The free program AdwCleaner is designed to remove adware and potentially unwanted software from your computer. After removing such software, the security of your computer will increase.
Many users often encountered the implicit installation of various unnecessary software on their computer. Toolbars and add-ons for browsers, advertising modules and banners, toolbars, and similar programs penetrate the computer during installation or after launching programs downloaded from the Internet.
The user proposes to install a specific program on his computer, but in the end he receives such an unexpected “gift” that he will not be happy about at all. In some cases, the user himself skips such programs to his computer without unchecking the boxes in the appropriate items, without paying attention to this when installing the program. In other cases, such unwanted software enters the computer secretly, without any notice to the user.
To prevent the installation of unnecessary programs, you can use the program, which will warn you if you try to install such unwanted software on your computer.
Often, such unwanted software, after being installed on a computer, behaves quite aggressively. Homepages in browsers change, new search engines appear, such as the infamous Webalta, advertising banners etc. Webalta secretly penetrates the computer, changes the start page in the browser, makes itself the default search engine, changes the properties of the shortcut to open its page in the browsers installed on the computer.
AdwCleaner can be used to combat such unwanted programs. AdwCleaner will scan your computer for adware and potentially dangerous software. You will then receive a report and will be prompted to remove the found adware, malware, and other potentially unwanted programs after you restart your computer.
AdwCleaner successfully removes toolbars, toolbars, ad blocks, hijackers that change the browser's home page, and other similar software. Once the cleaning is complete, your computer will be more secure.
The AdwCleaner program does not require installation on a computer. It can be run from anywhere on the computer, from a connected disk or flash drive. The AdwCleaner utility has support for the Russian language, and is used in operating system Windows.
AdwCleaner download
AdwCleaner was acquired by the well-known antivirus company Malwarebytes. after that, there were changes in the interface and settings of the application.
The article is supplemented with a review new version Malwarebytes AwdCleaner.
Malwarebytes AwdCleaner Settings
Launch Malwarebytes AwdCleaner. In the main window of the application, there are several sections on the sidebar: "Control Panel", "Quarantine", "Report Files", "Settings", "Help".
To change the application settings, open the "Settings" section. There are three tabs in the "Settings" section: "Application", "Exception", "Details".
The "Application" tab contains options for applying certain program settings when restoring during a basic system cleanup. Here you can set stricter rules for scanning and cleaning the system, depending on the degree of problems encountered on this computer. From here you can uninstall AdwCleaner.
In the "Exclusions" tab, the user adds applications to exclusions so that AdwCleaner ignores this data when scanning and cleaning.
The "Quarantine" section contains files placed in quarantine.
From the "Report Files" section, you can copy the report to Notepad for saving on your computer, or for sharing with others.
Finding Adware and Unwanted Programs in Malwarebytes AwdCleaner
In the main window of Malwarebytes AwdCleaner, in the "Control Panel" section, click on the "Scan" button to start searching for unwanted and adware software on your PC.
After the computer scan is completed, the AdwCleaner window will display information about detected threats.
First, click on the "View Scan Report" button to get detailed information about the detected objects. I advise you to read the report, as the program enters unwanted applications associated with Mail.Ru.
Removing unwanted and adware in Malwarebytes AwdCleaner
In the main window of Malwarebytes AwdCleaner, you can uncheck the boxes next to the found files and folders that you think should not be deleted.
After reviewing the information received, click on the "Clear and restore" button.
In the reboot warning window, click on the first button, the reboot will occur after the system is cleaned of unwanted software.
Then another window will open in which you need to click on the "Restart" button.
After starting Windows, the Malwarebytes AwdCleaner window will open with information about the cleaning results. If necessary, you can repeat the search and remove unwanted applications again.
Removing unwanted programs in AdwCleaner (old version)
After downloading to your computer, run the AdwCleaner executable. In the window that opens, you will need to click on the "J'accepte / I Agree" item to accept the terms of the license agreement.
Immediately after launch, the main window of the AdwCleaner program will open. The program is already running and is in the “Waiting for action” mode.
