How to block ads in Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome on Windowsdot. Tech. Advertisements are a critical source of revenue keeping dot. Tech afloat (same goes for most other websites). I greatly appreciate anyone and everyone that does not block ads on dot. Tech and our sister site, Shareware. On. Sale. However, I do not hold a grudge with anyone that does block ads because I understand advertisements can be very annoying (especially Flash ads); and, I feel everyone should at least have the knowledge of how to block ads so it is by choice when (if) they decide to not block ads as opposed to by helplessness. After all, education is the key to making an informed decision. Okay, that was a lame dialog.)There are many dot. Techies who are OK with advertisements; but there are also others that are not. Out of those that dislike ads, there are some that block ads and there are some that would like to block ads but don’t know how. List of USB (adb and fastboot) drivers for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 computers (32-bit and 64-bit) that work with all Android smartphones and tablets. When you’re away from home all day, whether working or exploring, you need to be prepared for every possible contingency. Perhaps you pack an extra battery pack, or. Step-by-step guide on how to block ads in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Mac OS X, and Linux. This article aims to help that latter group. This article will show you how to block ads on the four major browsers used by Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8, Mac OS X, and Linux users: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera. Read on to learn more. Table of Contents. System- wide Ad- blocking. Before we get into telling you how to block ads on Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Opera, I want to point out two methods you can use to block all ads on your computer regardless of which program or browser the ads are shown in. In other words, the following two methods will block ads on every browser you use and other programs too, like instant messengers, torrent software, etc. If you use any of the two system- wide ad- blocking methods mentioned below, you do not need to download any browser add- on or browser specific method to block ads (e. Ad. Fender or Hosts. Man, you don’t need Ad. Block Plus). Ad. Fender. Ad. Fender is an ad- blocking program that works independent of web browsers; it installs as a Windows program and not a browser add- on/extension and it blocks ads on all your browsers, system- wide. As such, you can use Ad. Fender to block ads on Firefox, Internet Explorer (including the latest v. IE), Chrome, Opera, or any other web browser you use; it also blocks ads on instant messaging programs and torrent software. All you have to do is download and install Ad. Fender, and it is good to go — it will automatically block ads on Internet Explorer (and your other browsers). Click here to learn more about Ad. Fender and read our full review. Hosts. Man. Hosts. Man is not an ad- blocking program; it is a program that allows you to modify your Windows computer’s HOSTS file. However, you can use Hosts. Man to block ads because you can use it to block connections to ad networks vis- a- vis the HOSTS file. The process is actually quite a bit easier than it sounds — you only have to click a few buttons — and it is very effective: it blocks ads on every browser or program on your computer. Click here to learn more about Hosts. Man and read our full review. How to block ads on Firefox. Without a doubt Firefox is the easiest browser to block ads in because of its extensive add- ons support. In fact, while I don’t know if Firefox was the first browser to support adblockers, I do know Firefox is what made adblocking popular. If you are a Firefox user and you want to block ads, look no further than Ad. Block Plus. Ad. Block Plus is a no- hassle, install- and- go adblocker add- on for Firefox. Really the only sort of “setup” you need to do with Ad. Block Plus is select the adblocking filter you want to use: These filters are, more or less, a definitions list telling Ad. Block Plus which ads to block (similar to how there are virus definitions for anti- virus programs). You need to select one of the filters to use; unless you know what you are doing, just leave it at “Easy. List” and click “Add subscription”. After the initial installation you can select to use more than one filter (“Tools” - > “Ad. Block Plus Preferences…” - > “Filters” - > “Add Filter Subscription…”) but in all honesty one filter is more than enough to block 9. Do note, though, if you visit non- English websites frequently, you may want to use a second non- English filter to block ads on non- English websites.)Although Ad. Block Plus blocks most ads on its own, if Ad. Block Plus ever misses an ad you can right- click on the ad and select “Ad. Block Plus: Block image”; this will allow you to create a custom filter blocking that ad and ads similar to it: If Ad. Block Plus misses a Flash or Java ad, a little “Block” tab will pop up above it allowing you to block it manually (since you can’t right- click on those types of ads). Other useful features of Ad. Block Plus are. The ability to disable Ad. Block Plus on specific websites (i. Tech *cough*). This can be done via the Ad. Block Plus button: Adblocking is not a perfect science; there will be false positives (i. Ad. Block Plus blocks an image or element which isn’t an ad). Ad. Block Plus makes it fairly easy to unblock images/elements when these false positives do occur. This can be done by clicking the Ad. Block Plus button, right- clicking the false positive, and disabling the corresponding filter: Many people decide to use No. Script (an add- on that blocks scripts – like Java. Script – from running) instead of Ad. Block Plus for their ad blocking needs (most ads are served using Java. Script, so when No. Script blocks Java. Script the ads do not appear). Yes No. Script is a terrific add- on, and yes it will make your browser safer and faster. However, I personally dislike No. Script. No. Script is something that discourages the use of browsing technologies like Java. Script. Can Java. Script be used to exploit people’s computers? Yes. How many websites that run Java. Script do this? Maybe . The point is we should not be discouraging the use of these website technologies – we should be embracing them (unless everyone wants the plain HTML websites back) – just because a few punks decide to exploit that technology. Do we stop downloading programs just because some programs are malicious? Of course not! Rather, we are just careful about what programs we download. Similarly, there is no need to block scripts if you are just careful of where you visit (and if you have security software installed), just like if you are careful of what you download. Of course No. Script does allow users to enable scripts on “trusted” websites, but knowing when to enable scripts takes the eye of a tech- savvy person. The average user will be severely deprived of the wonders of the Internet after installing No. Script. (For example, dot. Tech uses Java. Script for the scroll “Old But Still Gold” on the main page; dot. Tech’s search cannot be used until scripts are enabled.)I highly recommend Ad. Block Plus over No. Script for ad blocking needs. UPDATE: In a recent update to the add- on, Ad. Block Plus has introduced “acceptable ads” feature which allows some ads to show in your browser. If you don’t want these “acceptable ads”, you can disable the feature. Click here to learn how to disable acceptable ads on Ad. Block Plus. How to block ads on Internet Explorer. Blocking ads on Internet Explorer used to be more complicated than Firefox… but now it is just as easy. Nonetheless, I will provide multiple different methods on blocking ads in Internet Explorer – you decide which one is best for you. Or, alternatively, you can switch to a real browser. P)Ad. Block Plus. Ad. Block Plus, the famous ad- blocking add- on for Firefox, has now been officially ported to Internet Explorer. Like Ad. Block Plus on Firefox, Ad. Block Plus on Internet Explorer is easy- to- install and just works — it starts blocking ads from the get- go without you needing to setup anything. In other words, simply install it and go. Also be sure to read dot. Tech’s article on what Ad. Block Plus’ ‘Acceptable Ads’ are and how to turn them off. Use In. Private Browsing Filtering Capabilities. Internet Explorer’s In. Private Browsing – the mode that makes sure no browsing data is stored on your computer – has a feature that allows users to filter content. This filter can be used to block ads. A user on DSLReports forum created an XML file out of Ad. Block Plus’s list of ads to block and this XML file can be imported into In. Private Browsing’s content filter: Download the XML file. Unzip it after downloading.)Go to “Safety” - > “In.
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