A bit about everything that surrounds us in the browser space. All my acquaintances in the blogging sphere are wonderful admins and talented programmers. But many, like me, encounter minor issues in everyday life and often lack the time to figure out how to fix them.
I will help you solve some problems. If you already know everything, then skip this post and don’t scoff at me for dealing with this nonsense. Maybe someone, like me, would like to solve everything but doesn’t know how. Then my post is for them.
So, I’ve confused you, let's go step by step, or rather, by degree of annoyance:
1. Some people profit from pop-ups Pop-up, pop-under, click-under, while others are going crazy from them. Yes, I won’t deny, they bring in good money, but they are excruciatingly annoying!
I don't want to visit that site anymore.
For example, my music site hosting has cluttered with these banners, and now I get a pop-up with pornography for every little thing I do. I can't stand it. But, as they say, my husband may drink, but he's still mine, so hosting I don't want to change it – I'm used to it.
But I can't handle the flood of banners any longer.
Here’s what I propose to hide the numerous ads in various banners
Opera:
1. Using the settings file urlfilter.ini, which can be downloaded freely. More precisely, here is its code; it’s not complicated, you can write a similar one yourself but with your own limitations.
2. Banner cutting. It turns out it not only removes the funny banners I mocked but also effectively trims Pop-up.
This article describes several ways to block them. The article isn’t new, but it’s the best thing I’ve found to date.
3. The same article describes blocking using scripts, but I haven’t tried that; I just opted for a simple content ban.
4. Using the Genon resource, it was discovered how easy and fast it is to block missed pop-unders, those that aren't destroyed by the regular settings (Tools/Quick settings/Block unsolicited windows)
. The idea is to have a specific list of ad services that are added to Opera’s restricted content database.
Of course, the number of websites hidden under pop-unders is steadily increasing, and the suggested list is inevitably becoming outdated. However, to calm your nerves, you just need to specify the websites once and stop being bothered by pop-up offers of steamy sex or naked bottoms.
Mozilla Firefox:
1. Usually, a simple block like the one in point 4 works. Opera.
You can do this in the following way: Tools/Additions/click Adblock Plus/Settings/Add a filter/Enter the website address.
The same list, the same way to add undesired websites.
2. In addition, Mozilla Firefox includes special components that block pop-up windows. The developers have tried to make our lives easier, unlike the creators of Opera.
They invented an add-on or application that is installed on top of the browser – Adblock Plus 1.0.2.
Internet Explorer:
According to statistics, a large number of users prefer the good old IE. As they say, Gates has brainwashed us, so many blindly believe in the infallibility of this browser.
By the way, it has the most 'leaky' protection. I mean not Gates, but the browser. All advertising programs, trojans, bars, and other nonsense break through to you via Internet Explorer. Think about it!
However, IE it has strong protection against pop-up ads. Different antivirus mechanisms are embedded in it. So, as soon as a trojan tries to load, it will be caught immediately, and if not neutralized, at least reported.
Old security settings kick in, in which the browser cuts out all ads.
By the way, it wouldn't hurt to hide ads from search engines if you decide to earn on this. Otherwise, you'll face an ugly place, a prison called a ban!
2. The first point was about Pop-up, pop-under, click-under and the chaos they create.
Now a few words on how to save your personal URLs, which are usually stored in browser directories. Yes, I know, it's the age of technology and many store bookmarks in online services. But besides that, there is a layer of people who still use the 'Add to favorites».
Regarding exporting bookmarks and emails to Mozilla Firefox, Sergei Lednev described in detail; if you're interested – read it.
Regarding IE it's as simple as 1-2-3:
XP: (System drive) :Documents and SettingsxxxFavorites
Vista: (System drive) :UsersxxxFavorites
As for that Opera a couple of years ago, I had to rack my brain. The thing is, bookmarks are stored in a special file with the extension .adr, which we need to extract.
The scheme is as follows:
1. Bookmarks / Manage bookmarks
2. File / Export bookmarks from Opera
3. When reinstalling, we look for the .adr, replace it with ours, and enjoy 🙂
And you can tell me that this is all nonsense in the dead of a September night – I still helped someone in this world.
