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mobrien_12

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Flash Ads SUCK
« on: 16 October 2003, 05:50 »
I'm getting sick of flash ads.  Problem is, I need shockwave flash for some sites.  Anyone know a way to turn it off and on, or perhaps how to block flash ads from certain sites (like we can do with images in mozilla)?
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #1 on: 16 October 2003, 07:06 »
i assume you mean the blinking ads/banners that appear on some pages?

there is an option in opera to stop this, not sure about mozilla (but i am sure there is a similar option)...who's the mozilla expert here?

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« Reply #2 on: 16 October 2003, 07:24 »
This  thing works well for the majority of flash ads. I'm able to visit IGN.com without any ass-raping. Why I would want to visit though.... I dunno.   :D
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #3 on: 16 October 2003, 12:24 »
Prefbar for Mozilla and Firebird kills Flash with a click of a button.
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #4 on: 16 October 2003, 23:11 »
You can block many ads altogether with your hosts file. I get the servers from here.
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #5 on: 17 October 2003, 04:23 »
Thanks all!

I've tried both Fett's file and the toolbar that refalm posted.   They are both very nice solutions and will work together.

I found the idea of blocking adservers with the /etc/hosts file very interesting (thanks for the link m51dps!).

Again, thank you all.
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #6 on: 4 November 2003, 16:39 »
A good test for your new ad blocking is most definately IGN.com - especially their "Vault Network" - packed with Flash ads!

For the poor Windows users out there, there's a thing called proxomitron (or alternatively the hosts file - if you can find it)

You could always firewall out the ad servers?
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« Reply #7 on: 4 November 2003, 16:51 »
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The Dark Lord Kaltemar: For the poor Windows users out there, there's a thing called proxomitron (or alternatively the hosts file - if you can find it)


C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\

Edit it with Vi IMproved. Notepad, Word or WordPad won't work.
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Flash Ads SUCK
« Reply #8 on: 5 April 2004, 13:19 »
I discovered this today

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

It's a mozilla plugin that disables flash by default.  If there's a flash thing you want to see, you click on it and it opens, so that which is not explicity permitted is denied.
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« Reply #9 on: 14 April 2004, 07:13 »
ZoneAlarm Pro blocks the mobile code required for flash on all sites except ones I specifically allow, so I don't see the ads. Flash ads are gay.
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