Stop ads w/ HOSTS File

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Jul 10th, 2001, 10:14 AM

Stop ads w/ HOSTS File

stop ads from showing up in your browser by appending this text to your HOSTS file (located in windows directory). You won't believe how this will increase download speed on a dial-up modem.
feel free to post any more hosts that i missed:

Code:

127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com 127.0.0.1 adex3.flycast.com 127.0.0.1 view.avenuea.com 127.0.0.1 servedby.advertising.com 127.0.0.1 media.fastclick.com 127.0.0.1 global.msads.net 127.0.0.1 exitstitial.gopher.com 127.0.0.1 server2007.virtualave.net 127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com 127.0.0.1 popup.msn.com 127.0.0.1 ads.x10.com 127.0.0.1 a1964.g.akamai.net 127.0.0.1 sprfetch.about.com 127.0.0.1 adpop.theglobe.com 127.0.0.1 adcontroller.unicast.com 127.0.0.1 sprinks.about.com 127.0.0.1 media.admonitor.net

Appending this to your HOSTS file will tell your browser that when downloading from these locations, goto 127.0.0.1 (your local machine) instead of downloading off the web. This way it only downloads the content you wish to see :)
Jul 10th, 2001, 10:52 AM
CiberTHuG

Will it not waste time looking for an ad that isn't on localhost?
Jul 10th, 2001, 11:44 AM

it shouldnt. but even if it does, that is not using your modem's bandwidth, so the page will continue loading.
Jul 10th, 2001, 12:01 PM
chrisjk

do you mean hosts.sam in Win dir Spetnik?
Jul 10th, 2001, 12:31 PM

hosts.sam is the sample file. HOSTS is the actual file. If it does not exist, create it.
Jul 10th, 2001, 01:36 PM
CiberTHuG

Quote:

Originally posted by spetnik
it shouldnt. but even if it does, that is not using your modem's bandwidth, so the page will continue loading.

Ah, MODEM, those were the good old days. 14.4, 9600... yeah... don't have one of them.

I was in an apartment with a T1, but now I'm moving into a house with a cable MODEM. Cuts my speed nearly in half. :( And I lose my static IP since I have Time "Rape 'em in the Ass" Warner.

I'll have to play around with the host file, but I think it will slow me down since it will have to wait for a timeout from localhost: "Hey, I ain't got your ads."

'Course, removing ads is a virtue in and off itself, but if you want speed: Opera!!! I'm telling you, we need to all get behind it and make sure it is stable, standard, and bug free.

Pay the extra money and you can get the version without the add, or just run full screen. :)
Jul 10th, 2001, 01:44 PM
Fox

Better tip:

Disable JavaScript and you won't get anymore ads ;) / poups / frames / banners
Jul 10th, 2001, 01:48 PM
CiberTHuG

Heh... it doesn't slow me down. :)

But I wouldn't disable JavaScript. JavaScript is a good technology, some people just use it for evil.

I wonder if there is a DB of ad sites kind of like the open relay DBs.

I wonder how long it will take sites like ads.msn.com to just use www.msn.com/ads.
Jul 10th, 2001, 01:48 PM

yes u will still get reg. banners
and... i use javascript for other things, so its not very practical
Jul 10th, 2001, 02:03 PM
Fox

well me too, I just add these sites to the lower security list
Jul 10th, 2001, 02:21 PM

but how do u stop regular banner ads that are just <img> tags?
Jul 10th, 2001, 02:31 PM

hook the browser, get the content of the html page, check if the image between <img> is evil(an ad), if so, then just remove that line, and send the page back to the browser! Simple 'nuff :p
Jul 10th, 2001, 03:51 PM

right, dennis. Thats great. You know what? I think I want another useless app running. I mean, I sometimes have a whole 5 minutes where I don't crash. Lemme use a hook app. That way I'll crash every 3 minutes. Perfect.

:D:D:D:D:D:D
Jul 10th, 2001, 03:59 PM
barrk

Quote:

by CiberThug
Man, sarcasm is so deep you could float a VB Coder's ego in here.
Jul 10th, 2001, 09:59 PM

Ok fine, but how do l keep all the adds except for the nuddy photo sites from popping up.
Jul 10th, 2001, 11:03 PM
JungleMan

I might just have a little TOO much fun with this one!

Thanks spetnik i never knew you could do that! :D :D

Quote:

Originally posted by Jethro
Ok fine, but how do l keep all the adds except for the nuddy photo sites from popping up.

use my new COM object:

VB Code:

Dim objPicCheck As nudePhotoChecker
    
    Set objPicCheck = nudePhotoChecker
 
    For Each pic In pornSiteWindow.Pictures
        If objPicCheck.isHot (pic) Then
            pic.Visible = True
        Else
            pic.Visible = False
        End If
    Next

Jul 11th, 2001, 09:56 AM
CiberTHuG

Wow, I'm being quoted cross-threads. :)