Advertisements are pouring in on us from everywhere, from the radio receiver, from TV, from street billboards and there is nothing surprising that most people want to remove ads from at least their browser on a computer or phone. Today we will help you remove all ads from browsers on your digital devices.
“Advertising is the engine of trade,” one of the founders of the advertising business, Ludovic Metzel, put it, and he was right. With the help of advertising, potential buyers from advertising learn about new goods and services offered to them. At first, advertisements were printed in various paper publications: advertising booklets, leaflets, on the pages of magazines and newspapers. When there were: radio, television and a little later the Internet, advertising conquered this space as well. Now, opening any site, we see ads and this is normal. After all, sites are created in order to make money, and advertising is an additional income that the advertiser pays for promoting his services.
There are completely different situations when, when you open one or another browser, without having yet gone to the desired site, you see an advertising banner, an unknown site opens, or when you go to the site you need, the browser redirects you to content unknown to you. Why did such a problem arise? Often, when downloading some free content, the user can also receive software with built-in ads as a surprise. This is the sin of unscrupulous software developers: extensions and applications for browsers, PC programs, and so on. It's kind of like paying for free software. “Why, then, does the antivirus program not notice someone else's software? ": - you ask. It's simple: by downloading the program, you give a “green light” to it, and besides, the developers have thought out how to bypass protection on the computer. What to do and how to deal with ads in the browser for each individually, we will consider below.
If advertising has already appeared, then we start cleaning it in this web browser by analyzing your actions a day or two before the ad appears. You need to determine what programs or applications you have downloaded from the Internet recently. This can be viewed in the “Downloads” folder and deleting one software after another, we achieve until the ads stop appearing. It happens that such actions will not be enough, then we use more effective leverage - special programs and utilities:
- Dr. Web Curetlt.
You can fight ads in the Internet browser and using the methods built into it. Open the Internet browser menu, select “Settings” - “Show advanced settings” - “Personal data protection” and here we click “Block pop-up windows on all sites”. They also fight adware in web browsers with the help of special extensions for them - ad blockers: adquard, AdBlock Plus, uBlock and others. If it is impossible to remove the adware virus from the browser, then simply remove it (the browser) from the computer.
Virus, adware in Google Chrome gets in the same way as another web browser - with programs downloaded from the Internet, therefore, the methods for removing it are approximately the same, with minor changes. Let's now look at how to remove ads in this browser? The first thing we do is check it for the presence of extraneous malware. To do this, move the mouse over the browser icon and open its “Properties”, click on “Shortcut” in the inscription “Object” should be “C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” If somehow otherwise , then open the control panel, find the “My Computer” folder, find the “User” folder and see if a new “Temp” folder has appeared and if it exists, delete its contents.
You can also remove ads using the tools built into the browser. You need to click on the settings button at the top of the browser interface and go to them. Then select “Personal” and open the “Content Settings” window, select the “Pop-ups” entry, click the “Block pop-ups on all sites” button and then “Finish”.
And how to remove ads in the browser if you are poorly versed in the settings of your computer? If this is the case, you need to install plugins in your web browser - ad blockers or programs that I have provided for Yandex. It is better to do this from the Google Chrome store. We right-click on the browser settings, in the window select “Additional tools” - “Extensions”, go down this page and open the “More extensions” tab On the store page, enter the name of one of the listed anti-advertising extensions into the search, select the one you need and install it in the browser.
Mozilla, like the two browsers above, has built-in tools to combat ads. To enable them, you need to open it, select “Settings” - “Content” in the window and uncheck “Use Java Script” and put it in the “Block pop-up windows” line and click OK.
You can remove ads in this web browser using extensions. It is better to install them from trusted developers. You need to open the settings window, select “Add-ons” and write “Advertising” in the search, select and install the extension in this Internet browser.
As with the frefox web browser, you need to disable the use of Java Script and open unsolicited sites. Go to the Opera menu and open them, select “Tools” - “General settings” and check the box for “Block content”, then go to “Advanced” - “Content” and uncheck “Enable animation” and “Enable Java Script” .
How to remove pop-up ads in the browser
All methods described above are suitable for any browser. It is necessary to disable pop-up windows in the browser settings and install special plugins to block ads. There is also a more universal tool, how to remove ads in the browser forever - you need to download any software only from trusted resources.
The simplest solution to the problem of advertising on YouTube is to enter this command in the browser console: ="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=oKckVSqvaGw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com";.reload(); when visiting this video hosting. To open the console, you need to simultaneously press the Crl + Shift + J keys and write this command into the console line, and then press the Enter button.
