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Below is a list of the best free ad blockers. But none of them is perfect, so it is most effective to use several solutions at once.

Advertising types

When choosing the best blockers, we adhered to the following criteria:

Completely free;
Good user ratings;
No need to register account for use;
Recently updated (last 12 months);
Implementation as a plug-in for at least one browser or operating system;
Blocks "display ads" (pop-ups, banners, videos, static images, wallpapers, text ads);
Blocks ads in videos (for example, on YouTube).

To test blockers, we used several sites with various types advertisements. Among them: Forbes.com, Fark.com, YouTube and OrlandoSentinel.com.
On the Orlando Sentinel, we found aggressive ad formats that most ad blockers can't block. In fact, only a handful of them have effectively blocked all of the ads shown on the Orlando Sentinel.

We have reviewed each of these free tools based on the specified criteria and rated them. In addition, the adblockers listed below, with the exception of Stend Fair Adblocker, are open source software. source code.

Best Adblockers - Browser Plugins and Apps

The best option for blocking ads is to install a specialized plugin or use a browser with a built-in blocker. They interact with websites much more accurately than standalone programs running on the computer in the background.

Stands Fair AdBlocker
It is only available for the browser Google Chrome. With this plugin, you can block all types of ads. But it is only available as an addon for the Google Chrome browser.
Stands Fair AdBlocker is not designed to block ads, although it can be used for that as well. The developer company believes in fair advertising and encourages users to whitelist ads displayed on websites.

Luckily, Stands does a great job of blocking all other ads. Including aggressive ad formats shown on the Orlando Sentinel. As well as display ads, auto-play videos, and YouTube ads.

Rating : 7/7

Main advantages: Block ads on Facebook and Google search.

Works with: Google Chrome

AdBuard AdBlock
AdGuard AdBlock was able to block all types of ads. But the biggest downside of this ad blocker is that all features are only available in the premium version. At the same time, the difference between blocker versions is explained only in the reference documentation.

Many users have positively evaluated AdBuard AdBlock. It has been downloaded over 4 million times and has received high ratings.
When we tested it, it turned out to be one of the ad blockers that not only effectively blocked ads shown on the Orlando Sentinel site, but also did not skip ad frames with the word “advertisement”.

Rating : 7/7

Main advantages: Ability to convert whitelist to blacklist.

Works with: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Yandex.Browser.

Opera Browser
One of the fastest and most productive browsers. He was one of the first to offer his users a built-in adblocker.

Once you turn on the adblocker in the settings, it will block almost every ad you come across. But the browser was unable to block interstitial ads on the Forbes site (blocks of quotes that appear before articles). Most of the other ad units were blocked.
In addition, the Opera adblocker successfully blocked advertisements shown on the Orlando Sentinel.

Rating : 7/7

Main advantages: built-in popular browser, easy whitelisting operation.

Works: with Opera.

Adblock Plus
It is the most popular ad blocking software with over 10 million downloads on Google Chrome browser alone. This is a free and open source project. Adblock Plus is the basis for many other free blockers.

By default, Adblock Plus is designed to block only those advertisements that are considered intrusive or potentially harmful. Therefore, it requires additional configuration.
If you want to block most ads (including auto-playing videos), you need to turn off the "Allow some non-intrusive ads" option in the settings. Even so, ABP doesn't block everything.

Adblock Plus was one of the tools that failed to do anything about the ads shown on the Orlando Sentinel. Unfortunately, even the "block elements" function could not help. ABP is good and popular, but far from perfect.

Rating : 6.5 / 7

Main advantages: Presence of an anti-blocking filter.

Works with: Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Yandex.Browser, iOS, Android.

uBlock AdBlocker Plus
Unlike other tools, uBlock AdBlocker Plus is easy to use. However, there are some things that the developer could improve. For example, a blocker site is just a page with the name of the plugin and no additional information.

Block AdBlocker Plus effectively blocks most ads but still lets some through. For example, it did not block ads from automatically playing on one of the sites.

When some ads loaded, I used the "element block" feature to block specific ads on the web page. For example, on the Orlando Sentinel, element blocking worked great. And its use did not lead to a page reload (as was the case with other adblockers).

Rating : 6.5 / 7

Main advantages A: easy to use, the ability to block elements.

