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    How do I get rid of this?

    I have one of those recurring ads that embeds itself into practically every page I view.

    It's for some slimming site and features an animation of the bottom half of a rather portly woman in a white thong "twerking" with all her flab bouncing around as she does it.

    Is there some way of getting rid of this? It's putting me off me nosh.

    #2
    search for 'custom hosts file' it remaps DNS entries for all the ad suppliers to localhost. Imagine redirecting junk mail straight to the bin at the post box.
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      #3
      Sorry. Thought this was a thread from Brillopads wife
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        #4
        You sure it isn't just targeted advertising based on your google history so the same add appears in where ever advertising space is allocated on the page?

        I remember when I first came across this. I was looking at Royal Caribbean cruises and a few websites later I got an advert for RC and the next site had it to. At the time I thought wow what a coincidence!!
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          #5
          Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
          Sorry. Thought this was a thread from Brillopads wife
          How can it be? She isn't allowed near my computer....
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            #6
            Originally posted by vetran View Post
            search for 'custom hosts file' it remaps DNS entries for all the ad suppliers to localhost. Imagine redirecting junk mail straight to the bin at the post box.
            Ty. I'll try it out

            Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
            You sure it isn't just targeted advertising based on your google history so the same add appears in where ever advertising space is allocated on the page?

            I remember when I first came across this. I was looking at Royal Caribbean cruises and a few websites later I got an advert for RC and the next site had it to. At the time I thought wow what a coincidence!!
            This one seems more insidious than those Minority Report type ads. Furthermore, I've never been interested in slimming.

            May have visited a few sites involving thongs though

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              #7
              Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
              How can it be? She isn't allowed near my computer....
              When I think of Brillos wife, Norman Bates always springs to mind.
              What happens in General, stays in General.
              You know what they say about assumptions!

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                #8
                Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                You sure it isn't just targeted advertising based on your google history so the same add appears in where ever advertising space is allocated on the page?

                I remember when I first came across this. I was looking at Royal Caribbean cruises and a few websites later I got an advert for RC and the next site had it to. At the time I thought wow what a coincidence!!
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                  #9
                  I keep getting ones for Christian Dating, if there is one thing i don't need help with it is finding girls who won't sleep with me

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                    #10
                    bottom half of a rather portly woman in a white thong "twerking" with all her flab bouncing around
                    Please email me this virus and I will have a look.
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