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Keep annoying pop-up ads out of your way

They're invasive, annoying and sometimes just downright offensive. They’re pop-up ads, those boxes that appear unexpectedly while you're surfing the Web. Now Covad is offering you a way to keep pop-up and pop-under ads from spoiling your family’s online experience. Panicware Pop-Up Stopper, an ad-blocking utility, is completely free of charge and doesn’t require registration to use or download for personal use.

“We’re always looking for ways to enhance our customers’ broadband experiences,” says Justin Spencer, Product Manager at Covad. “Just like the SPAM Blocker and anti-virus protection services included with our Email Service, Panicware Pop-Up Stopper is another way we can help customers have safe and enjoyable online experiences.”

Why Panicware?
Covad chose to recommend Panicware to our customers because it’s consistently on the top five Internet software download list, and has achieved rave reviews from CNET to The Wall Street Journal.

Not only is Pop-Up Stopper extremely effective, Panicware offers product support for the free version of its software. You’ll find answers to common questions on their support site, or you can email them directly for further assistance.

How it works
Pop-Up Stopper features a powerful, yet easy-to-use interface that allows quick access to its wide variety of features.

Pop-Up Stopper runs in the system tray on your computer for instant access. Simply right-click Pop-Up Stopper’s white hand icon and you will be presented with a menu to access preferences, monitor your Privacy Report and identity theft risk assessment and check for product updates. If necessary, you can also easily disable Pop-Up Stopper from the same menu.

The free version of Pop-Up Stopper supports the Windows platform (98 and above) and Internet Explorer and Netscape Web browsers. (If you’re working on a Mac, Panicware offers Pop-Up Zapper for Internet Explorer for a one-time cost of $20.) To download the free Panicware Pop-Up Stopper, go to Covad’s Online Support Center.

Want more features? Get an upgrade!
Once you’ve tried Pop-Up Stopper, you may want to consider stepping up to Pop-Up Stopper Basic. This upgraded version, which is available for a one-time fee, comes with a number of additional features, including surfing enhancements such as locating where you last downloaded a file.

If you have a home office or if you use different browsers on your computer, then the professional version of Pop-Up Stopper is definitely worth a look.

“Pop-Up Stopper Professional is great if the people in your house all use different browsers,” says Matina Fresenius, CEO of Panicware. “You might use Internet Explorer, but your kids use AOL. And if anyone uses Windows Messenger, Pop-Up Stopper Professional is a must for blocking potentially offensive advertising.”

Pop-Up Stopper Professional offers native support for AOL, MSN, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, SBC Yahoo!, CompuServe, WMConnect, Juno, NetZero and Mozilla. There’s a one-time fee to download Pop-Up Stopper Professional, which includes upgrades and product support.

In the months ahead
Covad is continuing to research and develop new tools and services that can improve your broadband experience. “We want to make it as convenient and easy as possible for customers to get all the Web-based services they need to have a rich and seamless online experience, all under one roof,” says Justin. “We are committed to innovation, and offering our customers Pop-Up Stopper is just another way of delivering on that commitment.”