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ad blocker

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:25 am
by Skeithex
Do you use any kind of ad blocking software for your devices for viewing online stuff?

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:07 pm
by froggyboy604
I sometimes use ad blockers on my web browsers.

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:48 am
by Skeithex
I use two myself, I know you can use something on your PC itself that reaches out and blocks sites as well.

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:59 am
by froggyboy604
I think it is possible to use a third-party DNS server which sometimes Block ad DNS servers.

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:32 am
by Skeithex
from people I know, they recommend Hostsmanager, where you copy in a known list of bad sites to be blocked.

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:54 am
by froggyboy604
Spybot and Spywareblaster has a tool for adding spyware sites to block with the Host file in Windows.

Some firewall software, parental control website monitoring software, and routers also let you block sites.

Re: ad blocker

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:56 am
by Skeithex
froggyboy604 wrote:Spybot and Spywareblaster has a tool for adding spyware sites to block with the Host file in Windows.

Some firewall software, parental control website monitoring software, and routers also let you block sites.
if I remember right though, websites can somehow get around basic parental control settings.