Release Notes - PopUpCop by EdenSoft

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PopUpCop Revision History

Version 3.0.0.26 (January 15, 2009)

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Stop nagging users to buy.
Update copyright dates.

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Monitor this page for changes

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Version 3.0.0.25 (December 21, 2008)

Remove buy link from about box.

Version 3.0.0.24 (December 14, 2008)

Support Windows Vista.

Version 2.6.0.41 (January 22, 2007)

Eliminate crashes on Yahoo! Finance and popupcop.com.

Version 2.6.0.40 (January 7, 2007)

Eliminate some more crashes.

Version 2.6.0.38 (January 4, 2007)

Eliminate occasional crash on exit.
Elimate some false positives.

Version 2.6.0.34 (December 2, 2006)

Eliminate crash when invalid protocol error page displayed.
Prevent duplicate sounds.
Log IE7 popups properly.
Zap all content when awaiting close of popups.
Allow Merriam-Webster tool bar popups.
Prevent crashes when hwnd == 0 in subclasses.
Fix clear previous settings.
Block iWon exit popups (IE7).
Properly detect and log new tab commands in IE7.
Check allow list for DDE from self popups.

Version 2.6.0.28 (November 3, 2006)

Correct some issues caused by changes to IE7 between RC1 and RTM.
Eliminate some false positives from clicks in inner frames.
Eliminate false positives when IE7 started from Outlook Express.
Close progress window when clear cache has no work to do.
Allow only one clear cache operation at a time.
Eliminate crash when opening cookie dialog.
Eliminate crash when opening settings dialog.
Do not display image warnings when image warnings are disabled.

Version 2.6.0.21 (October 16, 2006)

New! Compatible with Internet Explorer version 7 on Windows XP.
New! Block images on a per site basis.
New! Block animated images on a per site basis.
New! Edit allow and block lists dialog.
New! Export and Import of PopUpCop settings and allow lists.
New! Block script timers on a per site basis.
New! Block interstitial pages on a per site basis.
New! Allow blocked annoyances for this session.
Redesigned Web page status dialog allows you to block or allow annoyances.
Block partially loaded Flash videos.
Remove "adware" popup blocking features. (These features caused severe compatibility issues with newer versions of Microsoft Office, and were of limited utility when dealing with "adware".)
Improve handling of popups invoked through Windows Media Player ActiveX.
Eliminate crashes cause by Microsoft's attempts to fix JavaScript memory leaks.

Version 2.5.0.65 (December 9, 2005)

Compatibility with Flash player version 8.
Compatibility with Microsoft live.com site.
Do not issue (duplicate) prompt to enable scripting when scripting is set to "prompt".
Adjustments to scriptlet blocking.

Version 2.5.0.59 (September 23, 2005)

Do not block links from Outlook Express and Outlook.

Version 2.5.0.58 (September 20, 2005)

Block unsolicited search pane popups.
Add script timer allow list.
Add interstitial page allow list.
Add "Copy information to clipboard" button to Windows Information dialog
Fix source file viewer for Windows 2000.
Block new tricky popups even when Internet Explorer's blocker is enabled.
Fix handling of relative links when skipping interstitial pages.
Limited Internet Explorer version 7 compatibility.

Version 2.5.0.48 (July 25, 2005)

Block new popups from specificclick.net.
Add "Edit restricted sites list..." command.
Detect new Windows Update site Web address.
Block USA Today interstitial ads
Display Meta Refresh help text for sites in any zone that has Meta Refresh disabled.

Version 2.5.0.42 (March 21, 2005)

Cover for IE bug that caused crash when navigating between MSN properties.
Add keyboard interface to toolbar.
Add option to leave XGuard™ enabled when PopUpCop is disabled
Fix bug: Popups from programs on adware block list might still be blocked even when adware blocking was disabled
Block latest version of GeoCities ads.

Version 2.5.0.39 (January 1, 2005)

Fix crash when third-party Flash movie appeared inside a layer.
XGuard™ sometimes did not display warning on Windows XP (Home Edition only) Service Pack 2.
XGuard™ did not properly handle some invalid certificates (test root, untrusted root)

Version 2.5.0.36 (October 31, 2004)

Enable XGuard™ for Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Fix Geocities Ad-Square blocking.
Fix a problem blocking Flash movies at some sites.
Block the new Zedo interstitial ads.
Do not block foreground layers containing flash movies when blocking only third-party layers and flash movie is first-party.

