do you use adblocking software?

Re: do you us adblocking software?

Ok, I found answers to my previous post Here
BTW, first time I noticed that AM is shareware. Does it have limited features until registered, or is it fully functional from day 1?
Cheers

 

Re: do you us adblocking software?

Just wondering how AM is implemented. Is it like WebWasher and Proxomitron, when the browsers connect to 127.0.0.1 on loopback, with WW and Proxo acting like some local proxy?

If used in conjunction with a rule-firewall, which rules should be implemented for AM to do its job?

And finally, does AM sometimes connect to the AM site to transmit some user's informations? If so, which ones?

Thanks

 

Re: do you us adblocking software?

With build 4.6 I occasionally got a corrupted page, and there were some ads I couldn't completely eliminate no matter what I tried. The beta version has worked perfectly without me doing anything! Even the previous ad that build 4.6 couldn't completely eliminate is now gone without me doing anything!

The extension was recommended to me by the developer. There is a forum for Ad Muncher here: http://www.admuncher.com/forum/

 

Re: do you us adblocking software?

I just allowed Ad Muncher to connect via LnS to the Internet. I'm not sure about your other questions and so I refer you to the forum http://www.admuncher.com/forum/

 

Re: do you us adblocking software?

Voted yes because I use NIS 2006 which has excellent ad filtering ..

 

Ad Muncher; works on ALL browsers, and easier to use than Proxomitron (another excellent program).

Acadia

 

Not really sure if I understand this one. I have the pop up blocker set. I use AdAware to check each week, it has identified a few potential problems, and those I deleted very quickly. Should I be doing anything more? Remember I am dependent upon "freeware".

Thanks
Wildman

 

if u want to block ads, banners, etc u can use adblock(plus) for firefox and for opera u can try operaadfilter. or for a browser independent solution try proxomitron with a good filterset like grypen's.

 

Another vote for AdMucher.

 

Opera's new content filter in their new technical preview (link) works just like AdBlock and I'm loving it.

 

Another vote to Ad Muncher.

I have tried quite some Ad filters.

1) Proxomitron - It is very powerful. However, it is a dead project because the author passed away. The filter rule making is not that easy: one has to study the 'grammers' for the rules - I have a headache with it.

2) Proximodo - Kind of a successor of Proxomitron. Well, the same filter rule making as Proxomitron.

3) Privoxy - A nice adblocking software. I used it for quite a while. It is included as a package in many Linux distros. There is a version for Windows OS too. The problem is that it seems not under active development now.

4) WebWasher - It is easy to use. But it can only get rid of certain Ads.

5) Ad Muncher - My choice. It is very easy to use, and also powerful. It can get rid of almost all of the annoying web ads. The only drawback is that it is NOT free. But I believe that it really worth the money - $25.

 

True, however you only pay for it once; all future upgrades and new versions are free forever.

Acadia

 

I just wish they changed the icon from a bull to something more, err, high tech

 

Actually, my guess would be it's a cow

Don't you like it when it literally chews ads up in the systray?

 

A cow with horns?

I've got all these really high-tech icons in my systray like NOD32, LnS, Ewido (this one is real cool), ATI and this wacky-looking bull

 

I like that cow! You can see it chewing its cud, er, I mean ads!!

Acadia

 

It is not a cow!

This is from the developer posted on the Ad Muncher forum:

Nope.

Ad Muncher is the bull.

He eats the ads for you.

 

Like I said, it's a wacky-looking bull

 

As long as they are not obtrusive, that includes popup ads of anykind. I use a popup blocker and a put adverts into restricted zone via spyware blaster.

I used to own/run a forum that required £600uk a year to host... I can understand the need for advertising, I had to use advertising to get funding.

 

Oh, then I like the bull!!

Acadia

 

I just use and turn on the pop-up blocker in my Firefox browser, and also the Popup Blocker in my Earthlink toolbar and nothing else to block ads.

Anyway, I just want to see some ads. but with my SpywareBlaster, IE-SpyAd2 and Spybot S&D immunizer...I think I don't have to worry much bout dangerous ads.

 

I have been trying out Adblock Plus with the Fliter Set G Updater and I'm so impressed that I uninstalled Ad Muncher and got rid of that wacky bull

 

I love the cow but I also don't need it anymore.

 

It's really a bull as per the developer, but I don't care because there is no more bull on my computer