To launch a search for potentially unwanted and malicious programs, in the AdwCleaner program, you will need to click on the "Scan" button. The program will begin the process of searching for unwanted software, scanning services, folders, files, modified shortcuts, registry, browsers.
After the scanning process is completed, you can look at the results of the search for the found threats. To do this, you will need to open in turn the tabs "Services", "Folders", "Files", "Shortcuts", "Registry", "Internet Explorer" and other installed browsers in order to get acquainted with the detected data.
Carefully review the scan result in each tab. The program may offer to delete folders and files that should not be deleted from the computer. This mainly applies to services, programs and extensions of Yandex and Mail.Ru.
In the AdwCleaner program, the settings are made in such a way that along with the removal of unnecessary toolbars, panels and add-ons, it will be proposed to remove other software, which is related to Yandex and Mail.Ru. For example, the Yandex.Disk client program or the extension visual bookmarks from Yandex.
Therefore, carefully look at the list of found, so as not to remove the add-ons or extensions that you use in your browser from your computer. Before deleting items, clear the checkboxes next to the corresponding items to prevent the removal of the programs you need.
In this image, you can see that I unchecked the corresponding items in order not to remove the "Alexa Toolbar" extension, which I myself installed in my Mozilla Firefox browser.
In order to view general information about the data found, you can click on the "Report" button.
Your computer's scan report will open in Notepad. If necessary, you can save this report on your computer. To do this, you will need to enter the "File" menu by selecting the "Save as ..." item in the context menu.
To remove potentially unwanted programs, in the main window of the AdwCleaner program, you will need to click on the "Clean" button.
Next, the "AdwCleaner - End Programs" window will open. You will be prompted to close all running programs, as well as save open documents on your computer. After completing the programs and saving the documents, click on the "OK" button.
Then the "AdwCleaner - Information" window will open with information that will give you tips on how to prevent unwanted software from being installed on your computer. After reviewing this information, click on the "OK" button.
After that, the computer will shut down, then the computer will restart. After a new start of the operating system, a notepad will be opened with a report on the work done in the AdwCleaner program. If necessary, you can save this report on your computer.
AdwCleaner places the data deleted from the computer into quarantine. If necessary, you can restore erroneously deleted data from quarantine.
Restoring data from quarantine
To restore data from quarantine, in the "Tools" menu, click on the "Quarantine Manager" item. This will open the "AdwCleaner - Quarantine Management" window.
To restore erroneously deleted items, you will first need to check the corresponding items, and then you will need to click on the "Restore" button.
You can uninstall AdwCleaner from your computer from the main program window with one click. To remove the program, you will need to click on the "Remove" button, after which the AdwCleaner program will be removed from your computer.
Article Conclusions
With help free program AdwCleaner will remove adware, malware, and potentially unwanted software from the user's computer. After removing unwanted applications, the security of the computer will be improved.
Hello! Nowadays, virus problems are not very acute - most users already generally understand what can be opened and what is not recommended ... and modern Windows 10 is already less vulnerable to malware. And what do most users use a computer for? - surfing the Internet and watching movies. But with browsers, not everything is so simple, so the issue of blocking ads in the browser is more relevant than ever.
If you're wondering about ad blocking... or you're starting to see ads where they never were before (and even worse if ads are already popping up in the browser), then I can tell you with confidence that you are not alone, and I will try to explain to you how to get rid of this ailment.
How to block ads in the browser - simple steps to a clean Internet
- Advertising deliberately installed by the site owner is the most common and easiest way to block ads.
- Crawling, infuriating ads on all sites ... pop-up windows, spontaneous opening of the browser, various casinos and other nonsense - it is much more difficult to treat, but really (the problem is that ads are shown to you specifically by your computer)
Initially, I want to show you the basic settings for blocking ads in the browser (if this does not help, then you most likely have adware, or as they are called AdWare).
Recognizing AdWare is quite simple - this is a pop-up screaming ad in the browser on all pages (for example, a volcano casino can be advertised on yandex or a browser with ads opens spontaneously).
It is clear that this is not normal ... therefore, I want to talk about the method of blocking Yandex.Browser (now I use it myself and can recommend it to you). In the instructions, we will consider universal options that are suitable even for Internet Explorer or EDGE. Consider both paid and free extensions - do not switch, it will be interesting!