Works with: Google Chrome.

uBlock Plus Adblocker
The biggest drawback of this plugin is that it has an awkward interface. There are several settings that are activated using switches. But most of the work is related to digging in the parameters. However, uBlock Plus Adblocker effectively blocked all advertisements, including autoplay videos.

The main advantage of the plugin is the presence of a large library of third-party filters. The tool also includes advanced custom settings that allow you to create your own content filters.
During testing, uBlock Plus Adblocker blocked most of the ads. But I couldn't do anything about the banner ads that were shown on the Orlando Sentinel.

Rating : 6.5 / 7

Main advantages: Filters items and unsafe ads.

Works with: Google Chrome.

AdBlocker Genesis Plus
If you have used uBlock Origin or AdBlock Plus, this plugin is for you. AdBlocker Genesis Plus is a fork of other popular plugins. It uses the same basic source code but implements many of its own features.

Its user interface is slightly different, but the ad blocking functionality is the same. The plugin developer claims to have specifically removed the tracking code from the uBlock/AdBlock Plus source code to provide more privacy.

This ad blocker has a high rating (4.34 out of 5) based on over 100,000 ratings. But I found that Genesis Plus does not block all ads. On one site, this plugin blocked simple display ads (Fark.com), but failed to block a display ad on the Orlando Sentinel.

Rating : 6/7

Main advantages: no tracking code, simple whitelist button, block items button.

Works with: Google Chrome.

Adblock Ultimate
Open source project. The tool allows you to fight most advertisements. In testing, it was able to block YouTube ads and most display ads on websites. This ad blocker has a high rating of 4.84 out of 5 from Google Chrome users and over 600,000 installs.

The plugin was unable to handle the ads shown on the Orlando Sentinel. It did not block ads broadcast on this site at all. But for those who only need to cut off most of the ads, this is a good option. Unfortunately, the plugin has not been updated for over a year. Because of this, his rating was lowered.

Rating : 6/7

Main advantages: Fast "item blocking" feature to block any ads instantly.

Works with: Google Chrome.

NoScript

This tool is only suitable for Firefox and is more of a script blocker than an ad blocker. NoScript prevents all types of scripts from loading on web pages: JavaScript, Java, Flash, and more. You can allow certain types of scripts to be loaded. But by default, the tool applies a fairly “hard” filter.

As a result of its work, most display ads are blocked. Including aggressive advertising on the Orlando Sentinel, which other tools could not cope with. But NoScript doesn't block ads in videos at all.

Rating : 5.5 / 7

Main advantages: Complete blocking of scripts.

Works with: Firefox.

Why are Privacy Badger and Ghostery missing from this list?

You may have heard of the popular Privacy Badger and Ghostery adblockers. The fact is that these plugins are not designed to block ads, but to opt out of ads and other site elements that violate user privacy. As a result, they both block certain types of advertisements. But first of all, the tools are aimed at protecting privacy.

Hello guys Have you installed Adblock for yourself, but it does not help to remove ads? Don't worry, unfortunately this does happen. But what's the catch, what happened then? The thing is that Adblock has a serious enemy in the form of an advertising virus. If you see a strange ad, especially if it is not in Russian, then most likely it is an ad virus

But don't be discouraged, advertising viruses are not as dangerous as regular trojans, rootkits, worms, they can already hack mail and VKontakte. But adware does one thing - they embed ads, some even on the desktop.

Here are the utilities:

- a very good and high-quality utility, it will not check the viruses of the service, the registry, extensions in browsers; it needs the Internet to work, because before checking it downloads fresh anti-virus databases;
- here is the first utility and this one, it seems to me the best tools for removing adware viruses; HitmanPro carefully checks the system, can remove extensions in browsers, and finds malicious objects even in cookies (this is the data that sites leave on your computer);
- time-tested Doctor Web, a universal utility against all modern viruses, including spyware and adware; one of the advantages is that it is loaded with a random name (so that the virus does not guess about it) and already contains anti-virus databases; for verification, it requires sending anonymous statistics, but there is nothing to worry about, believe me;

Check your computer with these three utilities, I can still advise, this is also a specialist in removing advertising evil spirits. So, all these utilities will definitely be able to clean your computer, if one does not find something, then another one will find it. In any case, they will not help when you have an advertising virus.

Hello! Nowadays, virus problems are not very acute - most users already generally understand what can be opened and what is not recommended ... and modern Windows 10 is already less vulnerable to malware. And what do most users use a computer for? - surfing the Internet and watching movies. But with browsers, not everything is so simple, so the issue of blocking ads in the browser is more relevant than ever.

