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<blockquote data-quote="Chromatinfish 123" data-source="post: 429897" data-attributes="member: 23007"><p>Advertisements are more than just plain annoying (which they are).</p><p></p><p>I ran the survey To Block Ads Or To Not? to see whether I should post this or not and I did!</p><p></p><p><strong>#1: Block Ads Through A Web Extension</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Blocking ads through a web extension is by far the easiest method of ad blocking.</p><p></p><p>Several ones are:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://adblockplus.org" target="_blank">Adblock Plus</a> (All Platforms)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://getadblock.com" target="_blank">AdBlock (Chrome, Opera, and Safari)</a></p><p></p><p>AdGuard Extension:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://chrome.adtidy.org/app.html?app=main.xpi" target="_blank">For Firefox (Direct Download Link)</a></p><p></p><p> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adguard-adblocker/bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg" target="_blank">For Chrome</a></p><p></p><p> <a href="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/adguard/?display=en" target="_blank">For Opera</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ublock.org" target="_blank">uBlock</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>uBlock Origin Original Version:</p><p></p><p> <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock" target="_blank">GitHub</a></p><p>Adblock Plus is great for its no-nonsense interface and its availability for all platforms. AdBlock claims to use less RAM than Adblock Plus.</p><p></p><p>uBlock and AdGuard use the least RAM of all, and both have extensive user base.</p><p></p><p><strong>A Word Of Caution:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Some chrome adblockers are phony and actually induce its own ads to replace the blocked ones. Simply Block Ads, for one, is one of them. Never use an Adblocker Extension that is not one from above.</p><p></p><p><strong>#2: Block Ads Through A Standalone App</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>This option is great for users who don't like to install extensions, or click install, install, install, millions of times for each of their browsers.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, much fewer applications are in this category. These are some recommendations:</p><p></p><p>AdGuard (Paid, $19.95 for 1 yr, 1 pc standard license) *Caution: Is paid*:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://adguard.com/en/adguard-windows/overview.html" target="_blank">Windows</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://adguard.com/en/adguard-mac/overview.html" target="_blank">Mac</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html" target="_blank">Android</a></p><p></p><p>AdMuncher (Freeware) *Hasn't been updated in quite a while*:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://admuncher.com" target="_blank">Windows</a></p><p></p><p>AdFender (Freeware) *Uses EasyList, which is Adblock Plus's list*:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://adfender.com" target="_blank">Windows</a></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, of these three only AdGuard supports Windows 10 Metro App and HTTPS filtering. The others only support desktop browser filtering and HTTP.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest to use AdGuard if you can pay the license. You can get a free license for 1 yr by recommending 4 friends to use AdGuard also. If you are interested <a href="http://adguard.com/en/get-adguard-for-free.html" target="_blank">click here.</a></p><p></p><p><strong>#3: Using HOST To Block Ads Without Any Extensions</strong></p><p><strong>Psst: If you don't like manually tampering with your system, check out #4!</strong></p><p>Ahh... I bet the moment you saw this you wished you had a method to block ads without the need to install a specialized app or extension! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Now you have it:</p><p></p><p>Follow directions CAREFULLY!</p><p></p><p>#1: Copy this file, press Win+R, paste inside, then search.</p><p>%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\</p><p></p><p>#2: If you have a hosts file already, make a backup just in case something goes horribly wrong *gasp* <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>#3: You need a file of places to blacklist. The reason why is because an adblocker is just a huge blacklist of places you deny to go to. hpHosts.com is a great place to go to: <a href="http://hosts-file.net/" target="_blank">hpHosts Online - Simple, Searchable & FREE!</a></p><p></p><p>#4: Copy your file into the location that was in #1.</p><p></p><p>#5: Remember to put a .hosts or put hosts in the filename line- we don't want a txt file!