Block Ads In Internet Explorer

sometimes ads appearing over internet irritates.Ads can be annoying or they may hinder your surfing speed.So i am going to discuss how we can block ads in browsers.We will discuss IE here

Block in Internet Explorer

Blocking ads on Internet Explorer is little bit complicated. Internet Explore has no free ad blocking plugin.  So, I will provide you multiple different methods of blocking ads in Internet Explorer - you decide which one is best for you. 

USE INPRIVATE BROWSING FILTERING CAPABILITIES

Internet Explorer's InPrivate Browsing - the mode that makes sure no browsing data is stored on your computer - has a feature that allows users to filter content. This filter can be used to block ads. A user on DSLReports forum created an XML file out of AdBlock Plus's list of ads to block and this XML file can be imported into InPrivate Browsing's content filter:

• Download the XML file. (Unzip it after downloading.)
• Go to "Safety" -> "InPrivate Filtering Settings" and click on "Advanced Settings":

• At the "Advanced settings" window click in "Import" and import the XML file you downloaded:

The great thing about using this filter is

1. It uses AdBlock Plus's filter list so you will be blocking most all ads.
2. You do not have to be in InPrivate Browsing mode for the ads to be blocked. Ads will be blocked like normal as long as you have "InPrivate Filtering" enabled ("Safety" -> "InPrivate Filtering").

The thing about "InPrivate Filtering" is you must manually turn it on every time you run Internet Explorer. If you find that annoying, a simple registry hack makes "InPrivate Filtering" automatically turn on every time you run Internet Explorer. To do this registry hack

• Run regedit.
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE
• Right-click, go to "New" -> "DWORD":

• Name the new key StartMode:

• Right-click the key -> "Modify". Make sure hexadecimal is selected, enter a 1 in the textbox and click OK:

• Close regedit. Done! Now every time you run Internet Explorer "InPrivate Filtering" will be turned on and ads will be blocked.

Since this method uses InPrivate Browsing's filter, there is no need to download any plugins. The downside, however, is

• The XML file from the DSLReports user is an year old (i.e. AdBlock Plus' filters have been updated since then) so the list does not include the latest ad servers in it (although it still allows you to block most ads you will come across)
• You cannot exclude specific websites from the filter (i.e. you can't make it so dotTech ads are not blocked)
• It is hard to pinpoint and remove false positives.

IE7PRO

IE7Pro is a plugin for Internet Explorer (works on IE 6/7/8 - not just IE 7)  that adds a boatload of useful features to Internet Explorer. One of the features IE7Pro adds is an adblocker. This adblocker, however, is not enabled by default after installing IE7Pro - users have to manually enable it after installation. (Be warned during the installation of IE7Pro you are prompted with - drum roll please - an ad for installing a third party program; don't accidentally install that third party program if you don't want it.):

After the adblocker module has been enabled, you still need to enable the Flash blocker (to block Flash ads). To do this, go to "Preferences" again, click on "Ad Blocker" and enable Flash blocker:

You have the ability to modify filters, add your own filters, and whitelist websites.

Overall I found the ad blocking features of IE7Pro to be very poor; heck it wouldn't even block Google AdSense ads...

SIMPLE ADBLOCK

Simple Adblock is the closest IE users will be able to get to an AdBlock Plus-like plugin. Simple Adblock uses EasyList filters (the one from AdBlock Plus) to block ads so its accuracy in blocking ads is extremely good, although not as good as AdBlock Plus since AdBlock Plus allows for usage of multiple filters. Also, while Simple Adblock does allow users to disable Simple Adblock on a specific website, there is not much users can do to block individual ads or unblock individual ads. Simple Adblock does allow users to customize the filters list, but again, that is is a hassle because users have to modify files located in Simple Adblock's installation folder.

On the brightside, Simple Adblock is very easy to setup, requiring only two inputs from the user after installation:

After installation Simple Adblock is accessible via an icon placed in Internet Explorer's bottom bar:

As I said, Simple Adblock is the closest free plugin Internet Explorer users will get to AdBlock Plus; a word of caution about Simple Adblock though. You should always only install plugins/add-ons/extensions from trusted sources because otherwise you could be installing a browser exploit without knowing it. Simple Adblock is not that well known (thus not fully vetted by the Internet Explorer community) and the developer does not provide any information about him/herself. I am not saying Simple Adblock is a malicious plugin (SiteAdvisor says it is clean, Download.com says it is clean, and I scanned it personally and it came out to be clean); I am saying be cautious.