If you're wondering about ad blocking... or you're starting to see ads where they never were before (and even worse if ads are already popping up in the browser), then I can tell you with confidence that you are not alone, and I will try to explain to you how to get rid of this ailment.

How to block ads in the browser - simple steps to a clean Internet

Advertising deliberately installed by the site owner is the most common and easiest way to block ads.
Crawling, infuriating ads on all sites ... pop-up windows, spontaneous opening of the browser, various casinos and other nonsense - it is much more difficult to treat, but really (the problem is that ads are shown to you specifically by your computer)

Initially, I want to show you the basic settings for blocking ads in the browser (if this does not help, then you most likely have adware, or as they are called AdWare).

Recognizing AdWare is quite simple - this is a pop-up screaming ad in the browser on all pages (for example, a volcano casino can be advertised on yandex or a browser with ads opens spontaneously).

It is clear that this is not normal ... therefore, I want to talk about the method of blocking Yandex.Browser (now I use it myself and can recommend it to you). In the instructions, we will consider universal options that are suitable even for Internet Explorer or EDGE. Consider both paid and free extensions - do not switch, it will be interesting!

How to remove ads in the Yandex browser

Do you know why I like the Yandex browser? - it has a lot of useful things for a Russian-speaking user. In addition, there is a built-in ability to filter ads using a third-party AdGuard service. (I used AdBlock Plus before, but after switching from Firefox to Y. Browser, it makes no sense to install a third-party extension). This extension is activated in an elementary way - open the menu and go to "Add-ons" ... well, turn on the "Adguard" extension.

By default, ads from Yandex and Google (and normal ads there, sometimes even useful) will not be blocked - it's up to you to disable it or not. On my own behalf, I want to add that sometimes this is the only way for the resource author to make money ... after all, you need to pay for hosting, spend time writing posts like this one. Well, monetization is a great motivator to develop and fill your resource.

Well, it was a small lyrical digression - you can go to the extension settings and disable the item "Allow search advertising and site promotions". Thus, you will completely disable all ads known to the extension on the sites.

ADGUARD is a great ad blocker for any browser

Since we are talking about ad blocking, it would be a crime not to talk about the wonderful AdGuard app. But what if I tell you that you can block ads not only in the browser, but also in various applications where it is often found? Skype, Viber, uTorrent - all these programs are popular and constantly annoying with ads, but AdGuard will automatically remove them all. You can download it from the official website...

AdGuard deserves a separate note, which I plan to write in the future, but for now a small overview of the features

The installation is the same as everywhere else, nothing new has been invented ... however, I would advise not to install the recommended products (well, if we want, we will install it ourselves, I don’t like this obsession)

What to tell about the best application for blocking ads on a computer? Many people are looking for ways to disable ads on Skype or torrent, dig into the code, edit something there - this is all real and tested in practice ... but you can just install AdGuard and it will automatically block ads in all popular applications - beauty is it ?!

The "Parental Control" function seemed useful. I don’t know what filters it works with, but the trick is not in blocking porn sites and other bad resources… but in the impossibility of even finding them in the search.

But of course, not without flaws - the application is paid, but its price does not exceed the cost of pizza ... support the developers, do not climb on torrents! And don't forget that the AdGuard app serves to block ads, it won't help you against viruses. Against any evil spirits, you can use a good antivirus for free.

How to remove ads in Google Chrome browser and other browsers

Now let's move on to easy way get rid of ads in the browser - I used this extension until I switched to Yandex Browser with the AdGuard extension. Suitable for any browser (well, or almost, all known to me are supported) - just go to the extension's official website ...

I'll tell you on the example of Google Chrome (but everything is the same for any other - be it Firefox or Opera) - find the largest button "Install for YOUR_BROWSER". Agree with the installation of the extension and restart your web browser - the lion's share of advertising on the sites will disappear.

How to remove ads in the browser? - Choosing the best

If you constantly get ads in your browser, and all the above methods did not fix the situation, then you most likely have a malware, browser extension on your computer, or the system settings have been changed. The whole problem of this infection is that antiviruses do not see them, in fact it does not harm the computer ... but it infuriates the user. Let's start with the disassembly of pop-up ads in the browser.

