Wow thanks for all the replies. First, the one thing I have noticed is that there seems to be no clear winner. So far I have seen many different suggestions, but not really one specific.
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Originally posted by God of Thunder
I still don't understand why users are scared of Mozilla or Opera.
I'm not attacking you personally G_Lock. Your comment is similar to many others made here and in other forums.
The Mozilla and Opera browsers have built-in pop-up stoppers, offer tabbed browsing and are a thinner install, therefore move faster. While true in the past they did not offer some plug-in supports, they do now.
Trust us geeks who continuosly plug Mozilla and join the dark side. 
Leave Micro$oft and all of it's broken code behind. You'll thank us later. 
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I actually tried Mozilla before on another computer, but I ran into trouble on certain webpages that I use a lot. They would not load and run properly. Therefore for now I am still staying away from it.
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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
Proxomitron kicks ass.
It is 100% free and has a huge following.
It is fully configurable and has many different "configs" available.
It not only blocks pop-ups, but it also prevents adverts being displayed on the main page, reducing the amount of annoying flashing graphics you download (and therefore it makes your surfing faster).
It can kill rogue ASP, CGI pages.
It can kill embedded video etc.
Actually, the list of things it can do is too long to list here. Suffice it to say that it can let you block, change, modify ANYTHING your browser does or downloads.
You can set it up to bypass certain websites or even pages, if you do want to see all the pop-ups; internet banking for example.
Did I mention it was 100% free?
It is simply the best application I have ever used on my computer.
Check it out at http://www.proxomitron.info/
Mr Mephisto
PS - It's 100% free! 
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So how much is it??? Hehe j/k
Well I looked at the webpage, but it seems complicated. I am not sure exactly how to use it. I take pretty good care of my computer, and I run Lavasoft's adaware frequently, so its not like I am bombarted with popups, but I just wanted something "quite" to sit there and just stop the webpage popups.
I am considering the Google Toolbar since it has gotten a couple of votes here, but I really didn't want anything more taking up part of the browser screen. But I may just have to.
I guess keep the suggestions coming. I am going to look into all the ones recomended above, and hopefully I will find one to use. Thanks.
G_Lock