How to remove ads in the Yandex browser
Do you know why I like the Yandex browser? - it has a lot of useful things for a Russian-speaking user. In addition, there is a built-in ability to filter ads using a third-party AdGuard service. (I used AdBlock Plus before, but after switching from Firefox to Y. Browser, it makes no sense to install a third-party extension). This extension is activated in an elementary way - open the menu and go to "Add-ons" ... well, turn on the "Adguard" extension.
By default, ads from Yandex and Google (and normal ads there, sometimes even useful) will not be blocked - it's up to you to disable it or not. On my own behalf, I want to add that sometimes this is the only way for the resource author to make money ... after all, you need to pay for hosting, spend time writing posts like this one. Well, monetization is a great motivator to develop and fill your resource.
Well, it was a small lyrical digression - you can go to the extension settings and disable the item "Allow search advertising and site promotions". Thus, you will completely disable all ads known to the extension on the sites.
ADGUARD is a great ad blocker for any browser
Since we are talking about ad blocking, it would be a crime not to talk about the wonderful AdGuard app. But what if I tell you that you can block ads not only in the browser, but also in various applications where it is often found? Skype, Viber, uTorrent - all these programs are popular and constantly annoying with ads, but AdGuard will automatically remove them all. You can download it from the official website...
AdGuard deserves a separate note, which I plan to write in the future, but for now a small overview of the features
The installation is the same as everywhere else, nothing new has been invented ... however, I would advise not to install the recommended products (well, if we want, we will install it ourselves, I don’t like this obsession)
What to tell about the best application for blocking ads on a computer? Many people are looking for ways to disable ads on Skype or torrent, dig into the code, edit something there - this is all real and tested in practice ... but you can just install AdGuard and it will automatically block ads in all popular applications - beauty is it ?!
The "Parental Control" function seemed useful. I don’t know what filters it works with, but the trick is not in blocking porn sites and other bad resources… but in the impossibility of even finding them in the search.
But of course, not without flaws - the application is paid, but its price does not exceed the cost of pizza ... support the developers, do not climb on torrents! And don't forget that the AdGuard app serves to block ads, it won't help you against viruses. Against any evil spirits, you can use a good antivirus for free.
How to remove ads in Google Chrome browser and other browsers
Now let's move on to easy way get rid of ads in the browser - I used this extension until I switched to Yandex Browser with the AdGuard extension. Suitable for any browser (well, or almost, all known to me are supported) - just go to the extension's official website ...
I'll tell you with an example Google Chrome(but everything is the same for any other - be it Firefox or Opera) - find the largest button "Install for YOUR_BROWSER". Agree with the installation of the extension and restart your web browser - the lion's share of advertising on the sites will disappear.
How to remove ads in the browser? - Choosing the best
If you constantly get ads in your browser, and all the above methods did not fix the situation, then you most likely have a malware, browser extension on your computer, or the system settings have been changed. The whole problem of this infection is that antiviruses do not see them, in fact it does not harm the computer ... but it infuriates the user. Let's start with the disassembly of pop-up ads in the browser.
How to remove pop-up ads automatically
With the spread of this infection, it is not surprising that entire companies gradually began to appear, releasing applications to combat these ad ransomware. Thanks to them, most of the advertisements are treated in automatic mode and require little to no user intervention - I highly recommend you use them.
AdwCleaner is an easy way to remove ads from your computer
In order not to particularly strain you and not to fill your head with obscure places in the Windows system for the average user, I suggest initially trying to remove pop-up ads in the browser in automatic mode. There are many software products to remove AdWare, however my experience tells me to stick with AdwCleaner - in my opinion the best solution to remove all known extensions from any browser.
Download only from !OFFICIAL website and nowhere else! After launching the application, click "Scan" and wait for the end of the search for harmful programs ... check that there is nothing superfluous in the results and click clean - after reboot, check.
Please note that AdvCleaner also considers all programs from Mail.RU to be malicious. If you use any Mail Agent - do not forget to remove it from the sweep list.
