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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre online ads becoming toxic to my computer?
The latest type of ads seem to cause faults in my browser. Requiring constant refresh, and BACK. They seem to ruin the screen, if I move the mouse, while their shit is loading.
Is my computer operating system hosed, or are the new ads pushing the limit?
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)AnOhioan
(2,894 posts)Initech
(100,149 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)RC
(25,592 posts)Not even DU ads if I am not logged on.
Ghostery
http://download.cnet.com/Ghostery/3000-11745_4-10974194.html
I had a little problem logging on to my bank at first because it did non allow the cookies to update. A simple check mark removal fixed that.
The list of stopped crap can get quite long on some sites.
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)I started using this last month on the advice of folks on DU.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)RC
(25,592 posts)Ever do a Google search on any of the stuff it stops? Not pretty.