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Flash adverts in middle of pages by M73A on 02-03-2005 at 11:37 PM

on some websites i visit....sometimes on Sky news you get a little flash movie that u have to close or ignore or wait for it to go away. is there a way to block theese. they are soooooooooooo annoying.

thanks.


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by user27089 on 02-03-2005 at 11:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by may73alliance
on some websites i visit....sometimes on Sky news you get a little flash movie that u have to close or ignore or wait for it to go away. is there a way to block theese. they are soooooooooooo annoying.

thanks.

No, because they're 'as one' with the page as it were, therefore you can't block it, without blocking the pages source or w/e... therefroe not being able to view the page itself... thats all I know anywa y:).
RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by paperless on 02-04-2005 at 12:00 AM

Unninstall flash thats the only way.. i think so.. i think adblock plugin for firefox can do something about it also.. didnt test tho


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by Concord Dawn on 02-04-2005 at 12:54 AM

Flashkiller for Firefox. It is the best thing for those. It pwns all the Flash on a page.


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by megamuff on 02-04-2005 at 03:24 AM

often those are hosted on a different server than the rest of the content of the pages, so a hosts file might be able to save you the annoyance.. i dont see any ads on that link you gave, so mine seems to do the trick there.
(edit:linked)


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by -dt- on 02-04-2005 at 05:19 AM

you could use the firefox extention "adblock"  (linkage) or you could rewrite the page with The Proxomitron (linkage)


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by M73A on 02-04-2005 at 07:25 AM

so adblock can stop them then?


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by user27089 on 02-04-2005 at 07:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by may73alliance
so adblock can stop them then?

Possibly, but if those images are hosted on another site, then you can simply block that site, therefore not being able to view those flash things... Just find out the website. go to:

C:/ > Windows > System32 > Drives > etc click on 'hosts' and open it in notepad.

in there you should have:

code:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
# For example:
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host
127.0.0.1       localhost


all you need to do there is add:
code:
127.0.0.1       site.url

and you won't be able to access/see any information off of those sites ever, without getting them off of the hosts file of course ;).

RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by paperless on 02-04-2005 at 07:55 AM

i think so.. because all the time a flash apears in page it appears.. with a small tab in the bottom of it and as it says adblock.. its self explanative..


RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by -dt- on 02-04-2005 at 09:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by traxor
all you need to do there is add:

    code:
    127.0.0.1       site.url



and you won't be able to access/see any information off of those sites ever, without getting them off of the hosts file of course .


blah in adblock just add a filter with
code:
url*

and it will have the same effect and its way easier to get to than finding and editing the hosts file each time
RE: Flash adverts in middle of pages by megamuff on 02-06-2005 at 05:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by traxor
quote:
Originally posted by may73alliance
so adblock can stop them then?

Possibly, but if those images are hosted on another site, then you can simply block that site, therefore not being able to view those flash things... Just find out the website. go to:

C:/ > Windows > System32 > Drives > etc click on 'hosts' and open it in notepad.

in there you should have:

code:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
# For example:
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host
127.0.0.1       localhost


all you need to do there is add:
code:
127.0.0.1       site.url

and you won't be able to access/see any information off of those sites ever, without getting them off of the hosts file of course ;).

i have a hosts file on my web site with literally thousands of ad hosts entered into it, available for download.. :P