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Thread ID: 142753 2016-09-02 23:09:00 Removing ads from SpeedTest Zippity (58) PC World Chat
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1425334 2016-09-02 23:09:00 Recently, I have become inundated with on screen ads when running SpeedTest.

I have Adblock Plus running on my PC.

What/how settings do I need to change to remove these persistent ads?
Zippity (58)
1425335 2016-09-03 01:42:00 Recently, I have become inundated with on screen ads when running SpeedTest.



Odd...just tried it....don't see any ads at all.
Perhaps disable, then reenable adblocker again?
pctek (84)
1425336 2016-09-03 02:39:00 Depends on your browser,PaleMoon with Adblock Latitude nothing

IE with Adblock plus looks like a Christmas tree
Lawrence (2987)
1425337 2016-09-03 02:42:00 Nope, switching the prog off and then on again didn't resolve the issue.

I'm running Firefox.
Zippity (58)
1425338 2016-09-03 02:52:00 I stopped using add-block a couple years back for a variety of reasons

Using Ghostery on FF I see no adds at all - both here or Speed test
bevy121 (117)
1425339 2016-09-03 03:21:00 just tried it on FF with adblock plus - no adds.

This the one http://www.speedtest.net/ ?
dugimodo (138)
1425340 2016-09-03 03:57:00 Yep, that one.

On IE 11, no ads.

On FF 48.0.2, Bambo!!!!
Zippity (58)
1425341 2016-09-03 04:08:00 I stopped using add-block a couple years back for a variety of reasons

Using Ghostery on FF I see no adds at all - both here or Speed test

Thanks.

Have added Ghostery and disabled Adblock fo time being.
Zippity (58)
1425342 2016-09-03 07:17:00 have a look at the Brave browser, I hear good things about it but haven't had time to try it yet.

Supposedly blocks ads natively
gary67 (56)
1425343 2016-09-03 11:08:00 I have Adblock Plus running on my PC.

As you've discovered, that's why...
Try this, it's the lightest / fastest, and gives the least amount of false-positives:
chrome.google.com
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