</p><p><strong>P.S.: If you use hpHosts they supply instructions too.</strong></p><p></p><p>#6: Yay! Ads, malware sites, and tracking sites: all blocked!</p><p></p><p><strong>#4: Blocking ads, and other annoyances with HostsMan</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>You can download HostsMan <a href="http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p></p><p>HostsMan does all the editing for you so you don't have to rummage through your system yourself!</p><p></p><p>Just paste all content from that huge file that you got from <a href="http://hosts-file.net/" target="_blank">hpHosts Online - Simple, Searchable & FREE!</a> into the Add section and you're all set!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chromatinfish 123, post: 429897, member: 23007"] Advertisements are more than just plain annoying (which they are). I ran the survey To Block Ads Or To Not? to see whether I should post this or not and I did! [B]#1: Block Ads Through A Web Extension [/B] Blocking ads through a web extension is by far the easiest method of ad blocking. Several ones are: [URL='http://adblockplus.org']Adblock Plus[/URL] (All Platforms) [URL='http://getadblock.com']AdBlock (Chrome, Opera, and Safari)[/URL] AdGuard Extension: [URL='http://chrome.adtidy.org/app.html?app=main.xpi']For Firefox (Direct Download Link)[/URL] [URL='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adguard-adblocker/bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg']For Chrome[/URL] [URL='https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/adguard/?display=en']For Opera[/URL] [URL='https://www.ublock.org']uBlock[/URL] uBlock Origin Original Version: [URL='https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock']GitHub[/URL] Adblock Plus is great for its no-nonsense interface and its availability for all platforms. AdBlock claims to use less RAM than Adblock Plus. uBlock and AdGuard use the least RAM of all, and both have extensive user base. [B]A Word Of Caution: [/B] Some chrome adblockers are phony and actually induce its own ads to replace the blocked ones. Simply Block Ads, for one, is one of them. Never use an Adblocker Extension that is not one from above. [B]#2: Block Ads Through A Standalone App [/B] This option is great for users who don't like to install extensions, or click install, install, install, millions of times for each of their browsers. Unfortunately, much fewer applications are in this category. These are some recommendations: AdGuard (Paid, $19.95 for 1 yr, 1 pc standard license) *Caution: Is paid*: [URL='http://adguard.com/en/adguard-windows/overview.html']Windows[/URL] [URL='http://adguard.com/en/adguard-mac/overview.html']Mac[/URL] [URL='http://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html']Android[/URL] AdMuncher (Freeware) *Hasn't been updated in quite a while*: [URL='http://admuncher.com']Windows[/URL] AdFender (Freeware) *Uses EasyList, which is Adblock Plus's list*: [URL='http://adfender.com']Windows[/URL] Unfortunately, of these three only AdGuard supports Windows 10 Metro App and HTTPS filtering. The others only support desktop browser filtering and HTTP. I would suggest to use AdGuard if you can pay the license. You can get a free license for 1 yr by recommending 4 friends to use AdGuard also. If you are interested [URL='http://adguard.com/en/get-adguard-for-free.html']click here.[/URL] [B]#3: Using HOST To Block Ads Without Any Extensions Psst: If you don't like manually tampering with your system, check out #4![/B] Ahh... I bet the moment you saw this you wished you had a method to block ads without the need to install a specialized app or extension! ;) Now you have it: Follow directions CAREFULLY! #1: Copy this file, press Win+R, paste inside, then search. %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\ #2: If you have a hosts file already, make a backup just in case something goes horribly wrong *gasp* :eek::eek::eek: #3: You need a file of places to blacklist. The reason why is because an adblocker is just a huge blacklist of places you deny to go to. hpHosts.com is a great place to go to: [URL='http://hosts-file.net/']hpHosts Online - Simple, Searchable & FREE![/URL] #4: Copy your file into the location that was in #1. #5: Remember to put a .hosts or put hosts in the filename line- we don't want a txt file! [B]P.S.: If you use hpHosts they supply instructions too.[/B] #6: Yay! Ads, malware sites, and tracking sites: all blocked! [B]#4: Blocking ads, and other annoyances with HostsMan [/B] You can download HostsMan [URL='http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman']here.[/URL] HostsMan does all the editing for you so you don't have to rummage through your system yourself! Just paste all content from that huge file that you got from [URL='http://hosts-file.net/']hpHosts Online - Simple, Searchable & FREE![/URL] into the Add section and you're all set! [/QUOTE]
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