Version 2.5.0.34 (October 14, 2004)

Add "Browse..." button to New Programs dialog.
Disabling PopUpCop disables program tracing.
Disable adware blocking features by default.
Some external popups were blocked even when adware blocking was disabled

Version 2.5.0.33 (August 27, 2004)

Fix serious problems with "Ask me about each popup."
No longer rely on "view-source:" pseudo protocol hack in IE to view source files that are not
found in the disk cache. The "view-source" pseudo-protocal hack has been
removed from XP Service Pack 2.
Fix problem with some relative URL's in "View source for all frames".
Correct problem with the latest version of Windows update for XP Service Pack 1.
Do not "wrap" Flash movies once again when leaving a web page.

Version 2.5.0.28 (August 18, 2004)

Correct text in balloon help for active level.
Fix race condition in XP Service Pack 2 that was causing spurious "Access denied" script errors.
Correct generated link when Meta Refresh encountered and link address is quoted.
Disable active blocks (script timers, layers, Flash movies, and script mouse tricks) when disable key is held down during page load.

Version 2.5.0.27 (August 9, 2004)

Improve unsolicited script dialog blocking.
Block unsolicited "Add item to Active Desktop" dialogs.
Block "suspect" popups when main window navigates withing 1.5 seconds.
Digitally sign all modules and installation program.
Added extensive "adware" blocking, including unique "Call Tracing".
Remove the "Installation Choice" level feature.
No longer exempt My Computer zone from blocking by default.
Strip search parameters when comparing URL's for block and allow lists.
More detailed logging - log specific reason for block / allow.
Log all new Internet Explorer windows when requested.
Context Sensitive help for all configuration pages.
Fixed a program crash on Windows NT the first time a dialog is displayed in Internet Explorer.
If PopUpCop blocks the same popup from the same place twice in a few seconds, ask user whether they want to allow this in the future.
Fix a rather bizarre bug (in Outlook Express) caused by subclassing a Unicode window with an Ansi window procedure.
Only offer to turn off Windows Messenger service if the service is enabled and a message is received.
Window info menu item / dialog / Web site help.
Some minor fixes to "Make this a normal window" (IE "lies" about current state).
Fix some minor problems with flyover help (optimizer bug).
Log view can now be sorted by column headers.
Add videoclipstream to the list of Java Applets blocked when eyelets are turned off.
Fix pattern match for relative URL's.
Block the new (since withdrawn) Microsoft antitrust settlement dialog when Useless warning dialog blocking is enabled.
Fix rare crash caused by IE breaking COM rules.
Fix fly-over help in Levels page.
Fix rare bug in Locales page.
Don't ask and don't tell options for manual cache clearing.
Zap onblur() event handlers in <body> tag.
Fix rare crash on Windows 2K caused by OLE timing issue.
Block File Download window on pages where Active download has already been blocked.
Add blocking of "in-front" and absolutely positioned layers, with allow and block lists and third-party rules.
Add blocking of interstitial pages.
Allow user to block all third-party flash for sites on Flash allow list.
Allow user to block popups produced by "Adware".

Version 2.0.3.20 (November 19, 2003)

Fix crash when using Outlook Web Access.
Change order of parameters when sending information about ActiveX controls to Web site.
Improve handling of Web pages with lots of or long Flash movies.
Improve version display.

Version 2.0.3.17 (September 10, 2003)

"Branded" build of 2.0.3.16

Version 2.0.3.16 (September 9, 2003)

Fixed hang on machines with Hyper Threading enabled

Version 2.0.3.15 (August 4, 2003)

Correct some typos.
Fixed crash on Windows 98 / IE 5.0.
Fixed cache directory deleting when cache index files become corrupted.

Version 2.0.3.10 (July 30, 2003)

Do not ask to turn off Windows Messenger Service until installation is complete.
Minor changes to request for technical support message.
Fixed a false positive problem with JavaScript shortcuts.
Corrected handling of Swedish Language Set home page query text.
Fixed a rare crash at certain Web sites.
Corrected typos on MetaRefresh query dialog.
Added ability to turn Windows Messenger service off and on.
Added separate Flash movie block / allow lists.
Added Flash information dialog to help users control Flash movies more easily.
Added ability to completely wipe a corrupted "Temporary Internet Files Directory".
Window text and background colors now comply with Windows color scheme setting.
Do not allow "about:blank" to be added to allow and block lists.
Send GUID when reporting automatic downloads to popupcop.com.
Unlock toolbars during installation.
Change "Default level" to "Installation choices".
Better handling of some view source edge cases.
Help for customers who have purchased but not entered their registration information.

