Unwanted Popups Boosting Web Traffic

Most of us have experienced popups used for advertising. Now, some adware companies and advertiser networks are using popups (mostly from programs that users did not want installed) to directly boost traffic numbers for their customer Web sites. Net rating and measurement companies try to detect and discount such inflated traffic numbers, with mixed success.

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What browser does one have to use to get popups?

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't remember when I saw a popup ad last in my Firefox under Linux. How does one get to see them? Just curious.