SafetySend includes the best computer security tools including pop up blockers with your secure email account.  You not only receive powerful computer security tools including secure email but you also get the following!

Why do I need a Pop Up Blocker?

• Protection

  Many pop ups redirect your computer to web sites containing malicious code which could be installing viruses, trojan horses or spyware without your consent.  Many of these sites can also corrupt your web browser restricting or redirecting the destination of your web browser when you type in a domain name.  Our partnerships with the global leaders in computer security  technology provide is with the best detection schematics in "real time" meaning our secure server can block and remove new pop ups within minutes of their release.

• Convenience

  To my knowledge there is no official study on how much time Americans spend closing pop ups each year but I would wager to bet we would be shocked by the overall total.

• Performance

  Most of the pop ups are generated by spyware which not only reduces your computer's overall performance but puts a much greater burden on your bandwidth by transmitting all those unsolicited advertisements.

More Information on Pop Ups

• Types of Pop Ups

  There are two types of pop ups. On-site pop ups promote something to do with the site the visitor is on. For example if a website was promoting their free shipping offer via a popup, it would be an on-site popup. These can be a very effective tool and not necessarily malicious in intent.   The other type of pop up is generated at a general interest site and once activated loads whatever information the offending web site wishes to transmit to your computer.  This type of pop up is mostly responsible for the covert installation of malicious code into your personal computer.

The Origin of Commercial Pop Ups

Full screen popup advertisements (a.k.a. off-site pop ups that promote something unrelated to the site the popup is on), that either popup under or in front of the browser window you are viewing. These off-site pop ups have been used for many years on erotica and non-mainstream sites. However, since mid-2000 have they been in use on many mainstream high traffic sites such as search engines (altavista.com, askjeeves.com) and news sites (nytimes.com, washingtonpost.com).

As a consumer, these off-site pop ups can be very annoying. In fact, most visitors do their best to close popup windows before they fully load. However, just as on-site pop ups can be informational and beneficial, off-site popup advertising can be annoying and downright malicious without proper pop up blocker protection.