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Thread ID: 42056 2004-01-30 21:53:00 MyDoom's ad site blocking aronking (2294) Press F1
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211379 2004-01-30 21:53:00 Some of the writeups suggest that the machines infected with Mydoom would prevent access to ad sites (eg banner ads do not load).

If this is true, can one "configure" one's machine to achieve the same blocking capability? If so, how? Are there any disadvantages in doing this (ie will the main site accessed load properly)?

[Please no smarty pants comments that I can always install the virus :-)]

If this is the case, it could reduce the traffic over the web and my computer and save me $$$$ as Telecom charges for the total data traffic downloaded (Jetstream).

Any comments greatly appreciated. 		aronking (2294)
211380 2004-01-30 22:05:00 standard ad blocking works just fine. host file is fairly simply or third party program. tweak'e (174)
211381 2004-01-30 22:21:00 I have in the past used a program called proximitron,which can be used to strip pages of all advertising.

and everything else for that matter. 		metla (154)
211382 2004-01-31 09:32:00 If you want to block ad banners, popups, etc try using another browser, eg Opera, Mozilla or Firebird. ;-) Fire-and-Ice (3910)
211383 2004-01-31 11:22:00 Some firewalls can do that for you, but the cheapest and easiest way is to alter your Hosts file. More info can be found by doing a search on this site for Hosts Greg S (201)
211384 2004-01-31 11:28:00 ps - you can learn more about it and get a good one here:
accs-net.com 		Greg S (201)
211385 2004-01-31 11:56:00 Dream world, eh - blocking ads

But my experience ( as a real newb) is that the more you block, the more other stuff you can't access.

I dumped the fancy stuff in the ads & then couldn't get the fancy FX in other websites,

(Like- my BBC Gardening World newsletter wouldn't let me plan & redesign a virtual garden without changing some settings back. And other stuff wouldn't play. And no, I'm not a gamer - I just mean small animations on fun parts of some websites)

This is probably a vain hope, but is there an easy way of knowing how far to go in blocking which technical bits for pure annoyance compared with losing out on the pleasurable ones?

(I've just read this back & I know the answer already. You're all going to say: "It depends on what you want & which is most important to you."
But I'm going to post it anyway - in case someone has some thoughts on this?) 		Laura (43)
211386 2004-01-31 12:19:00 thats the problem with some popup and and blocking programs. i like to use a host myself. simple, no need to run another program but a bit of a pain having to add everything you block and unblocking some to allow some sites to work. tweak'e (174)
211387 2004-01-31 12:31:00 > Dream world, eh - blocking ads
>
> But my experience ( as a real newb) is that the more
> you block, the more other stuff you can't access .
>
> I dumped the fancy stuff in the ads & then couldn't
> get the fancy FX in other websites,
>
> (Like- my BBC Gardening World newsletter wouldn't let
> me plan & redesign a virtual garden without changing
> some settings back . And other stuff wouldn't play .
> And no, I'm not a gamer - I just mean small
> animations on fun parts of some websites)
>
> This is probably a vain hope, but is there an easy
> way of knowing how far to go in blocking which
> technical bits for pure annoyance compared with
> losing out on the pleasurable ones?
>
> (I've just read this back & I know the answer
> already . You're all going to say: "It depends on what
> you want & which is most important to you . "
> But I'm going to post it anyway - in case someone has
> some thoughts on this?)
>
>
>



Proximiton . 		metla (154)
211388 2004-01-31 12:34:00 www.spamblocked.com


I see he has officially announced it as dead,now thats a shame,with a better gui it could have been a much more popular program.

It does however work superb. 		metla (154)
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