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Thread ID: 78053 2007-04-01 07:42:00 A useful site for dealing with parasites Speedy Gonzales (78) PC World Chat
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537414 2007-04-01 07:42:00 Even a zipped host file you can use to block most ads/banners etc

Here (www.mvps.org)

Got this site from a MS newsgroup
Speedy Gonzales (78)
537415 2007-04-01 10:24:00 I've used that for ages as my primary "ad controller" as well as for it's other benefits, and quickly swap it in on computers I'm using for a period of time too cos it's on my portable as a menu item. Apparently due to it's large size there are performance issues on Win2000/WinXP (apparently disabling the DNS Client service if not directly useful otherwise is a good move when using this) but I find it a worthwhile cost. sal (67)
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