HitmanPro- good way remove pop-up ads in browser
A small utility from Malwarebytes Hitman Pro will find most of the malware on your computer and be able to remove them. The application is paid, but with a test period - it will be more than ever useful for us for a one-time sweep. As usual, we download from the official website of the program.
In order not to install the program on your computer, use the item "I'm going to scan the system only once." In this case, we will immediately start scanning the operating system for unwanted programs.
As you can see, malware was found in our system (in our example, this is a system activator, but it will do for an example) - just click "Next" to clean up the found threats.
Remember I wrote that the application is paid? - so, to clean the system, you can activate a free license ... click the appropriate button and specify email to issue you a temporary license.
After cleaning, you should restart your computer and check whether our problem with pop-up ads has been resolved or not.
Removed pop-up ads in the browser - the Internet does not work
An unpleasant situation happens - you removed pop-up windows and ads in the browser and now the Internet does not work. The browser reports that it is unable to connect to the proxy server. The problem is quite common, but has an elementary solution.
Most likely, the left DNS server was used, and since we removed the malicious application - the use of DNS data turned out to be impossible and useless - you just need to reset the settings to standard
To solve the problem with the "Unable to connect to the proxy server" error, we need to go to the "Control Panel", open the "Network and Internet" section and in the "Internet Options" category, select "Manage browser settings".
Make sure that the "Use a proxy server for local connections" checkbox is unchecked and the "Auto-detect settings" item is active
If the actions taken did not give the desired result, write in the comments, we will try to deal with the problem together.
How to remove pop-up ads in the browser manually
If all the above methods get rid of viral advertising did not help in the browser, then extreme measures remain - let's try to fix the situation manually.
Task Scheduler - if ads pop up in the browser
The trend of 2017 is not a new frameless iPhone, but the problem of users who periodically pop up ads in the browser ... and not a single program sees them. I first encountered this variety at the end of 2016. (and to be honest, for a very long time I could not understand what the problem was). The situation is as follows - an advertising site was periodically opened, even if the browser was closed.
As it turned out, the malware used the task scheduler and simply periodically started a task - launch the browser at the required time interval and open the site it needs in it (! brilliant).
To improve the health of our system - open the task scheduler and remove it from there ...
Open the Start menu and type "Task Scheduler" - in the search list, find it and open it. Alternatively, press WIN + R on your keyboard and type taskschd.msc
In one of the tasks, you will probably see the path to the browser with a postscript in the form of a site that you constantly open - you should delete it (right-click on the task - delete). There are situations when different sites open all the time - in this case, one site opens, and then redirects to one of many (you just don’t have time to notice it) - just delete dubious tasks with additions to the path to the browser file.
What to do if there are ads in the browser? - Disable extensions
You can clear the browser from ads and pop-ups simply by disabling the bad extension. Not so long ago I installed a browser add-on that allowed me to watch torrents online ... everything was fine until I noticed - there were ads where there had never been any. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice this right away and therefore the solitaire didn’t take shape right away - it helped that the extension was not installed in another browser and there was no left advertising.
I just disabled the browser add-on and the ads disappeared. Try and you go to the list of extensions:
- For Yandex.Browser, this is Settings > Add-ons (in the same place where you turned on AdGuard)
- For Google Chrome - Settings > More tools > Extensions
Disable all extensions one by one until the ads stop appearing. This way you will identify a malicious extension - you need to remove it and forget about it forever.
Unfortunately, this point is often ignored, but it is one of the most common. No one can be trusted ... there are often cases in which the extension familiar to everyone begins to display all sorts of nasty things for us. We trust him, why should we turn it off and check it?! We will look in the place where it does not exist ... but until the last we will not try to just turn it off for a minute and check.
Hosts file is the cause of ads in the browser
Many Adware use the Windows hosts file to serve ads. Currently, it is practically not used by advertising malware - usually left google addresses are written there or social networks are substituted.
You can fix the hosts file using notepad (which, by the way, must be opened as an administrator, otherwise you will not be able to save changes in it). It is necessary to delete all the lines that are under the lines starting with a hash.