What to do if the browser with ads opens by itself
If you have this trouble, it means that a virus has invaded your computer and you need to remove it. To find it, open Task Scheduler Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In the Task Scheduler, open its Library. We are looking for a suspicious file and delete it by hovering over it, and then in the right window click Delete, you can also turn it off for a while.
How to remove ads from Vulcan (and other casinos) in the browser
How to remove ads in the browser on Android
, AdBlock Plus , uBlock etc. There are better programs in the fight against adware: Ad Muncher, AdwCleaner, etc. Such programs block pop-up ads, prevent ad viruses from entering the OS and save traffic. The choice is yours. In my practice I use two plugins: Adblock Plus and Adquard and now it is completely devoid of ads.If all the methods described above did not help, you will need to reinstall the operating system.
The free program AdwCleaner is designed to remove adware and potentially unwanted software from your computer. After removing such software, the security of your computer will increase.
Many users often encountered the implicit installation of various unnecessary software on their computer. Toolbars and add-ons for browsers, advertising modules and banners, toolbars, and similar programs penetrate the computer during installation or after launching programs downloaded from the Internet.
The user proposes to install a specific program on his computer, but in the end he receives such an unexpected “gift” that he will not be happy about at all. In some cases, the user himself skips such programs to his computer without unchecking the boxes in the appropriate items, without paying attention to this when installing the program. In other cases, such unwanted software enters the computer secretly, without any notice to the user.
To prevent the installation of unnecessary programs, you can use the program, which will warn you if you try to install such unwanted software on your computer.
Often, such unwanted software, after being installed on a computer, behaves quite aggressively. Home pages in browsers change, new search engines appear, for example, such as the infamous Webalta, advertising banners, etc. Webalta secretly penetrates the computer, changes the start page in the browser, makes itself the default search engine, changes the properties of the shortcut for opening your page in browsers installed on your computer.
AdwCleaner can be used to combat such unwanted programs. AdwCleaner will scan your computer for adware and potentially dangerous software. You will then receive a report and will be prompted to remove the found adware, malware, and other potentially unwanted programs after you restart your computer.
AdwCleaner successfully removes toolbars, toolbars, ad blocks, hijackers that change the browser's home page, and other similar software. Once the cleaning is complete, your computer will be more secure.
The AdwCleaner program does not require installation on a computer. It can be run from anywhere on the computer, from a connected disk or flash drive. The AdwCleaner utility has Russian language support and is used in the Windows operating system.
AdwCleaner download
AdwCleaner was acquired by the well-known antivirus company Malwarebytes. after that, there were changes in the interface and settings of the application.
The article has been supplemented with an overview of the new version of Malwarebytes AwdCleaner.
Malwarebytes AwdCleaner Settings
Launch Malwarebytes AwdCleaner. In the main window of the application, there are several sections on the sidebar: "Control Panel", "Quarantine", "Report Files", "Settings", "Help".
To change the application settings, open the "Settings" section. There are three tabs in the "Settings" section: "Application", "Exception", "Details".
The "Application" tab contains options for applying certain program settings when restoring during a basic system cleanup. Here you can set more stringent rules for scanning and cleaning the system, depending on the degree of problems encountered on this computer. From here you can uninstall AdwCleaner.
In the "Exclusions" tab, the user adds applications to exclusions so that AdwCleaner ignores this data when scanning and cleaning.
The "Quarantine" section contains files placed in quarantine.
From the "Report Files" section, you can copy the report to Notepad for saving on your computer, or for sharing with others.
Finding Adware and Unwanted Programs in Malwarebytes AwdCleaner
In the main window of Malwarebytes AwdCleaner, in the "Control Panel" section, click on the "Scan" button to start searching for unwanted and adware software on your PC.
After the computer scan is completed, the AdwCleaner window will display information about detected threats.
First, click on the "View Scan Report" button to get detailed information about the detected objects. I advise you to read the report, as the program enters unwanted applications associated with Mail.Ru.
Removing unwanted and adware in Malwarebytes AwdCleaner
In the main window of Malwarebytes AwdCleaner, you can uncheck the boxes next to the found files and folders that you think should not be deleted.
After reviewing the information received, click on the "Clear and restore" button.
In the reboot warning window, click on the first button, the reboot will occur after the system is cleaned of unwanted software.
Then another window will open in which you need to click on the "Restart" button.
