Free ad blocking in IE

ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

This is from http://iamnotageek.com
Its a way to block ads in IE, i tried it and it works.

http://iamnotageek.com/articles.php

go to the article called "removing website ads (Free hosts File)"

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JayDubya · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:

are these programs free of spyware?
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ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

i thought about that, but this is not a program, it just a text file. you replace another windows file with it. The text file you download is called hosts.txt

as its a text file you can open it and read its contents before you install it.
i looked at the text, nothing suspicious, just a list of ad servers to block. However, im no programmer. perhaps one of you pros could read the text and check it out.

the website explains how it works. also, everytime you find the name of a new ad server you can add it to the text file and reinstall it, thereby blocking that ad server forever.

ive think its a great find, its blocking all the ads from the adservers listed in the file. but once again, one of you pros read the text file and check it out.

JayDubya · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:51 am Post subject:

cool, i'll check it out. thanks for the link.

w00t, 1000 posts

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ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

Congratulations,

now how about those drinks

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

or was it 400?????....hmmmmmmmm??

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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 4:41 pm Post subject:

the google toolbar is prolly the best free pop-up blocker for IE there is. its easy to install not big at all and its not ad-awar or spyware and its compltely free. I use it and it blockes lost of annoying pop-ups and if ou need to let a pop-up through you jsut press the ctrl key when you click on the link.
http://toolbar.google.com/

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Also make sure you turn off pageranking.

If you don't you are sending information to google.
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ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

This program blocks ads in the IE window you are viewing, not the pop up ads.
it blocks those banner ads across the top, bottom and sides of the window

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

yeah but i never wanted to screw with my hostfile......is it reliable.......no longterm side effects yet?
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ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

ive been usng for a while now, it works great.
no adware noticed.

i think this text file is too small to contain adware, its 36K. but open the text file and check it out before you install it.

you can also back up ur original host file if ur worried.

FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 12:36 am Post subject:

ive been useign the google toolbar for a long time and it has been very good to me with getting rid of popups.

ghahat · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 142

freetherock, like i said before this program is not about blocking pop ups

i use the google toolbar too to block pop ups. this file will block ads in the actual webpage, not popups