Let's get rid of ads together!

[GODJonez]

Are you annoyed by the ad banners on some websites and you don't want to use external proxy program to restrict access to them, or your adblock doesn't block them?

Here's the deal:

- Every member replying to this thread should post an address of some 3rd party advertising server. Whenever you go to a page that has ad banner, look at the source code to see its address.

Together we will get an ultimate list of blocked addresses for the ad-free browsing!

And here are the instructions on how to do the actual blocking (in Windows):

1. Open HOSTS file with Notepad (or any text editor), it is located by default in:
Win95/98/ME: C:\WINDOWS\
WinXp: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\
Other NT based: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\

(I'm not sure of ME and the path on other NT based Windows, please correct if wrong)

The hosts file may be hidden and therefore difficult to open sometimes, please enable showing hidden files.

2. Add a line looking like this:

127.0.0.1 stupid.advertise.com

3. Add more lines like that, always starting with 127.0.0.1, then space and then the server address.

4. Save the file and enjoy blank space on where those ads should be

This is especially handy with modem users as they do not need to download those banners at all.

So, post any advertisement server addresses you found, and I will edit this post to list all of them.

So far:

<a href="http://www.lehtopuu.fi/jonez/emuparadise/hosts">Download the file here</a>

[Deach]

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[Deach]

Need to make a new post.

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[Deach]

I should stop fucking so many guys. DID SOMEONE SAY CAKE!?

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[Deach]

Stupid character limits.

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[GODJonez]

Thanks Deach for posting that ... awesomely long list of sites. You did copy those from somewhere else, didn't you?

Whatever, they are now added to the file that is downloadable from the first post.

[Deach]

Thanks Deach for posting that ... awesomely long list of sites. You did copy those from somewhere else, didn't you?

Whatever, they are now added to the file that is downloadable from the first post.

I got them from my host file.

[polobunny]

Wow, i thought everyone downloade there updated host file from mvps.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Direct link:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
Last update: 03-14-05

[Deach]

Wow, i thought everyone downloade there updated host file from mvps.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Direct link:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
Last update: 03-14-05

That's what I'm using. I was bored though, so I thought I would post them.

[polobunny]

Damn, i'm sure you were really really bored.

[GODJonez]

Well, they didn't have all the servers because those I posted at start weren't in that file. So there surely are even more servers that are not yet listed there.

[miackus]

Doesnt having that many entries in the hosts file effect windows performance at all?

[GODJonez]

Haven't noticed any slowdowns yet. Maybe if the file grows to be some megabytes it will take some memory but you still have some free there, right?

[polobunny]

Well, they didn't have all the servers because those I posted at start weren't in that file. So there surely are even more servers that are not yet listed there.

Then you should submit your host file so those ads sites can be added.
I know you can submit it somewhere, but where?!?

[GODJonez]

You did not see the edited first post? There is that file available to upload. Has been before I even replied to this thread first time (after starting the thread).