sudden onslaught of pop ups in last month

I  hate pop-ups.  Suddenly, in the last month, I have been deluged with pop ups - all invasive, but some with even more invasive audio.  I moved my browser's pop-up blocker to the highest setting, yet they persist. I usually use IE.  should I switch to using Firefox? 

 

The worst perpetrators are www.findstuff.com, www.cafemom.com, www.fastesearch.com and http://tpjmp.com.  New offenders are http://ipaswithchris.com, http://ipasworks.com, www.loqal.com, www.myeduconnect.com, http://tptrk.com, www.yellowpages.com, and http://yellowpages.superpages.com.  Ironically, Norton products are often prominent in these invasive pop-up ads.

 

I want a "blacklist" feature the same way there is a "whitelist" feature.  I want a bad dude at my firewall keeping out these invaders.   I want Norton to help me declare war on pop-ups.  Please offer something in the next version. I'll be shopping in about 3 months.  Other suggestions anyone?