SPAM in Trainz Forum
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If you still get ads on a page you have blocked, there are additional features in adblock that allow you to tailor the plugin to the specific site. It can target specific layouts used by the site that can sometimes get through the basic settings. Try playing around with the plugin a little when you next have this problem.
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shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
I would say you've picked up some adware/spyware there.
Shane
Shane
This is the easiest way to block the most advertisements:
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
It will filter a majority of the advertisement sites to search for 127.0.0.1 as the address. This in turn, makes it null and void, as the path to the "junk" leads to nowhere with 127.0.0.1 address.
Just a thought...
works for me!
Paul
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
It will filter a majority of the advertisement sites to search for 127.0.0.1 as the address. This in turn, makes it null and void, as the path to the "junk" leads to nowhere with 127.0.0.1 address.
Just a thought...
works for me!
Paul
nfitzsimmons
New member
The first place I always look is at the installed browser tools, to see if there are any new "browser helper toolbars" installed.
DO NOT use huge HOSTS files as pdkoester stated above. I used to contribute heavily to those until they spun out of control - they are huge and inefficient. I'd recommend trying a minimal one, though - I use one that's about 100-200 lines, not 10,000 or more like the MVPS ones. And, of course, AdBlockPlus.
Glad you got rid of the troublemaker. A lot of people get that stuff from other ("normal") ads in the first place.
Glad you got rid of the troublemaker. A lot of people get that stuff from other ("normal") ads in the first place.
cascaderailroad
New member
I never spammed you ... maybe if you took down my name in your signature you might find differentlyI get spam on here sometimes. Calls itself 'cascaderailroad'
ryanstrains
Moderator
Guys please do not call out other members, and please do not take the flamebait if it is provided.
um, rr....your kinda loopy, hosts filters are by far one of the best ways to stop unwanted data getting to you.
been using hosts filters for years and can only say this, everybody should be using a form of hosts therapy.
just like your steam statement, your info is very misleading...
been using hosts filters for years and can only say this, everybody should be using a form of hosts therapy.
just like your steam statement, your info is very misleading...
Um, as one of the first people to be using HOSTS as an adblocking mechanism - and, as mentioned, still do - I've been a hardcore promoter of it since 1998 or 1999, but 10,000 and 20,000 line FQDNs slow you down and are just plain ridiculous. Kind of like Steam, that's a big detail some people seem to overlook, and tends to appeal to people who don't know any better.
"Stopping unwanted data getting to you." That's pretty funny...
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I think you are exaggerating a smidgen as I don't seem to have any bit of slow down what-so-ever! It is exactly 16,284 lines, and that is small compared to what I have seen go into Barracuda, Cisco, and Network Appliance equipment to filter this stuff out. You must be on an older system that cannot handle this small entry on a HOSTS file. But, to keep it real, it does work, doesn't slow anything down. Please, define the "slow you down" part, as I seem to do great with it all in the HOSTS file. I'd like to learn more, as this computer cannot get much faster, if at all. I don't count ONE second gained as substantially faster. Intel i975 Extreme Edition @4.33 Ghz, Two SDDs in RAID0 for operating system, another separate SSD for games and applications, 24 GB of DDR3 triple channel RAM, GTX 580 w/3GB of GDDR5 video RAM. My ISP is comcast, download is 60-61.5 MB download, 6-7 MB upload.
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It slows down DNS requests. Never said anything about up or download speed. In fact, if you actually knew about how HOSTS works, you'd have known that. That's also why I said things like this appeal to people who don't know any better.
***Even the folks at MVPS WARN you about exactly what I'm saying***
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostswin7.htm
I still don't see it slowing anything down, to resolve DNS... Sites come up right away. Could you be more specific? Works fine. Thanks in advance, appreciate the feedback.
It slows down DNS requests. Never said anything about up or download speed. In fact, if you actually knew about how HOSTS works, you'd have known that. That's also why I said things like this appeal to people who don't know any better.
***Even the folks at MVPS WARN you about exactly what I'm saying***
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostswin7.htm
The problem tends to be, when typing in a URL or clicking a link, there is a slight delay, because every domain referenced has to be checked against every entry in the HOSTS file. If a domain can't be resolved by HOSTS, it's then passed to the DNS server, like normal. Since many if not most mainstream webpages include pull in dozens of different sites on different domains (e.g. ads, web bugs, etc.), this problem gets magnified.
The real problem with the HOSTS method is that HOSTS requires FQDNs, or Fully-Qualified Domain Names. For example, let's say that you want to block ADDTHIS.COM, one of the more unpleasant trackers/adsites around. You'd have to know every domain name they use, and have a separate entry for each in HOSTS:
127.0.0.1 ct1.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 m.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 o.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 p.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 q.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s1.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s3.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s4.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s5.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s7.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 s9.addthis.com
Pretty repetitious, huh? Other methods, like ABP and DNSKong, use a simpler filter:
||addthis.com (ABP)
addthis (DNSKong)
In other words, they can block with one filter rule (and, thus, a comparison) what HOSTS requires 7 to do.
Perhaps even far more importantly, ABP and DNSKong will block any other addthis.com domains that are as-yet-unlisted or undiscovered. That's a huge limitation of HOSTS, and the HOSTS file currently offered at MVPS is missing half of the aforementioned addthis.com domains.
Unfortunately, DNSKong doesn't work reliably in modern versions of Windows, leaving ABP the only real option.