Why pop up ads in the browser? - Fixing labels
If, after performing all the above steps, advertising starts only when the browser itself is launched, then it is time to pay attention to program shortcuts. In the properties of the shortcut, delete everything that is outside the quotes (usually this is the address of the annoying site) ... just create new shortcuts for the browser.
This method is outrageously simple, but many overlook it. In my practice, this option of pop-up ads is very common - so do not underestimate it.
Conclusions about pop-up ads in the browser and blocking them
Constantly popping up ads in the browser can be very annoying, so be careful when installing different applications and try to use official download sites to minify the possibility of catching something unusual, but extremely unpleasant.
I hope this small instruction was useful to you (and it is really small - I described only a small part of the problem areas, but they are the most common) and you were able to defeat ads in the browser. If something doesn’t work, write in the comments, we’ll figure it out together!
Once again, today I want to raise the issue of the catastrophic problem of the Internet. It will be about how to remove ads in browser, but you probably already understood this from the title picture.
The fact is that I have already told many times, in various articles, how to deal with this disaster, but things are still there - readers' browsers are simply teeming with ads. So I decided to once again remind you of the simplest and most effective way to get rid of ads in any Internet browser.
First of all, I’ll tell you about the methods of advertising distribution - you must understand what you are dealing with in order to fight this scourge in a quality manner.
Advertising distribution methods
Ads enter your browser window in two main ways. The first is that site owners themselves place an advertising code on their resources and receive money for clicks or readers' clicks. This is the bread of webmasters, the legal, easiest and most legitimate way to make money on the Internet. Don't blame us for that - maintaining a website isn't cheap at all.
It all depends on the site administrator - it is he who controls the quantity, quality and content of advertising. Removing such ads from the pages is easy.
The second way is viruses, trojans, etc. they bring you, directly into your computer, advertising agents (spyware), which in turn load (bypassing the antivirus and firewall) all sorts of pop-up windows, banners and other, most often vulgar and dirty, advertisements.
So, everything is in order. Getting rid of the usual ads that live on sites ...
Adblock Plus - Internet without ads!
Adblock Plus is distributed completely free of charge, has an open source code and additional useful features…
By the way, Adblock Plus is the most downloaded browser add-on in the world! It is used by millions of people - and you still do not?
This add-on works on the basis of special filters that you can subscribe to. Its authors constantly monitor advertising sources and add them, in real time, to these filters of theirs. You do not need to update anything and constantly download.
Let's install this ad remover already and forget about its existence forever. For this we go to Adblock official website and we see that our browser is automatically detected - we are given a link to install specifically for our browser ...
If the add-on doesn't want to load...
... (this happens sometimes due to server load) - you can simply go to your browser settings and install it from the add-ons store. To do this, insert the name (Adblock Plus) into the search bar, on the browser add-ons page and after finding it, install it.
Adblock Plus starts working immediately after installation and there is no need to restart the browser. But you need to tweak this add-on a little. Go to its settings (left-click on the icon in the toolbar ...
…or through the browser add-ons page)…
I recommend setting it up like mine (in the screenshots). Three subscriptions that are active by default are enough - personally verified. Don't forget to uncheck the box at the very bottom - "Allow some unobtrusive ads".
To activate additional functions, follow this link - everything is described in detail there.
I also advise you to install the Adblock Plus helper - Element Hiding Helper. This add-on (by the same author) will allow you to hide text ads and any elements of sites on your own. The item "Hide element on page" will be added to the context menu of the icon on the toolbar.
If ads are not removed
If it was not possible to remove ads in the first way described above and it continues to flash cheerfully on the pages of the site - congratulations, you have sheltered a virus in your computer. I appreciate your kindness towards homeless viruses, but I highly recommend getting rid of them.
This can easily be done with the help of special anti-virus scanners, which I have already described to you ...
Dr.Web CureIt! - the best healing utility (my description)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a very good scanner (my description)
Many other scanners you will find on my page official sites.
Ad blocking software
Separately, I want to say about the Adguard program aggressively advertised on the Internet - that's still evil! Not only does it not cut all ads, it monitors user actions, it hangs in autoload, slowing down system startup, it constantly sends some data to the network ... it also contains viruses! Don't believe?...