After starting Windows, the Malwarebytes AwdCleaner window will open with information about the cleaning results. If necessary, you can repeat the search and remove unwanted applications again.
Removing unwanted programs in AdwCleaner (old version)
After downloading to your computer, run the AdwCleaner executable. In the window that opens, you will need to click on the "J'accepte / I Agree" item to accept the terms of the license agreement.
Immediately after launch, the main window of the AdwCleaner program will open. The program is already running and is in the “Waiting for action” mode.
To launch a search for potentially unwanted and malicious programs, in the AdwCleaner program, you will need to click on the "Scan" button. The program will begin the process of searching for unwanted software, scanning services, folders, files, modified shortcuts, registry, browsers.
After the scanning process is completed, you can look at the results of the search for the found threats. To do this, you will need to open in turn the tabs "Services", "Folders", "Files", "Shortcuts", "Registry", "Internet Explorer" and other installed browsers in order to get acquainted with the detected data.
Carefully review the scan result in each tab. The program may offer to delete folders and files that should not be deleted from the computer. This mainly applies to services, programs and extensions of Yandex and Mail.Ru.
In the AdwCleaner program, the settings are made in such a way that along with the removal of unnecessary toolbars, panels and add-ons, other software related to Yandex and Mail.Ru will be offered for removal. For example, the Yandex.Disk client program or the visual bookmark extension from Yandex.
Therefore, carefully look at the list of found, so as not to remove the add-ons or extensions that you use in your browser from your computer. Before deleting items, uncheck the boxes next to the corresponding items to prevent the removal of the programs you need.
In this image, you can see that I unchecked the corresponding items in order not to remove the "Alexa Toolbar" extension, which I myself installed in my Mozilla Firefox browser.
In order to view general information about the data found, you can click on the "Report" button.
Your computer's scan report will open in notepad. If necessary, you can save this report on your computer. To do this, you will need to enter the "File" menu by selecting the "Save as ..." item in the context menu.
To remove potentially unwanted programs, in the main window of the AdwCleaner program, you will need to click on the "Clean" button.
Next, the "AdwCleaner - End Programs" window will open. You will be prompted to close all running programs, as well as save open documents on your computer. After completing the programs and saving the documents, click on the "OK" button.
Then the "AdwCleaner - Information" window will open with information that will give you tips on how to prevent unwanted software from being installed on your computer. After reviewing this information, click on the "OK" button.
After that, the computer will shut down, then the computer will restart. After a new start of the operating system, a notepad will be opened with a report on the work done in the AdwCleaner program. If necessary, you can save this report on your computer.
AdwCleaner places the data deleted from the computer into quarantine. If necessary, you can restore erroneously deleted data from quarantine.
Restoring data from quarantine
To restore data from quarantine, in the "Tools" menu, click on the "Quarantine Manager" item. This will open the "AdwCleaner - Quarantine Management" window.
To restore erroneously deleted items, you will first need to check the corresponding items, and then you will need to click on the "Restore" button.
You can uninstall AdwCleaner from your computer from the main program window with one click. To remove the program, you will need to click on the "Remove" button, after which the AdwCleaner program will be removed from your computer.
Article Conclusions
The free program AdwCleaner will remove adware, malware and potentially unwanted software from the user's computer. After removing unwanted applications, the security of the computer will be improved.
Blocker extensions will help remove ads from social networking pages, news and entertainment sites. Lifehacker has selected the most popular, simple, convenient and functional solutions that will ensure fast loading of sites and help protect against malware distributed through advertising networks.
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Compatibility: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Yandex.Browser, Maxthon, Microsoft Edge.
- Russian language support: there is
The most popular extension among blockers. It does an excellent job of blocking banner ads and pop-ups, has a wide range of options for customizing your own filters, and does not require any money. Adblock Plus will not allow the user to access virus sites, thereby protecting the system from infection.
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Compatibility: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari.
- Russian language support: there is.
Element Hiding Helper is an addition to the Adblock Plus extension that allows you to hide absolutely any part of the page. For example, Adblock removed all advertising content from the site. But some buttons or links are not ads, and you still don't want to see them. Say, on rambler.ru you want to get rid of the "Dating on Rambler" link and the exchange rate of the Central Bank.
Click on the Adblock Plus icon in the upper right corner of the screen and click on "Select item to hide". It can also be called by pressing Ctrl + Shift + F3.
Hover over the element you want to remove: it will be highlighted with a red border. Click on it with the mouse and in the window that opens, click "Add Filter".