How to remove pop-up ads automatically

With the spread of this infection, it is not surprising that entire companies gradually began to appear, releasing applications to combat these ad ransomware. Thanks to them, most ad inserts are treated automatically and require little or no user intervention - I highly recommend using them.

AdwCleaner is an easy way to remove ads from your computer

In order not to particularly strain you and not to fill your head with obscure places in the Windows system for the average user, I suggest initially trying to remove pop-up ads in the browser in automatic mode. There are many AdWare removal software, but my experience tells me to stick with AdwCleaner - in my opinion the best solution to remove all known extensions from any browser.

Download only from !OFFICIAL website and nowhere else! After launching the application, click "Scan" and wait for the end of the search for harmful programs ... check that there is nothing superfluous in the results and click clean - after reboot, check.

Please note that AdvCleaner also considers all programs from Mail.RU to be malicious. If you use any Mail Agent - do not forget to remove it from the sweep list.

HitmanPro- good way remove pop-up ads in browser

A small utility from Malwarebytes Hitman Pro will find most of the malware on your computer and be able to remove them. The application is paid, but with a test period - it will be more than ever useful for us for a one-time sweep. As usual, we download from the official website of the program.

In order not to install the program on your computer, use the item "I'm going to scan the system only once." In this case, we will immediately start scanning the operating system for unwanted programs.

As you can see, malware was found in our system (in our example, this is a system activator, but it will do for an example) - just click "Next" to clean up the found threats.

Remember I wrote that the application is paid? - so, to clean the system, you can activate a free license ... click the appropriate button and specify email to issue you a temporary license.

After cleaning, you should restart your computer and check whether our problem with pop-up ads has been resolved or not.

Removed pop-up ads in the browser - the Internet does not work

An unpleasant situation happens - you removed pop-up windows and ads in the browser and now the Internet does not work. The browser reports that it is unable to connect to the proxy server. The problem is quite common, but has an elementary solution.

Most likely, the left DNS server was used, and since we removed the malicious application - the use of DNS data turned out to be impossible and useless - you just need to reset the settings to standard

To solve the problem with the "Unable to connect to the proxy server" error, we need to go to the "Control Panel", open the "Network and Internet" section and in the "Internet Options" category, select "Manage browser settings".

Make sure that the "Use a proxy server for local connections" checkbox is unchecked and the "Auto-detect settings" item is active

If the actions taken did not give the desired result, write in the comments, we will try to deal with the problem together.

How to remove pop-up ads in the browser manually

If all the above methods to get rid of viral ads in the browser did not help, then there are extreme measures left - let's try to fix the situation manually.

Task Scheduler - if ads pop up in the browser

The trend of 2017 is not a new frameless iPhone, but the problem of users who periodically pop up ads in the browser ... and not a single program sees them. I first encountered this variety at the end of 2016. (and to be honest, for a very long time I could not understand what the problem was). The situation is as follows - an advertising site was periodically opened, even if the browser was closed.

As it turned out, the malware used the task scheduler and simply periodically started a task - launch the browser at the required time interval and open the site it needs in it (! brilliant).

To improve the health of our system - open the task scheduler and remove it from there ...

Open the Start menu and type "Task Scheduler" - in the search list, find it and open it. Alternatively, press WIN + R on your keyboard and type taskschd.msc

In one of the tasks, you will probably see the path to the browser with a postscript in the form of a site that you constantly open - you should delete it (right-click on the task - delete). There are situations when different sites open all the time - in this case, one site opens, and then redirects to one of many (you just don’t have time to notice it) - just delete dubious tasks with additions to the path to the browser file.

What to do if there are ads in the browser? - Disable extensions

You can clear the browser from ads and pop-ups simply by disabling the bad extension. Not so long ago I installed a browser add-on that allowed me to watch torrents online ... everything was fine until I noticed - there were ads where there had never been any. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice this right away and therefore the solitaire didn’t take shape right away - it helped that the extension was not installed in another browser and there was no left advertising.

I just disabled the browser add-on and the ads disappeared. Try and you go to the list of extensions:

For Yandex.Browser, this is Settings > Add-ons (in the same place where you turned on AdGuard)
For Google Chrome - Settings > More tools > Extensions

Disable all extensions one by one until the ads stop appearing. This way you will identify a malicious extension - you need to remove it and forget about it forever.

Unfortunately, this point is often ignored, but it is one of the most common. No one can be trusted ... there are often cases in which the extension familiar to everyone begins to display all sorts of nasty things for us. We trust him, why should we turn it off and check it?! We will look in the place where it does not exist ... but until the last we will not try to just turn it off for a minute and check.

