Bl**** Google infestation

[Michael (alan1998)]

Silly question  Why not just ignore it.  I dislike chrome as a browser but there again I do not like firefox either.  Yet I have no problem, after all it is Avast's website

Good Point. It is at the bottom of the page. However, may I ask what browser you use?

[AdrianH]

Silly question  Why not just ignore it.  I dislike chrome as a browser but there again I do not like firefox either.  Yet I have no problem, after all it is Avast's website

Good Point. It is at the bottom of the page. However, may I ask what browser you use?

No, it is in every post you make or reply to, plus it follows you to your profile, it is right in your face at every turn ........ or was 

[essexboy]

I use IE 11 straight out of the box, unlike the need to get the necessary extensions to make Firefox and chrome function

I personally feel that there is a type of paranoia about google, the greatest evil in the world.  Either use it or ignore ...simples 

[polonus]

In Google Chrome you can hide it via ABP and the element via dynamite extension.
When it is annoying to you add to the ABP filter.
Everyone is doing it, firefox now has ads in your face for a trial period at least.
Developers want a living, I understand.
Soon Internet ads launching gonna look like commercial TV,
but there you can at least use that time to "go and spend a penny" 

polonus

P.S. It is also redirecting from http://www.google.com/chrome?brand=AVSF&installdataindex=googlehomepage&hl=en redirects to https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/?brand=AVSF&installdataindex=googlehomepage&hl=en
(avast does not scan https    )

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[Cast]

So one thing I have noticed is if I tell ABP to block the google chrome advert it also blocks who is shown online and also recent topics posted on in the main forum page. Is there a way to block the advert but still allow that through the addon(preferably without installing another addon)?

[AdrianH]

So one thing I have noticed is if I tell ABP to block the google chrome advert it also blocks who is shown online and also recent topics posted on in the main forum page. Is there a way to block the advert but still allow that through the addon(preferably without installing another addon)?

You need to use AdBlock correctly Adblock , not ABP .............(courtesy of Bob )  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-vSic0iJgyeSWxQNVZWMjBiUHM/edit?usp=sharing

Use the slider until the container is removed, theneverything else functions perfectly.

[propheticus]

ABP is perfectly capable of blocking only the Chrome ad. Just add the custom filter:

Code: [Select]

forum.avast.com##div#google-chrome

[DavidR]

So one thing I have noticed is if I tell ABP to block the google chrome advert it also blocks who is shown online and also recent topics posted on in the main forum page. Is there a way to block the advert but still allow that through the addon(preferably without installing another addon)?

I mentioned this in Reply #14
The Element Hiding Helper for ABP add-on just extends the functionality of ABP.