There will be no unwanted items left.
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Compatibility: Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari.
- Russian language support: no.
Another extension to remove annoying ads. It works just as efficiently as Adblock Plus, but at the same time it has an undeniable advantage: it consumes much less computer resources, speeding up page loading.
The ability to hide any part of the web page that you don't like is also provided in uBlock. In this case, you do not need to install anything additionally: just use the "Pipette" tool.
Most ad blockers make money by displaying individual banner ads. They almost do not catch the eye, but at the same time they fulfill their purpose. You can turn them off, but for this you need to uncheck the box, which few people manage to find the first time.
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Compatibility: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari.
- Russian language support: there is.
Surely you have noticed more than once that after reading an article about a new phone, you are haunted by its advertising. It is this collection of information that blocks Ghostery while speeding up page loading. Agree, this is important.
Opera
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Windows, Mac, Linux.
- Russian language support: there is.
How to remove ads in desktop apps
Blocker programs have a lot more options than browser extensions. They are able to remove ads not only from web pages, but also from applications. For example, the usual Skype, Viber or uTorrent.
- License: commercial software.
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS.
- Russian language support: there is.
The parental control function is convenient: it is possible to configure both blacklists that prohibit the child from visiting sites that you do not want, and whitelists that open only certain ones.
Adguard also takes care of network security: it blocks sites with potentially dangerous content and stops all attempts to track your activity while browsing the Web.
The free version is provided for 14 days. The subscription price is 250 rubles per year.
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Windows.
- Russian language support: no.
Free software that easily detects malicious code on web pages, blocks sites with suspicious content, and has extensive ad blocking capabilities in applications.
The advantage of Ad Muncher is its lightness. The distribution kit weighs no more than 500 KB, the installation will not affect the performance of the computer in any way.
Ad Muncher is completely in English, but the interface is so simple and clear that even a novice user will not have any difficulties in working.
- License: shareware software.
- Operating system: Windows.
- Russian language support: no.
As simple as it is powerful tool for blocking ads and inappropriate content. The program filters are regularly updated, which makes working with it comfortable and reliable.
The basic functions of the program are free. To access advanced features such as blocking ads on social networks, improved security or technical support, you will need to subscribe. A full year of the app costs $19.
Application in English. But thanks to the intuitive interface, there will be no difficulties in working.
How to remove ads in mobile browsers
Those who are completely satisfied with their own browser can install blocker applications.
Free Adblocker Browser
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Android.
- Russian language support: there is.
A widely known mobile browser in narrow circles. Hides all types of ads, ensures security when working on the Web and does not require configuration.
The phone no longer needs to load dozens of banners and commercials. Therefore, the load on it is reduced significantly, and this, in turn, can significantly save battery power.
Adblock Browser
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Android, iOS.
- Russian language support: there is.
It is similar to the previous browser not only in the name, but also in the principle of operation. Prohibits the display of advertising banners, videos, pictures and ads, reduces the load on the phone and monitors your safety.
Due to the fact that the popular Firefox is taken as the basis, working in Adblock Browser is more convenient, and in some ways even more pleasant than in most analogues.
Opera
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Android.
- Russian language support: there is.
Like the desktop version, Opera for mobile natively supports ad blocking. The built-in news feed informs about the latest events in the country and the world, not letting you miss something important. Well, the number of downloads, which has exceeded 100 million, speaks for itself.
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: iOS, Android (for Samsung).
- Russian language support: there is.
This popular blocker will help iOS users clean up ads on Safari pages, and Samsung owners can clean up their Android browsers. Thanks to the addition of whitelists, it is possible to leave the selected pages unchanged if necessary.
Crystal
- License: commercial software.
- Operating Systems: iOS, Android (for Samsung).
- Russian language support: No
Popular due to its simplicity and functionality of the application. To prohibit the display of ads, you need to go to the settings, select a browser and enable the "Content Blocking Rules". And that's it.
In fact, Crystal has no other settings. The absence of black and white lists is a bit disappointing, but the application copes with its task perfectly.
Crystal costs 29 rubles.
Adblock Fast
- License: free software.
- Operating Systems: iOS, Android.
- Russian language support: no.
Another app for ad-tired iOS and Android users. Adblock Fast is free, but it doesn't work perfectly. Sometimes completely legal content falls under the distribution, for example, a product in an online store. And it happens that the advertising banner remains in its rightful place.
