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Disabling Ads in IE10

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/disabling-ads-in-ie10.172607/

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theterminator Original post #1
Apr 11, 2013 at 8:21 PM
Does Adblock Plus works on IE10 the same way as in Chrome? It didn't in IE9 , the Indian railways website kept popping up ads :evil:
shreymittal
shreymittal #2
Apr 11, 2013 at 8:24 PM
Y no u use Firefox and Chrome
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theterminator #3
Apr 11, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Got bored with them. Although IE is no match for Chrome's portability (Signing in with Google account) & Firefox's always there but I want to give IE a try. I was using IE9 primarily until my GPU starting showing some issues. But recently after a fresh install of Windows 7 , everything looks great & I like the pinning websites to taskbar of IE9 onwards. Thats y.
shreymittal
shreymittal #4
Apr 11, 2013 at 9:16 PM
Don't you have OEM Windows?
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theterminator #5
Apr 11, 2013 at 9:20 PM
Had but Windows Vista. Somehow I got a OEM version of Windows 7 from a friend who hasn't used it. :D Cut the crap & give me your advice.
shreymittal
shreymittal #6
Apr 11, 2013 at 9:26 PM
theterminator said:
Had but Windows Vista. Somehow I got a OEM version of Windows 7 from a friend who hasn't used it. :D Cut the crap & give me your advice.
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LOL damn luck.:D IMO use FF or Chrome IE don't have any Adblockers
BTW u can use themes on both if want them to look diff.:)
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theterminator #7
Apr 11, 2013 at 9:28 PM
startup time of IE9 is fastest among the three. so there's one positive people can look at :D.
pratyush997
pratyush997 #8
Apr 11, 2013 at 9:54 PM
Scrolling in IE 10 is extremely smooth BTW
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theterminator #9
Apr 11, 2013 at 11:34 PM
^ Yes, just upgraded to IE10. Working fine & Graphics is impressive. I am using Software rendering.
topgear
topgear #10
Apr 12, 2013 at 4:54 AM
try this :
Quero AdBlock IE Tracking Protection List
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Vignesh B #11
Apr 12, 2013 at 9:18 AM
Configuring the hosts file is the best possible solution. No need for extra add-ons.
Something like MVPS hosts also helps in fending off unwanted connections.
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theterminator #12
Apr 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM
topgear said:
try this :
Quero AdBlock IE Tracking Protection List
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this thing works. thnx

Vignesh B said:
Configuring the hosts file is the best possible solution. No need for extra add-ons.
Something like MVPS hosts also helps in fending off unwanted connections.
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that's a very good one. saves time n space.
topgear
topgear #13
Apr 13, 2013 at 2:25 AM
^^ nice to know about that and @ MVPS hosts - thanks for the MVPS hosts - need to try it out but some anti spyware apps uses the hosts file in the same way ( adds lots of entries of malicious sites ) .
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Vignesh B #14
Apr 13, 2013 at 6:23 AM
topgear said:
^^ nice to know about that and @ MVPS hosts - thanks for the MVPS hosts - need to try it out but some anti spyware apps uses the hosts file in the same way ( adds lots of entries of malicious sites ) .
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I have been using the MVPS hosts since 4 years in conjunction with various Internet security solutions(both paid & free) combined with safe browsing habits and have never been infected. The hosts file is updated almost every month.
Do try it out and give your feedback.
On a side note, I sometimes feel that blocking all the ads is kind of unethical. Many websites solely rely on ads to survive. Its more of a give and take policy. Especially if one has an unlimited connection, with decent enough bandwidth, he can allow ads at least for his favorite websites.