OT- unwanted ads.

Captain Kwok · #1 May 26th, 2004, 12:31 AM

I think in tools > internet options > advanced, there are options to play sounds/animations/videos.

Atrocities · #2 May 26th, 2004, 12:51 AM

Becareful some pop up adds are not what they seem. They are in fact programs that can cost you a lot of $$.

Some disconnect you and have your computer dial a nigerian phone company to get connected and then you get a huge phone bill. Don't believe me, do some checking.

Generally pop up ads should be viewed as viruses.

Atrocities · #3 May 26th, 2004, 12:58 AM

WATCH THIS You might need IE as NS does not open it correctly. Let me know what you think.

[ May 25, 2004, 23:59: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

Arkcon · #4 May 26th, 2004, 03:23 AM

If you want to use the Proxomitron, but find all the options daunting, try this: {clicky}. Its a set of filters written for Proxomitron. I liked tinkering with Proxomitron, but this list made it such a breeze.

[ May 28, 2004, 21:53: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Randallw · #5 May 26th, 2004, 06:23 AM

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Originally posted by Arkcon:
I'm not positive, but the video ads may be Flash ads. My solution? I have never downloaded the Shockwave plugin. Yeah, that's a little severe, I know. I miss out on a game here and there, but it's sure to be pure ads in the near future.

I think you misunderstand. These aren't little flash ads but full videos (albeit 10-15 seconds) that appear in a full screen windoe with a play, pause and rewind buttons. They look like tv ads.

Arkcon · #6 May 26th, 2004, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by Randallw:
I think you misunderstand. These aren't little flash ads but full videos (albeit 10-15 seconds) that appear in a full screen windoe with a play, pause and rewind buttons. They look like tv ads.

Hmmm... I haven't seen those. I do have Quicktime and I can't remove Windows Media Player, but I told Mozilla not to run those programs, so ...

Tell me, what web sites do you go to that forces these videos? When I had Comcast, their home page ran multiple Flash ads. When I removed Shockwave from my system, it would ask me 5 times to install it again.

Also Yahoo, had Flash ads. I was at work, trying to search for a vendor, and a Gateway computer starts hopping around the screen. So I can relate to something that's real annoying. Let me see what those sites do to me.

[ May 26, 2004, 15:56: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Randallw · #7 May 27th, 2004, 02:45 PM

I can't remember where I was at the time. I think, but am not sure, that I was reading a Gamespy page. It wasn't the adds they put between pages though, where you click on the link above the ad to go to the page you wanted. I guess its always possible I clicked on an ad and didn't notice till the movie had downloaded.