Nevertheless, in most cases, the application copes with the declared functions.
How to remove ads in all android apps
This section is for those who want to clean not only browsers, but also all other mobile applications.
- License: commercial software.
- Operating system: Android.
- Russian language support: there is.
Full-fledged software that removes ads from all other mobile applications.
You won't be able to find Adguard on Google Play. You can download the utility from the developer's website.
The free version only supports cleaning browsers. To block ads in apps, you will need to purchase the full version. The issue price is 129 rubles per year.
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Android.
- Russian language support: there is.
In short, AdAway adjusts the hosts file so that applications can access the Internet but cannot load ads. To change system files, AdAway will require root privileges. How to get them, Lifehacker already.
Working with the program will not cause difficulties. In fact, there are only two buttons on the main screen. The first blocks access to ads, and the second allows you to return system files to their original form if you decide to get rid of the application.
- License: free software.
- Operating system: Android.
- Russian language support: there is.
The application will also require root rights from your phone to access system directories and will also change the hosts file. AdFree effectively copes with all types of advertising and, in comparison with analogues, takes up much less space, practically without using phone resources.
You can download the blocker from the official repository: for obvious reasons, Google does not want to see this program in the list of its applications.
How to remove ads in all iOS — applications
iOS is a closed source system that initially disables access to system files. But, as a rule, they need to be edited to block ads.
A prerequisite is the presence of a jailbreak, that is, full access rights. Keep in mind that this operation may void your warranty, and a mistake can turn your iPhone or iPad into a useless brick of plastic and metal.
To navigate through system folders, you will need a file manager such as iFiles.
Changing folder permissions
In order for ads to appear in a particular application, first of all, it must be downloaded and saved to the device. In most cases, advertisement files are stored in the application's Caches folder. If you restrict writing to this directory, there will be no place for ads to get files for playback and you simply won’t see them.
- Go to the folder with the program: User → Application → "Program name".
- Locate the Caches folder.
- Set its permissions to "Read" and "Execute".
Removing images from a program folder
- Go to User → Containers → Bundle → Application → "Application Name".
- Delete from the folder all files that may be associated with advertising.
Uninstall iAd
iAd is the same service that delivers advertising to all Apple products. By deleting the folders that are related to it, we thereby get rid of unwanted content.
Navigate to the iOS system folders and delete the following:
- com.apple.iad.adlibd.
- iAdFramework.axbundle.
- iAd.framework.
- iAdCore.framework
Remember that all jailbreak methods are not guaranteed to be 100% successful, because they have nothing to do with Apple developers. And by deleting the excess from the system folders, you can permanently disable the phone. Therefore, deciding to get rid of ads, be careful.
Don't know how to remove ads in your browser? There are hundreds of different programs designed to block pop-up windows and other intrusive and annoying ads in the browser. Below is a list of the most popular and widely used browsers and ways to block pop-up ads. As well as programs that we recommend trying.
Note: all recent browsers have their own protection against some type of pop-up. If the ads are still appearing after following the steps below, it is very likely that your computer is under the control of malware. Run an antivirus scan with malwarebytes or a similar program and delete everything that the program finds. This will help remove ads from the browser.
How to remove ads in Google Chrome browser
Google Chrome has its own ad blocker and pop-up blocker. It will block most pop-ups, so it's safe to say that the blocker does its job very well.
By default, this option should be enabled, but if you want to change the settings, or want to check if the option is enabled or not, you can follow the steps below.
Another option for Google Chrome users is to download and install the AdBlock Plus extension, which will remove most browser pop-ups.
Mozilla Firefox
The main reason many users switched from Internet Explorer to Firefox before Microsoft released IE 6.0 was that Firefox had the ability to remove pop-ups.
If you are using Mozilla Firefox and want to customize or change your browser's pop-up handling, follow these steps.
Another option for Firefox users is to download and install the AdBlock Plus add-on. This extension will block most pop-ups in the browser.
Opera
The latest version of Opera also includes its own pop-up blocker, and just like previous browsers, it should be enabled by default. To check, do the following:
Another option for Opera users is to download and install the AdBlock extension.
internet explorer
For users of Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
Users of IE 6.0 and later can be thankful that Microsoft has decided to include an ad and pop-up blocker in the browser. By default, this option should be enabled, but if you want to change the settings, or want to check if the option is enabled or not, you can follow the steps below.
Those who work with earlier versions of Internet Explorer (before version 6.0) can also remove pop-ups and ads. To do this, set