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Possible to block elements WITHIN Flash?
I'm guessing this is pretty much impossible, but thought I'd ask.
I know you can block whole flash elements with things like AdBlock, but was wondering if there was a way you could block elements, ...
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How to disable Flash plugin on Firefox, but with a whitelist? I mean *really* disable it
The background
Ok, this is a toughie. I'm a Firefox user, and I don't like Flash ads. They slow down my netbook, they slow down my Macbook, they sometimes play sound or obscure part of the page, all ...
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Adblocking jQuery
As a privacy-concerned user, I try to make sure that Google, Facebook and the like do not get informed of whatever page I visit through web bug like Google Analytics and the Facebook "I like" button. ...
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AdBlock Plus Advanced Element Hiding?
I'm trying to block a certain element on a site using AdBlock Plus's element hiding feature. However the problem is that there are two elements with the same exact name and type that I'm trying to ...
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ad blocking host file, shared to all computers on local network
I currently update my local hosts file with advertising server domain names and direct them to nowhere.
Well, almost nowhere. I point them to 127.0.0.1 and I don't have a web service running so it is ...
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Convert AdBlock Plus block list to some Opera's ad blocking mechanism/add-on format
I'm using a whole bunch of myself-written blocking rules for AdBlock Plus in Firefox (they are not overly complicated; new versions of ABP provide quite advanced syntax, but I'm not using it much).
I ...
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AdBlock rule for blocking facebook.com outside the facebook.com domain
from: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3035418
So I wrote some filter rules in my filter file, than I uploaded it to my domain, it looks like this:
[Adblock Plus 1.1]
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Are there any free ad blockers for Internet Explorer? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I block ads in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)?
Are there any free ad blockers for Internet Explorer 9?
I'm aware of blockers for Firefox, Chrome and Safari but I ...
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Extension that blocks ads on Google Chrome
I'd like to be able to block ads from showing while I browse the Internet on Google Chrome. I've looked, but I'm always nervous about installing add-ons.
Is there an extension that does this?
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Quirk with blocking video ads in YouTube with Firefox and AdBlock Plus
I am an IE9 user and got tired of YouTube forcing me to wait 15 seconds to watch an ad before I could watch the video that I wanted.
So I installed ABP for Firefox and the ads went away! However, if ...
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Is there any way to prevent just popunder windows?
One of the greatest annoyances I experience almost daily while browsing the intertubes are popunder advertisment windows. Usually, they are triggered by clicking on the window somewhere, thus ...
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How to keep AdSense Ads with AdBlock for Chrome?
How can I stop AdBlock from removing AdSense? Important: AdSense is NOT the ads you get when you search on Google. AdSense ads are the ads you get on 3rd party websites who make money with it.
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Adblock Plus on firefox and Chrome
I wonder if there is a way to make Adblock plus work under firefox just like it is working under Chrome. Particularly the way that I specify ad on the page in Chrome is perfect. I just have to roughly ...
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Block Adblock detectors?
I guess almost all of you know/use adblock, and some of you probably also know those pages that tell you to disable adblock before you can proceed to their page.
However there also seem to be sites ...
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Firefox AdBlock Plus
I have Adblock Plus , Firefox Addon installed with my Firefox ver. 3.6.17. In this, I don't see any setting wherein I can selectively add site urls/domains as exceptions to the Adblock filter.
e.g. ...
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Block ads in Google Chrome only while in Incognito mode
I've seen several ad blocking extensions on Google Chrome but I don't want to block ads normally. I only want to block ads while I'm browsing in incognito mode.
I don't see any way to limit ...
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How can I block this script manually?
I use wireshark to check network traffic made by firefox and discover some lines keep coming up every minutes, some of them are made by facebook, which is totally non-sense to me. I would like to ...
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Installing adblock for FF4 from file?
Just installed FF4, and I'm trying to install adblock, but due to network policies, I cannot install it from the web site.
I've tried saving the xbi file (adblock_plus-1.3.3-fn+fx+sm+tb.xpi), and ...
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How to make Google Search scriptless with NoScript/AdBlock?
How to configure AdBlock or NoScript to make Google Search scriptless, but not to break multitude of pages that use Google's scripts (like if I "forbid google.com" in NoScipt)
@related ...
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how to block pop ups in chrome
I am using Chrome on a Ubuntu system and using Chrome a website has been highly irritating
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How can I block ads in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)?
I am looking for an ad blocker for IE9. What options do I have?
I would prefer a solution that works without installing any 3rd party dlls (something similar to
Adblock for Chrome).
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Why doesn't Chrome's AdBlock extension work as well as the one in Firefox? [closed]
I've tried both of the major AdBlock extensions in Chrome; AdBlock and Adblock Plus for Google Chrome™. In Firefox, AdBlock is 100% effective, in Chrome there are frequently unblocked ads. Also, ads ...
