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#1 // Information on a range of methods of blocking ads
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| Ad-blocking with Freesco without ruining the hosting page |
http://www.tonywhitmore.co.uk/freesco/adblock.html |
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Uses a modified version of thttpd in a ramdisk image for Freesco routers |
| Bad' IP addresses / Bob's Black List (BBL) |
http://www.unixhub.com/block.html |
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IP addresses and hostnames in various formats, with instructions |
| Blocking Browser Ads with BorderManager |
http://developer.novell.com/research/appnotes/2003/january/02/a0301025.htm |
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Details of setting up IIS with an ASP script as the default page |
| Blogzilla - Ad Blocking |
http://www.deftone.com/blogzilla/archives/ad_blocking.html |
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Details of various ways to block ads in Mozilla |
| Bust Banner Ads with Proxy Auto Configuration |
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/ |
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Proxy PAC file for blocking ads |
| Como Bloquear Anúncios Publicitários na Web |
http://xpete.curvedspaces.com/docs/bloquear_anuncios/bloquear_anuncios.html |
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Portugese site with information on several methods of blocking ads and related links |
| Hosts File Info |
http://www.hostsfile.info/ |
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Links with comparisons and statistics to various lists available, plus tools, tutorials, and other nifty stuff |
| How To Block Ads (& Web Bugs) Without Extra Software |
http://ssmedia.com/utilities/hosts/ |
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Instructions for updating a hosts file and configuring browsers to block ads |
| How to: Block ads with a router |
http://www.paultow.com/2009/06/10/how-to-block-ads-with-a-router/ |
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An article by Paul Tow on blocking ads with Linksys WRT routers |
| MacEinsteiger.de: Elsa Routerkonfiguration |
http://www.maceinsteiger.de/html/anleitung/elsa1.html |
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Tutorial in German on configuring Elsa routers to block ads |
| Mozilla: Ad Blocking |
http://www.gozer.org/mozilla/ad_blocking/ |
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Details on blocking ads with Mozilla and Firefox |
| Opera browser: Blocking unwanted ads |
http://www.schrode.net/opera/url_filtering/index.html |
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Instructions on how to use Opera's built in filtering to block ads |
| Privacy-Security (UIUC) |
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/ |
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Links, checklists, and information on protecting your privacy and security |
| Protecting your Privacy in Windows |
http://www.mrbass.org/privacy/ |
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Lists details on Various methods |
| Squid Blocking Files |
http://members.lycos.co.uk/njadmin/ |
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Contains files for use with the Squid proxy along with information on configuring Squid |
| squidGuard - Blacklist |
http://www.squidguard.org/blacklist/ |
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Large blacklist of domains, IP addresses, URLs, and expressions for use with Squid and other programs |
| The Ultimate Online Privacy Guide |
https://www.bestvpn.com/guides/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/ |
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A pretty comprehensive guide on lots of different aspects of online privacy |
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#2 // Other ad server lists (mostly hosts files)
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| "Assiste.com - Introduction à Hosts" |
http://assiste.com.free.fr/p/hosts/hosts_introduction_a_hosts.html |
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Information in French about the hosts file |
| Advertisement |
http://www.ufoot.org/misc/plague/ads.php3 |
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Includes instructions and a list of ad servers as a hosts file |
| BIND-PE Ad-Server block list |
http://www.deepeshagarwal.tk/ |
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Largish list of ad servers available in bind config format |
| Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File |
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm |
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Includes details of how to write a Windows batch file for toggling between versions |
| Bust Banner Ads with Proxy Auto Configuration |
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/ |
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Browser proxy autoconfiguration file for blocking ads |
| Gorilla Design Studio Presents: Using the Hosts File |
http://accs-net.com/hosts/ |
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Comprehensive site with lots of information as well as tools (also plugs a commercial product) |
| Hosts File Project |
http://remember.mine.nu/ |
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Nice site with lots of information and a downloadable hosts file for various platforms, plus tools |