Hosts file is the cause of ads in the browser

Many Adware use the hosts file to display ads for their own purposes. Windows systems. Currently, it is practically not used by advertising malware - usually left google addresses are written there or social networks are substituted.

You can fix the hosts file using notepad (which, by the way, must be opened as an administrator, otherwise you will not be able to save changes in it). It is necessary to delete all the lines that are under the lines starting with a hash.

Why pop up ads in the browser? - Fixing labels

If, after performing all the above steps, advertising starts only when the browser itself is launched, then it is time to pay attention to program shortcuts. In the properties of the shortcut, delete everything that is outside the quotes (usually this is the address of the annoying site) ... just create new shortcuts for the browser.

This method is outrageously simple, but many overlook it. In my practice, this option of pop-up ads is very common - so do not underestimate it.

Conclusions about pop-up ads in the browser and blocking them

Constantly popping up ads in the browser can be very annoying, so be careful when installing different applications and try to use official download sites to minify the possibility of catching something unusual, but extremely unpleasant.

I hope this small instruction was useful to you (and it is really small - I described only a small part of the problem areas, but they are the most common) and you were able to defeat ads in the browser. If something doesn’t work, write in the comments, we’ll figure it out together!

Adblock plus is a browser program that can block all ads on the Internet. Banners, ads, and even interstitials before a Youtube video disappear. The interface is simple, understandable even to grandmothers. Sometimes it happens that Adblock does not block ads on YouTube, preventing the rest of the advertising garbage. What to do and how to deal with it, we will now figure it out.

Adblock does not block ads on YouTube

Before you beat your fists on the table in frenzied rage, check if the utility is enabled on the video hosting? Perhaps you wanted to support some author and turned off the block for him. Then the program icon in the upper right corner will be gray. Click the icon and turn on ad junk protection.

Another problem is broken filters. To set them up, do the following:

In some cases, after installing a fresh extension, absolutely all advertising garbage continues to live and be healthy. Then you need:

If that doesn't work either, reinstall your browser, or use another spam removal utility.

Working solutions similar to Adblock

As a commenter on Youtube said: “Everyone is for sale!”. Perhaps the developers of Adblock plus for Youtube allowed some advertisers to show banners and videos for a small fee. So it's time to look for other, still working utilities.

On the Opera browser, you should use the built-in blocker. For this you need:

Go to "Settings"
Switch the program slider to active mode.

Exception management is also available here.

For more browsers, "Adguard Adblocker" and "µblock" applications are available. Need:

On mobile devices, you need to follow the same instructions. If Adblock does not block ads on YouTube in any way, you should download a separate application from Google Play, or the AppStore, depending on the operating system.

Do you use Youtube only in the official program? No cunning utilities will save you from annoying spam. Need to use . The first month of use is free. The user loses the happiness of viewing ads, and also discovers unique content. There are no other working methods. Only installation of third-party applications, or extensions.

The Internet is an ideal platform for advertising. Pop-ups and banners that offer services are found on almost every site and page. social networks. Users do not like such an intrusive service. In addition, most banners lead to malicious sites where you can infect your computer with a virus with one click. Any disease is easier to prevent than to treat. Therefore, there is a blocking that cleans sites from information garbage.
This utility is called Adblock

However, recently, the filter began to fail. Moreover, advertising takes place on popular browsers (Yandex, Google Chrome, Opera) and pops up on social networking pages. Rumor has it that resource owners pay good money so that the blocker “does not see” ads. As users usually suffer, so we decided to give some practical tips to clear the sites you visit from unnecessary information. So, what to do if you get tired of advertising on the Internet?

Was it a boy?

An elementary solution would be to use Adblock. This utility will allow you to block ads in Opera and other browsers. Please note that this extension is present in all browsers, but it is disabled by default. Therefore, it must be activated. This is done like this:

Let's go to the browser settings.
Select "Extensions". By the way, in Opera this section is empty by default.
In the search bar, we drive in the query Adblock.

Here we select the Adblock PLUS utility and click install

If you are disappointed in the capabilities of the program, we will tell you how to remove Adblock. You need to go to extensions, find Adblock PLUS and click the cross in the upper right corner. This action will remove the application from the computer. In addition, you can additionally clean the registry using CCleaner.