Version 2.0.2.31 (January 09, 2003)

Now Blocks a few more "eyelet" style Java applets. Click here for more information
Correct options dialog measurement on some systems using Large Fonts.
Withdrew false positive elimination added in version 2.0.2.24. Users can enable this feature manually.
Corrected a relative path bug when viewing source for some style sheets.
Corrected some keyboard focus issues.
Corrected a radio button bug on Look and feel property page.

Version 2.0.2.24 (November 11, 2002)

Now blocks "eyelets". Click here for more information
Now blocks background sounds implemented using EMBED tags.
GeoCities ad square blocking improved.
ALL CAPS in registration code dialog.
Added link to the top of pages with Meta Refresh redirects when Meta Refresh is turned off.
XGuard now detects expired and test Authenticode certificates.
Eliminated some false positives (popups that are blocked that should not be blocked).
Added option to exempt sites on allow list from script mouse trick, script timer, Flash blocking.
Improved some edge cases on Windows XP and Windows 95.
Fixed minor drawing bug in page status dialog. This drawing bug effected a very few customers.

Version 2.0.1.12 (August 27, 2002)

Added "automatic localization" for users with non-English language Windows and/or Internet Explorer.
Corrected some problems with large transparent Flash movies.
Allow list is now checked for destination as well as source of popup.

Version 2.0 (July 31, 2002)

XGuard

This new feature supplements the woefully inadequate "Security Warning" dialog for ActiveX controls.

Display an additional dialog when presented with a signed code warning.

Show more information about software than the Security Warning dialog does.

Help users to find out more about publishers via a Web page with queries about publishers.

Never trust software from these publishers list.

Don't ask me about these publishers list.

Manage cookies dialog

This new feature supplements the Internet Explorer version 6 cookie management with a few features that Microsoft left out:

View the actual contents of the cookie files.

Allow deletion of individual cookies from a site with multiple cookies.

Integrate with the cache clearing feature to make it easy to override automatic deletion of cookies.

Cache clearing

PopUpCop's manual cache clearing has been extended to include recent documents and to allow users to clear cache items when exiting InTenetr Explorer.

Clear recent documents option when clearing cache.

Option to clear cache items (including recent documents) on exit.

Cookie clearing exceptions: Trusted sites, IE's Accept cookie list, listed sites.

Block "InVue" pseudo popups

PopUpCop now blocks the new "InVue" pseudo popup ads from Fastclick.

Open Image in New Window

PopUpCop now provides you with a context menu item so that you can open an image in a new window. This feature is especially handy when you want to print maps without all the fluff of the web page.

Miscellaneous refinements and fixes

Much finer grained control over script dialog blocking.

Add option to ask before refreshing pages when settings change.

View source for all frames now works for files on My Computer.

Protect against full screen windows.

Block script error dialogs.

Reorganize options pages.

Add query for Microsoft Office update site.

Log window is now resizeable.

Play a sound and add a log entry when suppressing GeoCities and fastclick 'InVue' popups.

Fix history clearing bug.

Registration code now applies to all users when entered by a user with administrative authority.

Fix occasional crashes on some Windows 9X machines running IE version 6.

Version 1.2.0.24 (April 25, 2002)

Update implementation of flash blocking to prevent probems with version 6 of the Flash player. The new implementation allows "click to play" for users of Internet Explorer version 5.
Allow users to turn off responses to power broadcasts.
Improve "Enable third-party browser extensions" detection.

Version 1.2.0.20

Do not play transparent flash movies automatically when user clicks on one.

Version 1.2.0.19

Flash cursor was displaying when flash had not been disabled.
Fixed occasional freezes and crashes on some machines.
Turn script warning off by default.
Give user the opportunity to add the Windows Update site to the Trusted sites zone.
Clear cache now allows user to choose whether or not to clear history.
Clear cache now allows user to choose whether or not to clear typed URL's.
Fix a problem with a malicious web site causing endless popups.
Take user to a different Web page when upgrading.
Fix some rare install and upgrade problems.
Fix a rare formatting problem for the Web page status display on dual screen systems.
Added a "Clear the sound" button to Sound property page.
Minor tweaks to blocking algorithms.
Fix the "WININIT.INI" problem.

