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    Firefox Extension: Block flash ads?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mikez, Jul 24, 2006.

  1. mikez

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    Is there an extension to block flash ads? Thanks
     
    mikez, Jul 24, 2006
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    adblock can block flash, but you have to tell it what to block.
     
    dragonesse, Jul 24, 2006
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    I think Proxomitron will do this - with any browser!!!
     
    Tiger-Heli, Jul 24, 2006
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  4. mikez

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    Try to go to hardforum.com and block out the flash anime on top. What I meant is to block out flash anime, sorry if I confused you.
     
    mikez, Jul 24, 2006
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    Tiger-Heli, Jul 24, 2006
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    Adblock works on most but now some are running scripts. Then use noscript and that can control all.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 24, 2006
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    Good suggestion. I'm running AdBlock, Flashblock and NoScript. I went to that hardforum.com and didn't see any Flash at all.
     
    WashWest, Jul 24, 2006
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    I use Adblock Plus and this entry blocks all Flash:

    *.swf

    While this one allows Flash for URLs that contain one of the keywords in the list:

    /.(adobe|dell|ebay|google|macromedia|mozilla|nba|xbox|worldsbk|youtube).*\.swf/
     
    mjpartyboy, Jul 24, 2006
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  9. mikez

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    Thanks, it works.
     
    mikez, Jul 24, 2006
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    I use adblock to block scripts as well.
     
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    Ahh... it works but it also block out youtube. Any other method? Thanks
     
    mikez, Jul 24, 2006
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    The second line in my post counters the blocking of Flash for sites that contain one of the keywords in the list. I've done it this way and YouTube and Google Videos work fine. Alternatively you could go to YouTube's site, click the Adblock Plus icon and then select Disable on... to enable all of the site.
     
    mjpartyboy, Jul 25, 2006
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