Avant browser and AdShield

[©®]

Anyone know how to get AdShield working with the freeware Avant Browser?
I can't seem to find a way to add to the "list" (wherever the list is!)
that stops the ads in Avant Browser. AdShield works fine in IE, but the
features in AvBrowser are nicer to warrant me using that instead of IE.

Any ways to get AdShield or other plugins to work with freeware
browsers?

 

[Boomer]

Anyone know how to get AdShield working with the freeware Avant
Browser? I can't seem to find a way to add to the "list" (wherever
the list is!) that stops the ads in Avant Browser. AdShield works
fine in IE, but the features in AvBrowser are nicer to warrant me
using that instead of IE.

Any ways to get AdShield or other plugins to work with freeware
browsers?

You might want to ask in an OE and/or a IE newsgroup or over at
24hoursupport.helpdesk.

 

[TerryP]

Anyone know how to get AdShield working with the freeware Avant
Browser? I can't seem to find a way to add to the "list" (wherever
the list is!) that stops the ads in Avant Browser. AdShield works
fine in IE, but the features in AvBrowser are nicer to warrant me
using that instead of IE.

Any ways to get AdShield or other plugins to work with freeware
browsers?

Why would you use AdShield when Avant has a built-in popup blocker?

 

[©®]

Why would you use AdShield when Avant has a built-in popup blocker?

Loads of ads and rubbish are still popping up!

 

[Aaron]

Loads of ads and rubbish are still popping up!

forget IE and crap that uses it. Switch to Mozilla.



Aaron (my email is not munged!)

 

[George]

forget IE and crap that uses it. Switch to Mozilla.

Have done a few times and keep going back.

 

[George]

Loads of ads and rubbish are still popping up!

You may have adware/spyware installed on your computer without knowing it.
I rarely get any popups using Avant. Would be worth running something like
Spybot S&D or Adaware.

Adaware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Alternatively if you use Windows XP it could be the Messenger Service
causing the popups, not to be confused with the Instant Messenger for
chatting with friends.

To disable it have a read here:
http://www.computerdoctorwebsite.com/id26.htm

hth

 

[Aaron]

Have done a few times and keep going back.

Any particular reason?



Aaron (my email is not munged!)

 

[George]

Any particular reason?

Don't like the look and feel and it seems slower at rendering pages.

 

[©®]

Alternatively if you use Windows XP it could be the Messenger Service
causing the popups, not to be confused with the Instant Messenger for
chatting with friends.

To disable it have a read here:
http://www.computerdoctorwebsite.com/id26.htm

Thanks for the tip. Only thing is that I use "net send" command a lot to
send quick messages to colleagues in another office. Ideas how I can
still send messages to them but also block the horrible ads?

 

[George]

Thanks for the tip. Only thing is that I use "net send" command a lot to
send quick messages to colleagues in another office. Ideas how I can
still send messages to them but also block the horrible ads?

Hmm not sure. If net send uses the same port then perhaps you could set
your firewall to allow the range of IPs that are on your network but
disallow everything else that uses that port? Might work. Someone with
more experience of this may come along with more info or perhaps the guys
and girls in 24hoursupport.helpdesk could help.

 

[Aaron]

Thanks for the tip. Only thing is that I use "net send" command a lot to
send quick messages to colleagues in another office. Ideas how I can
still send messages to them but also block the horrible ads?

Just open your firewall for those ips. If your local network is all
behind on a NAt using reserved addresses, it's even easier.



Aaron (my email is not munged!)

 

[©®]

Just open your firewall for those ips. If your local network is all
behind on a NAt using reserved addresses, it's even easier.

I have put the range of IP addresses of the company in Trusted zone -
does that mean I can now disable Messenger Service and *still* get NET
SEND to work with colleagues?

 

[Aaron]

I have put the range of IP addresses of the company in Trusted zone -

Are we talking about your own personal standalone computer? If not, you
might want to ask the network admin first before doing anything. If it's
your personal computer which firewall are you talking about?

does that mean I can now disable Messenger Service and *still* get NET
SEND to work with colleagues?

Actually it's hard for me to help since it all depends on how and where the
firewall in your office is placed or how your network is setup. Frankly I
think if it's an office LAN setup you should check with your system
adminstrators.

The fact you can send messages to each other implies either

1) You are wide open ie TCP 135,137 etc are wide open. This normally means
no firewall at all. (I can't imagine someone running a firewall then
putting rules to open it to the whole world)

or

2) Your firewall already is setup to allow trusted ip ranges to
communicate.





Aaron (my email is not munged!)

 

[©®]

Are we talking about your own personal standalone computer? If not,
you might want to ask the network admin first before doing anything.
If it's your personal computer which firewall are you talking about?

My own PC. I live on the same premises where I work.

2) Your firewall already is setup to allow trusted ip ranges to
communicate.

I have set up an IP range of our company which is trusted. Am using
ZoneAlarm personal edition.

 

[Aaron]

My own PC. I live on the same premises where I work.

I have set up an IP range of our company which is trusted. Am using
ZoneAlarm personal edition.

Not too familar with ZA free (not a rule based firewall) . But by default
ZA should protect you from messanger spam. If you can still net send to
trusted site, it means that the trusted zone is working.







Aaron (my email is not munged!)