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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Rixuel on February 26, 2012, 12:59:53 AM

Title: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: Rixuel on February 26, 2012, 12:59:53 AM

Why I can't block all evil google ads?

I tried to block ads from http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/ but some of them still show up :o

Title: Re: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: Pondus on February 26, 2012, 01:04:02 AM

avast is not an ad blocker

Title: Re: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: jadinolf on February 26, 2012, 01:06:32 AM

I bet Adblock plus might do it. ;)

Title: Re: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: Rixuel on February 26, 2012, 01:37:52 AM

ah man xD

I really love Avast

Title: Re: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: YoKenny on February 26, 2012, 01:39:43 AM

Add it to your HOSTS file!

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

Title: Re: Why I can't block all google ads?
Post by: itsjustme2 on February 26, 2012, 01:45:20 AM

all you need is to use wildcards:
*googleads.g.doubleclick*
*pagead2.googlesyndication*

that's what i use with my avast, works like a charm.