Originally Posted by iwillflytheworld
This works only on Windows (AFAIK). Go to the folder
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
(This is the default folder on Win XP. Could be different in your system. You can also just search for a file called "hosts").
There should be a file called "hosts" (no extension); if there isn't one, create it. Edit the file with notepad. Add those two lines. Restart your computer. Voila, all ads gone

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Perfect!!! Thanks for the Windows tutorial...worked like a charm -- ads gone!