Version 1.2.0.10

Added "Stop all animations" menu item and button.
Added "Edit trusted site list" menu item and button.
Added "Play all flash movies on this page" command.
Added warnings configuration page.
Added images warning for images on a page.
Substantially improved automatic resizing prevention.
Substantially improved Flash AutoPlay prevention, including mouseover cursor change and "Click to play" on Internet Explorer version 6.

Added two items to Internet Explorer's system menu:

"Make this a normal window" - for those occasion when a web site displays a window that only has a title bar.
Force window onto screen. Places the window at 10 pixels from the upper left of the (main) screen, sizes it to the lesser of 2/3 of the screen height and width or 800 X 600.

Tightened the blocking algorithms.
Eliminated two rare false positives.
Users can now change the editor program used for viewing source for all frames.
Added "auto register".
Improved handling of window activation and keyboard focus for users of Windows NT, especially with the Google toolbar installed.
Added option to allow easier interaction with the Irritation Level slider.
Block script prompt dialogs.
Miscellaneous minor install improvements.
Miscellaneous minor bug fixes.

Version 1.1.0.8

Fixed a color problem with Windows XP Classic theme.
Added option for clearing favicons to clear cache query.
Remove "Tip of the Week"
Make buttons in level customization dialog look like buttons.
Prevent occasional install program hangs.
Do not turn off popup blocking when a user upgrades and preserves settings.
Change dialog color scheme to match new Web site.
Improve upgrade checking.
Automatic registration from acknowledgement Email.
Clarify license agreement.

Version 1.1.0.7

Fix rare freeze for Windows 95 users without Flash installed.
Fix memory leaks.
Correct visibility problems for users with reversed system colors.
Catch one more type of popup.
Splash screen.

Version 1.1.0.6

Replace nag dialog with "Tip of the week".
Put "go away and stay away" checkbox on Tip of week dialog.
Implement a one-week grace period after evaluation expires.
Evaluation period amnesty.
Fix a rare false positive in frames.
Do not display settings dialog in install if upgrader says "keep old settings".

Version 1.1.0.5

Chevron menus did not work in Windows 95.
catch one more type of exit popup.
Fix cookie handling in IE 6.

Version 1.1.0.4

Properly handle reinitialization of Levels page when View original settings flag is changed.
Change download ActiveX flags along with ActiveX enabled flag.
Improve Geocities ad handling.

Version 1.1.0.3

Fix rare race condition with eyeblaster ads.

Version 1.1.0.2

Improved window resize control.
Improved script interventions on IE 5.0.

Version 1.1.0.1

Added online help.
Added "Check for update".
Added "Request technical support".
Modified level names and settings.
Added "go away and stay away" checkbox to view source query.
Suppress background sounds disguised as images.
Narrow the "click while page is loading" logic hole.
Suppress script dialogs in IE 5.0.
Do not suppress windows coming from Outlook Express clicks in IE version 5.0.
Block a few more types of popups.
Allow override of default popup settings for My Computer, Local intranet, and Trusted sites zones.
Updated artwork.
Remove register menu item after program is registered.
Give the user the option to clear the cumulative popup count when clearing the log file.

Install changes

Allow user to suppress 6 more items during install.

Reduce pre-installed levels to 3.

Give user the option to play a sound or not.

Give user the option to clear prior settings or not on upgrade.

Change layout of dialogs.

Fix rare crash during install with IE version 5.0 and Windows 9x.

Version 1.0.0.7

Fix a rare false positive with IE 5.0.
Make minor adjustments to the reminder dialog.

Version 1.0.0.6

Replace Send feedback... menu item with Go to PopUpCop.com

Version 1.0.0.5

Fix install problem when toolbars are locked in Internet Explorer 6 and Windows XP.
Fix registry access problem for non-administrators in Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. (Beta build only.)
Correct some typos.
Turn off beta test flag.

Version 1.0.0.4

Remember View Source query settings.
Send feedback and Tell a friend work with more Email programs.
Exit popups do not produce a red irritation indicator on the new page.

Version 1.0.0.2

Detect and report background sounds in indicator.
Detect and report accepted cookies in indicator.
Suppress meaningless error messages on view source for all frames.
Do not block some popups.

Version 1.0.0.1

First public beta

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