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don't load web site's image
There is a web site with an annoying image which I just don't want to see and which I don't want my colleagues to see. Is there a way to not load it? Maybe have an application to block it from ...
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Using Adblock IE
Does anyone know how to make Adblock IE work? I installed it, and then...nothing. How do I get it to block ads? I'm using Internet Explorer 8.
Adblock IE: http://adblockie.codeplex.com/
Thanks.
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Better Adblocking in Google Chrome
I've tried Ad thwart and AdBlock in Google chrome, but neither of them provides ad blocking with a code (like in AdBlock plus on firefox). Suppose, If I want to block getclicky code or google ...
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Does blocking ads really take away a website's revenue? [closed]
I was just thinking, if ads are based on clicks, a user using an ad blocker wouldn't click on the ad anyway, so there wouldn't be any money lost there. And an ad based on impression, wouldn't that ...
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How block Youtube ads on Google Chrome?
Any adblocker for Chrome blocks the annoying Youtube popup ads?
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AdBlock for Chrome Blacklist not working
Since a few days ago, my AdBlock for Chrome stopped blocking ads in my Blacklist:
sourceforge.net##A[id="sf_logo"][href="https://sourceforge.net"]
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How does adblock regex work?
Here I found adblock regex explanation. I wish to block all images containing "bbelements" in their url, but neither "bbelements" nor "*bbelements*" worked for me.
Surely it must be something very ...
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How to block a single .js file in ie6?
Been banging my head on the desk for two hours now. I need to block JUST ONE .js file in ie6 (need to keep JS enabled in the browser):
http://php.net/ie6update/ie6update.js
That DARN script breaks ...
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How do OS's handle /etc/hosts algorithmically?
I have a huge /etc/hosts file with 18,000 lines. I use it to block adservers and such. My browsing performance seems to be fine, but I wonder if there's some size at which I'll start slowing myself ...
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Adblock Plus not working after update to Firefox 4.0b6 on Ubuntu
Firefox recently updated itself on my Ubuntu 10.04 from 4.0b5 to 4.0b6. After a browser restart, Adblock Plus 1.2.2 which was installed no longer blocks any ads. The extensions appears as if it is ...
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are there any ad blockers for IE8?
Firefox and Chrome have Adblock.
Does anything similar exist for IE8?
By similar I mean:
Easy to install
Trusted (that is, reviewed by somebody credible)
updates easily
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Firefox users: Is it redundant to have AdBlock and Flashblock installed alongside noscript?
I have them all running and FF seems to be working fine (for about a month now). Apologies in advance if this is a dumb question.
Your thoughts?
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How do I filter certain javascripts from running and not block them all on Drudge Report?
How do I block this particular "auto refresh" script on Drudge Report from running in my Firefox browser on Windows XP?
var timer = setInterval("autoRefresh()", 1000 * 60 * 3);
function ...
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how to block static ads
Is it possible to block ads that are not flash based.
The ads that show up whenever you have flash block or ad blocker installed on your browser.
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Complete Adblock in Google Chrome
I use a Mac and I want to completely block ads on my Google Chrome browser. What I mean by completely is that I don't want the ads to be just hidden. I understand that Google Chrome adblock addons ...
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Can websites see my Firefox Addons? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a site detect if I use AdBlock in Firefox?
I know when you visit a website, they can actually see a lot of your personal information, like browser type, but can they ...
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Can a site detect if I use AdBlock in Firefox?
I recently visited (an official) website in search for an episode of a TV-show. The site popped an information dialog stating that I had to disable AdBlock to see the content. Is this at all possible ...
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flashbock for opera browser (click to activate the flash)
How do I make Opera replace all flash elements with a clickable button on them so that I can click on it to activate flash elements if need? This is what Flashblock plug-in for Firefox does.
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Use Adblock to allow most ads on a site
I leave Adblock turned on for all sites by default. I allow ads on some sites. You can do this by adding an exception for a site that is allowed to show ads. This puts a site in the white list.
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Does Adblock slow down Firefox?
You might have heard of the Adblock extension that has a massive list of URL filters to block out adverts from most websites. Does this slow down Firefox, considering that for every little image and ...
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Transitioning from Firefox to Chrome
I'm considering moving from using Firefox to using Chrome. (I'm on WinXP)
Two questions:
What is the best way to achieve adblockplus-like functionality on Chrome?
Is it possible to save my session ...
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What is the best solution for ad blocking with FireFox and Explorer 8?
What is the best way to block annoying ads but allow useful ads on Firefox and Explorer (8), basically I would like to:
block animated flash ads
block animated silverlight ads
block animated gif ads
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Ad-Block for Chrome? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to get Adblock functionality in Google Chrome?
Looking for an AdBlock replacement for Chrome, I found AdSweep, which is no longer maintained. Any ...
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Can I use Adblock's database in Opera?
Opera has content filtering built in, making it easy to block ads. However, to do so you have to mark the content you want and select to block it. Being lazy, I'd much rather download an addon like ...