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Block Website In Chrome!

Many times you must have wanted to block some website whether for parental control purpose or some other reasons.You can block websites in chrome using blockit extension of chrome.Here i will explain you how to block websites using it.Before starting let's download it from chrome web store if not available download from

softpedia link  :http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Sudantha-BlockIt-Download-155243.html

Lets start.............

Install the Blockit


1. Copy the path of extension

2.Paste in addressbar

3. Hit Enter

Open Blockit

1.Goto Control->Tools->Extension

2.Click options of blockit extension.

3.It will redirect you to the password page of the extension. (When you are using it for the first time, you don’t need to enter any password because you don’t have it). Just click on the “Login” button.

Customize Blockit

1.Now enter the name of websites you want to block.

 For example I blocked way2sms.  After typing the URLs, click on the “Block” button.

If you want to unblock any website from the list, just delete the URL and then click on “Block” button again or click on "unblock all' . Your option will be saved.

2.If you would like to block all sites except for a select few, enter a '*' on the first line and the websites you wish to allow with a '+' before each line. For example: 

*
+stackoverflow.com
+msdn.microsoft.com

.Setting a password is easy too. Scroll below the fold on the BlockIt option page. You’ll find an option to change access password.

4.In the current password field don’t type anything. Type your new password in the New Password field and confirm it. Click “Change”.

Now go back to the browser address bar and enter the URL of website you blocked. The page appears showing the message “The web page is blocked by administrator”.

If you want to access website then click on “Change settings” link and type your password. It will redirect you to the option page and there you can unblock it.

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Remove right click shortcuts!

The context menu or right click option becomes too large after installation of large number of apps. Some apps shortcuts are useful and others are useless .We can  put only those items in right click menu which we use frequently.However there is no direct method to remove an item from the right click menu and you have make changes in the registry.


Caution: Backup registry before editing.


1. Open Run from the start menu and enter regedit in it.
2. In Registry Settings window, Navigate to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellexe\ContextMenuHandlers

• 3. Now from the list, Right Click on the item which you want to remove from your Context menu.
• Select delete from the menu.
• Refresh your Desktop and Right Click on any icon and you will be glad to see that unwanted item is removed from context menu.
• Along with removing items from the Context Menu you also add System files in it.

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Use blue text in your Facebook status

Now you can update your Facebook status in Blue text .However the only limitation of Blue colored status trick is that you status will be in the form of link and it will point to the the profile ID used in the status.

Here is the trick:

• Login to your Facebook Account
• In the Status Update field copy/paste the following code

@@[0:[136269139737588:1: Your Text Here]]

@[136269139737588:]

• Replace Your Text Here with your status update text.

• Now just click on Post button your status will be updated

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How to trace ip address of any mail?

Whenever you go online,your computer is assigned an IP address. An IP address is the Internet Protocol (IP) address given to every computer connected to the Internet. An IP address is needed to send information, much like a street address or P.O. box is needed to receive regular mail. Tracing an IP address is actually pretty straightforward, and even though it's not always possible to track down a specific individual, you can get enough information to take action and file a com1plaint.

For example, if there was some guy claiming to be Chuck Norris, and tried to get personal information from your Gmail account, you could view his IP address, and then track him. Here's how:

Here we are tracing mail ip address.For  this we should know the ip address of mail sender.infomation about ip is hidden in the header of mail.here we are using gmail for instance.

Following are the steps ip address in gmail header.
:
 1.Login to gmail.
2.Open the mail you'd like to view headers for.
3.Click the down arrow next to Reply, at the top of the message pane.
4.Select Show Original.

Now you have got ip address of the mail. use any geolocation website to trace the ip.

like www.infosniper.net, www.ipadress.com, www.ipaddresslocation.org/, whatismyipaddress.com

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