and a new popup window opens almost immediately, your popup blocker can incorrectly interpret it as a popup window that you want to open. Because it is a popup window and not a browser window that you want to open, your popup blocker should close it correctly.

(4) Click-OnUnload Popup Blocking Test

This test is almost the same as the "click-onload" test, however, instead of opening the popup when you enter the second page, it will open when you leave the first one. Because you are clicking on a link and a popup opens at the same time, your popup blocker can also misinterpret this as a browser window you want opened. Your popup blocker should close it.

(5) Click-Reload Popup Allowing Test

This test checks if your popup blocker allows a popup that opens when you click on a link which at the same time reloads the page you are viewing. Since the browser window opened by the link is being opened at the same time the page is reloaded, your popup blocker may block it. Because the page is opening when the page is being reloaded the "unload" event is launched and your popup blocker may misinterpret it as an "unload" popup window. Your popup blocker should allow this browser window.

(6) Launch-Close Popup Allowing Test

This test checks your popup blocker's ability to allow popups that open when you click on a link which at the same time closes the page being viewed. Since the popup opens at the same time the main window is closed, your popup blocker may incorrectly interpret it as a "unload" popup window. Your popup blocker should allow it.

(7) Popup Blocker Performance Test

This test checks your popup blocker's performance capacity to block up to 5 popup windows at the same time. Be sure your computer, browser, and popup blocker is fast and has good performance before using this test. This MAY cause slower systems to freeze or shutdown!

(8) Net Send Spam / Messenger Spam Test

This pop up blocker test is designed to check for the Windows messenger vulnerability also known as net send spam, messenger spam or winpopup. These types of ads usually take the form of a gray pop up box bearing spam (unsolicited advertisements) with an "OK" button.