| Hosts file updates |
http://datadragon.com/banners/hosts.shtml |
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Old list and not maintained, but includes some useful information |
| hpHOSTS: hpguru's HOSTS file |
http://www.hosts-file.net/ |
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Regularly updated hosts file for blocking adware / spyware / malware, by Mr. hpguru |
| Malware Prevention through black-hole DNS |
http://www.bleedingsnort.com/blackhole-dns/ |
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Detailed description with the list available via CVS |
| Mike Skallas' Ad Blocking Hosts file |
http://www.everythingisnt.com/hosts.html |
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Includes an installer for Windows |
| PestPatrol: How To Black Ads and Access |
http://www.pestpatrol.com/Support/HowTo/How_To_Block_Ads.asp |
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Information on using the hosts file to block ads |
| Using a Hosts File To Make The Internet Not Suck (as much) |
http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ |
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Hosts file as a web page (details are comments) - includes a Mac version |
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#3 // Tools
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| Ad Muncher |
http://admuncher.com/ |
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Shareware Win32 app that lets you block ads in various ways ($25 after 30 days as of 2006-11) |
| Ad Zapping with Squid |
http://adzapper.sourceforge.net/ |
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Instructions, tools, lists, explanations, pointers, resources: very comprehensive site |
| AdBin |
http://www.jgilmore.com/adbin/ |
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A free windows hosts file editor |
| adsuck |
http://www.peereboom.us/adsuck/ |
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A small DNS server that spoofs blacklisted addresses and forwards all other queries |
| BIND |
http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/ |
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The most popular DNS server in use on the Internet (Unixish operating systems only) |
| BIND-PE |
http://ntcanuck.com/ |
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Windows version of BIND capable of supporting large a volume of traffic |
| Bluetack Internet Security Solutions |
http://bluetack.co.uk/ |
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Great site with tools such as the Block List Manager, a converter, and a mini-firewall |
| CamiBlock |
http://www.nadamac.de/camitools/block.php |
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Part of the CamiTools addon for the Camino web browser that offers ad blocking in various ways |
| CompleteWhois |
http://www.completewhois.com/ |
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Useful site with lots of tools, as well as information on hijacked IP addresses, invalid whois data, and more |
| DNSKong |
http://accs-net.com/hosts/DNSKong.html |
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PseudoDNS server that only serves localhost |
| Dnsmasq |
http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html |
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DNS forwarder and DHCP server designed for small networks |
| Easy Web Filter |
http://www.easywebfilter.com/ |
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Nice PDF available for download along with a small, fast web server for running locally |
| Glimmerblocker |
http://glimmerblocker.org/ |
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An ad-blocker for the Mac |
| HostsMan |
http://www.abelhadigital.com/ |
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A freeware application that "lets you manage your Hosts file with ease" |
| JanaServer |
http://www.janaserver.de/en/ |
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General purpose proxy server for LANs that includes a local DNS server |
| Pixelserv |
http://proxytunnel.sourceforge.net/pixelserv.html |
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A tiny web server that serves a 1x1 blank pixel for all requests |
| Posadis.org |
http://www.posadis.org/ |
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An open-source domain name server that runs on Windows, Unix, and Macs |
| Privoxy |
http://www.privoxy.org/ |
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Based on Internet Junkbuster (tm), a stand alone and multi-user proxy |
| Proxomitron.info |
http://www.proxomitron.info/ |
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Very flexible and powerful local proxy |
| Ray Marron's Hostess Page |
http://www.raymarron.com/hostess/ |
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Free utility for maintaining your hosts file |
| TreeWalk DNS for Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Server 2003 |
http://www.ntcanuck.com/ |
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Excellent DNS server compatible with BIND zone files |
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#4 // Lists of Links
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| Sunbelt Spyware Research Center |
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/ |
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Spyware information site from the makers of CounterSpy |