Suggestions for free programs to remove adware
Apr 3, 2018, 6:11 pm
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Suggestions for free programs to remove adware
Looking for a free program that I can run to remove adware and speed up my browsing on my laptop. There used to be some good tools you could download and run a few years ago, but not sure which one to trust nowadays. Thoughts?
Apr 4, 2018, 7:37 am
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I use MalwareBytes too, but it rarely finds anything on my computers. I installed AdBlockPlus addons for all my browsers and it speeds up browsing without any of the ads displayed. It helps with avoiding malware too because if there is nothing on your screen you can't accidentally click any bad links.
Apr 4, 2018, 8:57 am
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I've found uBlock Origin to be faster than ....... Plus. uBlock also doesn't let advertisers buy their way past the ad blocking.
Twitter's very own @swiftOnSecurity recommend uBlock.
Twitter's very own @swiftOnSecurity recommend uBlock.
Apr 8, 2018, 8:09 pm
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I use uBlock as well, It does not block the ads from youtube. However, that said, I'm willing to allow for some advertising. The content creators do need to make some form of income. Completely blocking all ad revenue means they have less incentive to provide new content. I just hate the pop-ups and pop-unders and most auto-play type advertising (like those high-lighted words that pop up a commercial). If I could get around those, I'd be happy with banners.