This installer was downloaded from the official site.
During its installation, it asks to make changes to the computer ...
... but is removed with difficulty and not completely.
I beg you - not only do they shamelessly and frankly lie, they also violate competition law by advertising their product against the background of another brand.
I have already been offered several times to write a review of this program for money, but I do not describe such programs in principle.
The demand for plug-ins that "cut" annoying online ads is steadily growing. According to a recent report by Adobe and PageFair, over 200 million people worldwide already use custom browser extensions, up 41% since 2014. About the top five browser add-ons that will help hide annoying banners, pop-ups and other annoying ads - in the selection of Vesti.Hi-tech.
Not all ads are bad. Unambiguous blocking deserves "Internet bugs" that collect information about the user's activity without his knowledge, flashing and pop-up windows that prevent or distract from reading, as well as banners with "bad" code that embed cookies in the browser to track movements visitors from site to site. However, sometimes showing ads is the only way an independent resource can earn. So, if the ads are harmless and do not bother you, it will not be superfluous to support the authors of your favorite sites and include them in the whitelist.
Before installing the blocker, we recommend that you enable the Do Not Track (DNT) feature in your browser. This will let the site know that you do not want to be tracked by behavioral cookies that collect information about pages visited, purchases made in online stores, search queries, etc. Enabling this setting, however, does not mean that sites will immediately stop annoying you with "targeted" ads. So far, the DNT is advisory in nature. It only informs sites about the desire of users to stop spying on them, but does not give any guarantees that advertisers will fulfill this request.
Chrome: open "Settings" → on the screen that opens, click on the link "Show advanced settings" (at the bottom) → in the "Personal data" section, check the box next to "Send anti-tracking with outgoing traffic".
Firefox: go to "Settings" → select the "Privacy" tab and check the box next to "Tell sites that I don't want to be tracked".
Internet Explorer: "Settings" → "Security" → "Send Do Not Track requests" → click on the "Enable" button.
Opera: "Settings" → section "Privacy and security" → check "Send a Do Not Track request with data".
safari: "Settings" → go to the tab "Privacy" → and check the box next to "Prohibit websites from tracking me".
AdBlock Plus
ABP is the most popular and ubiquitous AD blocker with versions for both desktop and mobile devices. According to the statistics of the startup Eyeo, based in Cologne (Germany), over 60 million people around the world regularly use their product. ABP can block anything: banners and pop-ups, "hidden" cookies and other snooping tools, suspicious domains, buttons and widgets social networks, as well as video ads on YouTube or Facebook.
It is also possible to create your own lists of filters and allowed domains. ABP is available as an extension in all popular browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Maxthon, as well as in Yandex Browser and on Android devices.
Once installed, ABP will ask what other content besides ads should be blocked. Optionally, the extension can block access to potentially malicious domains, "cut out" spy cookies and social media buttons that can also monitor user behavior.
ABP has one feature - the so-called "acceptable", or "acceptable advertising." Developers do not hide the fact that they receive fees from major partners (including Google, Amazon, eHow, Yandex and others) for getting into the white list. In addition, to support independent authors, ABP can skip ads on small sites and blogs for free. However, filters are allowed to bypass "no more than 10% of companies", and users always have the opportunity to completely limit any advertising. This can be done by unchecking the box next to "Allow some non-intrusive ads" in the add-on's settings.
Ghostery
The Ghostery plugin specializes in getting rid of not only ads, but Internet bugs. To date, the extension (the developers themselves call it a "privacy tool") is aware of the existence of over 2 thousand trackers that can secretly collect information about user activity.
Disconnect
The audience of Disconnect is relatively small (about a million users), and the add-on itself does not have a very beautiful interface, but copes with its tasks. It also has a number of unique features. For example, Disconnect visually shows in the form of an interactive map which sites receive notifications that you have visited a partner resource.
In addition, the plugin displays how much internet traffic has been saved and how much web page loading has increased. In general, Disconnect is the kind of program that you can just "plug it in and forget it". If some elements stop working (YouTube videos, Flickr photos), or the site is displayed incorrectly, you can always click on the icon with the letter D and unblock individual scripts.
