Lately, my wife's internet surfing has started to generate more popups than ever. I was just going to tell her to make sure to close them as they come up (she normally doesn't even notice them because she runs IE maximized), but as I was doing so, I came across a number of those that won't allow you to close them (what was Microsoft thinking?). I was then going to try to switch her over to Mozilla, but getting her to learn a new program is like pulling teeth.

So, what can folks suggest to block popups for IE? I've tried Proxomitron, but it's default rules didn't seem to work too well, and I don't feel like spending hours or days fixing them. I just want something that works pretty much like Mozilla's [don't] Open Unrequested Windows.

Edit: Oh, and I don't want to pay any money for it. Maybe if it's exceptional in some way.

Edit again: I found one called ``Free Surfer'' that seems to work pretty well. Anyone have any thoughts on it? (Plus I fixed a misspelling in the Subject.)