PopSpy

Often when surfing web site, we get frustrated with all the small pop-up windows and advertisements that appear on the desktop. Well I got so frustrated with those, that I thought of writing a small application that can automatically close such windows.

Since it is not automatically possible to know if the current window is an advertisement or one of those nasty popups, it is necessary to register the names of all such windows with the PopSpy tool.

If you every visit some websites frequently and know some of these popus that keep appearing on your computer, you can register the Name / Title of this window with this application. As soon as a window appears that matches with one of the registered names, the spy application will automatically close it. The program is based on a simple windows programming technique and I found it useful to get rid of all those small popup windows.

I hope you may find it useful too. The PopSyp runs in the SystemTray of your desktop so there is no additional window that appears on your desktop.

When registering windows for autoclose , it is not necessary to enter the complete title name of the window. With the new version you can enter a part of the window's text. Any open windows ( IE Explorer ) currently on your desktop that contains your registered string will be closed automatically.

Eg : Suppose you regiester the name "MEGACAMS" in PopSpy.

If any web site opens a window that has a title called "Super megacams .. – Microsoft Internet Explorer", it will automatically be closed.

The windows title you can register is case-insensetive.