Disconnect does not have such flexible settings as Ghostery or uBlock. For example, you cannot see the black list of all bugs - it is formed by the company itself. The extension is available in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
Show me a person who would enjoy advertising. I think everyone would like to block animated banners on websites, all kinds of text advertisements on the pages of the site and even remove ads in the web interface of the mailbox. In this short article, I will tell you how ad blocker use for all common web browsers. Regardless of the browser you use, you can find special add-ons (plugins) to combat ads. Their main advantage is an initially ready-to-use and constantly updated database of advertising links and banners that are subject to blocking, and any advertising content can be blocked manually.
Before proceeding with the description plugins to remove ads, I would like to mention one important thought, because any medal has a reverse side. Dear Runet users, do not forget that the owners of a large part of non-commercial sites on the Internet (such as) today earn money by showing ads on their pages. The more popular the site, the more its administration receives advertising funds and the greater the temptation to place larger banners or give a large area for placing many small ones. Of course you have the right block all ads on the site, however, it should be borne in mind that if one or another banner is not displayed on the page, the site you visited will not receive money that goes to pay for hosting services, technical support, the work of designers, programmers, authors, etc. And to offend webmasters with a penny (like me and thousands of others), who maintain the site only on their own, is generally blasphemy. That is why the developers anti-adware provided in their products the possibility of limiting the ability to block ads. After all, there is nothing difficult to include useful sites in the exceptions of the program for blocking ads.
Opera
For Opera Browser ad blocking software is called Opera AdBlock. To configure it, you need to go to the menu "Extensions - Manage extensions - Settings". Here, on the "Subscriptions" tab, you can select databases of advertising links: the international "Main List" and lists recommended for residents of individual countries, there is also Russian.
A similar solution for Firefox is called AdBlock Plus. Unlike Opera, Firefox needs to be restarted after installing plugins. After the add-on starts its work, you can change the filtering parameters through Add-ons - Extensions - AdBlock Plus- Settings. First of all, in the "Filters - Add Subscription" menu, you need to enable the base of advertising links "RuAdlist + EasyList (Russian)". If desired, content can be blocked manually using the context menu item "AdBlock Plus: block image ...", after which they fall into the "My blocking rules" list. To disable filtering within a single page or an entire site, you must first make the Firefox add-ons panel visible (Settings - Add-ons Panel), because it is on it that the AdBlock Plus quick configuration button is displayed. The item "Open the list of elements" shows the entire list of content on the page, blocked objects are highlighted in red.
Users of this browser will most suit the AdBlock extension as the best ad blocking. Search for it by name in the Chrome Web Store and install it. Get into settings AdBlock plugin you can by clicking the red button that will appear to the right of the address bar. On the General tab, you can enable non-intrusive text ads by checking the box next to “I like text ads in Google search results; show it to me." On the "Filter lists" tab, I recommend that you enable the AdВlock Custom Filters, EasyList and Additional Russian Filters subscriptions. The "Settings" tab contains white and black lists - sites that, in your opinion, do not need to be filtered from ads, and a list of web pages that, on the contrary, will be cleared of ads even if the global filter is turned off. Similar to other ad blockers, AdBlock allows you to block page content manually, when you right-click on the ad block and select the menu item "AdBlock - Block this ad".
Simple Adblock. This ad blocker for lnternet Explorer will have to be downloaded from the official website and installed manually, since there is no unified database of add-ons for the browser from Microsoft. To configure the plugin, you need to enable the display of the status bar in the menu "View - Status Bar". A button to call the Simple Adblock menu will appear on it, in which you need to go to the Settings item. In the window that appears, you need to select the country whose ad filters will focus on.
Blocking ads on mobile devices
The easiest way to get rid of it on an Android tablet or smartphone is to install the same AdBlock Plus. To do this, go to the developers website. Before that, you may need to allow the operating system to install programs from sources other than Google Play. To do this, go to the settings of your device, call the "Security" section and check the "Unknown sources" checkbox. AdBlock Plus will run in the background and block ads in all browsers, both Chrome and alternatives.
