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10-01-07, 08:23
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Setec Astronomy is offline
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Ad Blockers?
I've been using Norton Internet Security for some time. One of the nice features (despite a lot of annoying ones) was the ad blocking, which blocks banner ads and such. They even had a statistics window that showed (among other things) how much time you had saved from not downloading ads.
Now, poof, that feature is gone from NIS 2007 (I'm not talking about pop-up blockers, it still has that). Anybody have a suggestion? The other security suites don't really seem to advertise (pardon the pun) this feature, and add-on software seems to be shareware type programs. Is there a good ad blocker or another suite that has this feature?
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10-01-07, 08:46
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Re: Ad Blockers?
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10-01-07, 08:47
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Oops...I should have mentioned I use IE  |
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10-01-07, 08:48
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Mozilla Firefox can use the Adblock Plus extension and all are completely free and IMO faster that IE.
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10-01-07, 08:49
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Not the Stig
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Dump IE and try Firefox.  |
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10-01-07, 09:27
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Re: Ad Blockers?
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Dump IE and try Firefox. |
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10-01-07, 09:30
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Opera with speed dial ftw.
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10-01-07, 10:34
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Privoxy > *
http://www.privoxy.org/
I used to use AdBlock too (I use firefox), but was tired of the way it added even more lag to multiple tab openings on my FF. Seems others don't have the problem, but I always did... so I searched for an alternative, and found it.
The best part is that it is completely browser independent and VERY light on resources! So it works with *any* browser and doesn't slow down the system.
It's also written by the community, and I think you can nab the source code if you want, too, so its safe.
Check it out, I think you'll like it 
Oh and a suggestion... dump anything related to Norton bloatware 
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10-01-07, 10:57
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No prep, no pride!
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Re: Ad Blockers?
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Dump IE and try Firefox. |
+2.......i recently uploaded AVG Free and Adware, in lieu of Norton (which I havent removed yet). I still have about 320 days left on my subscription so I guess I will utilize it......
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10-01-07, 11:09
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Re: Ad Blockers?
I also use Firefox with the AdBlock extension, but also coupled with AdBlock Filterset.G which gives more blocking or protection, I guess. Some websites are smart and host the ads on their own server, so if you block pictures and ads from that domain, you probably won't see the normal non-ad pictures of theirs, so that is the only bad thing, really.
Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1136 |
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10-02-07, 02:03
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Is this what you're looking for?
Norton Security Add-on Pack
Norton Internet Security 2007
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10-02-07, 06:08
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No prep, no pride!
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Re: Ad Blockers?
Norton is such a memory whore though.............
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