3rd October 2015, 10:03 PM
Don't most browsers have pop-up and pop-under blockers included in the browser, though? It's been a long time since I've seen any of either one... though I imagine that I use Adblock+Noscript might help even more, even before I used those popups were mostly gone thanks to browsers, or at least Firefox and Seamonkey since they're what I use, letting you block them. I guess you're saying that HTML itself should block these things, but if browsers do, I'm not sure if it matters as much...
On the other hand, one thing that is a big problem are virus-infected web ads. I started using adblock+noscript several years back not to block advertising, but because my computer had gotten infected several times with virus infected ads, the kind that infect your computer just by viewing them, clicking is not necessary. Haven't had a problem since I started using them, so it's working, but obviously whatever is letting those through, either HTML or Flash, shouldn't let a banner ad you didn't even click on infect your computer with a load of viruses.
On the other hand, one thing that is a big problem are virus-infected web ads. I started using adblock+noscript several years back not to block advertising, but because my computer had gotten infected several times with virus infected ads, the kind that infect your computer just by viewing them, clicking is not necessary. Haven't had a problem since I started using them, so it's working, but obviously whatever is letting those through, either HTML or Flash, shouldn't let a banner ad you didn't even click on infect your computer with a load of viruses.