Advertising is the engine of commerce, as well as a real curse for Internet users. If you started your acquaintance with the Global Web at least ten years ago, then remember the virgin purity of sites and the first advertising banners, among which there were even interesting ones. Unfortunately, today more and more users are forced to wonder how to turn off advertising on the Internet.
The fact is that many advertisers currently want to profit by all possible methods. The interests of ordinary users are traditionally not taken into account, and therefore they have to view a huge amount of advertising every day that does not carry any benefit.
In addition, some of these links lead to frankly malicious sites where you can easily add some kind of virus to your computer. So how do you turn off online advertising, making your online travel safer and more productive?
Plug-ins for browsers that do a good job of this task can come to the rescue. Note that this tip only works for fans of Firefox and Google Chrome. For them, the first priority will be to install the Adblock Plus extension. It "weighs" quite a bit, and therefore quickly installs even if there is a poor connection.
At the first start, you will be asked to subscribe to one of your preferred filters. Note! Be sure to uncheck the box “Show some unobtrusive advertising” in the properties of the plugin, since it is desirable to completely disable ads on the Internet, regardless of its “obsession,” which is a strictly subjective parameter.
In addition, it does not hurt to install Flashblock, which automatically blocks all flash banners, and also interferes with various malicious programs that use vulnerabilities of this technology to penetrate the user's computer.
But how to disable ads on the Internet if you prefer to log into the network from IE, Opera (old versions, since starting with Opera 15 you can connect plug-ins from Chrome) or Safari? Unfortunately, in such cases, it will not be possible to do without the use of specialized utilities.
Most often, you need to disable advertising on the Internet explorer, since this browser does not have full-time blocking tools. The Ad Muncher program can help in solving this issue. This cute “cow”, whose icon appears in the system tray, is the brainchild of Australian programmers.
It “cuts” absolutely all advertising content, not only protecting you from the abundance of “incredibly advantageous offers”, but also seriously
saving traffic. Owners of USB modems will appreciate this quality right away.
Unfortunately, disabling pop-up ads for free will not work with it: the application has a one-month trial period, after which it asks for a fee of 645 rubles. Given the appetites of other Western developers, the price is quite affordable. Moreover, even after the trial period has ended, it will not stop working, but will begin to show “Blocked by Ad Muncher” on the site of the blocked garbage. So if you do not experience the torment of conscience, no one will bother you to work with her further.