Stop unwanted adverts in from even showing up
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:00 amI see how many people keep coming here because somebody has infected them with spyware, adware, or other mailicious software. One of the things you can do to stop this kind of thing from happening to you is to stop yourself from seeing these ads in the first place.
How can this be done? Simple, edit your hosts file. What you will be doing is telling your pc to go to your own pc to find those sites. And since you cant find those sites on your pc, then it will just not show up.
Still confused and don't know how to edit a hosts file? Ok, no problem. Visit this site and download and place the host file on your pc. http://remember.mine.nu/
I installed it and i now have broken images and boxes where the banners were.
This is because as far as your browser is concerned the banners do not exist, you can stop this by using a small application called eDexter which will replace the broken images with a clear image or even one of your own choice.
How do i know if the file is working?
Quite simply, can you visit or or . If you can still see those sites than the Hosts file is not working and you should check your settings and installation.
How can this be done? Simple, edit your hosts file. What you will be doing is telling your pc to go to your own pc to find those sites. And since you cant find those sites on your pc, then it will just not show up.
Still confused and don't know how to edit a hosts file? Ok, no problem. Visit this site and download and place the host file on your pc. http://remember.mine.nu/
I installed it and i now have broken images and boxes where the banners were.
This is because as far as your browser is concerned the banners do not exist, you can stop this by using a small application called eDexter which will replace the broken images with a clear image or even one of your own choice.
How do i know if the file is working?
Quite simply, can you visit or or . If you can still see those sites than the Hosts file is not working and you should check your settings and installation.