Disable Ads Using A Single Line Of Text

hazemmostafa

Apr 30 2007, 05:24 PM

Hello ,

here is a simple text line to disable ads from any site

first locate this file -----> "hosts" in your system

here

C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

Or

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

now right click this file and select open with , Notebad

then add this line at the end of the file

address of ads 127.0.0.1

How to find the address of ads ?

simple right <- snipped -> you want to disable click properties , the address is shown to you

example : __ ~~spaces added for no clicks~~___

the ad url is h t t p: // a d s e r v e r .a d u l t f r i e n d f i n d e r . c o m

so the line will be

h t t p: // a d s e r v e r .a d u l t f r i e n d f i n d e r . c o m 127.0.0.1

save the file "hosts"

Done ..

Note :

some programs depend on ads like paltalk for black nicks -free-
so when you block ads from the program it will close automaticaly

simply if you find that disable a program ads close it open hosts again and remove the line

hope you like it .....}

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WeaponX

Apr 30 2007, 10:31 PM

The HOSTS file does not exactly "block" anything out. It just redirects the user back to their computer (aka localhost). I think you got it the other way around there

It should probably be something like this instead:

127.0.0.1 www.SiteHere.com

Otherwise, if you try to go to your localhost (for those that have some kind of web server like environment with Apache, etc. installed), you will actually be redirected to that site you put before that 127.0.0.1

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hazemmostafa

May 1 2007, 03:37 AM

Yes you are right WeaponX
that's the way it works

127.0.0.1 www.SiteHere.com

sorry for the mistake

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WeaponX

May 1 2007, 10:32 PM

No problem hazemmostafa

For those that want an already modified HOSTS file to "block" out ads and other spyware related sites, get one at MVPS:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

They update their HOSTS file frequently, so check back for updates. You can always add your own sites in the modified HOSTS if you like...just add it to the very end of beginning. When it comes time to get the updated one, just copy all your custom sites you added in first before replacing it with the newer HOSTS file. Then copy everything back to the new HOSTS file and save it.

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eminus

May 3 2007, 02:32 AM

well some malicious programs use the host file to hijack your Internet browser but just doing the same thing. It modifies your host file and redirecting your browser to their intended site

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ethergeek

May 3 2007, 03:13 PM

Yeah, if you want to block adservers at the network level, set up internet junkbuster or squid...both allow the use of regexes to block ads, so I could just block

CODE

/.*\/banners?\/.*\.(gif|jpg|jpeg)/

and that would block alot more than simple host blocking.

It also allows for blanket domain blocks, like

CODE

/.*\.adultfriendfinder\.com\/.*/

which would block EVERYTHING piece of trash from that site on the internet. Squid and junkbuster also have very fast regex engines and caching options, so you will see a marked improvement in site loading times.

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matthewk

May 25 2007, 05:39 AM

This is more of an Internet related thing than Windows related, even though the hosts file is something in Windows. You can read more about AdMuncher and other approaches to blcoking ads at this url: http://www.astahost.com/surf-less-ads-t7189.html
Admuncher is a very good and small program.

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kgd2006

May 25 2007, 09:36 AM

Wow, that is a really interesting and useful trick, I will probably try to use it soon in my next project.

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wutske

May 27 2007, 11:31 AM

I'm using this 'trick' for several years and it realy rocks

. I hardly see any ads anymore and the ads that I do see can be blocked using Opera or I just ignore them. Oh, and the trick works too in Vista

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xerxes

Jun 16 2007, 01:13 PM

QUOTE(eminus @ May 3 2007, 04:32 AM)

malicious programs use the host file to hijack your Internet browser

There are some programmes (ZoneAlarm, Spybot Search & Destroy) that can mark your hosts file as "read-only" so it cannot be modified so easily. I'm not sure if doing the same thing manually gives the same effect.

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