Image Blocker Plug-in like Adblock for Mozilla FireFox?

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I have been trying out the FireFox browser and one really neat feature is a
plug-in called Adblock that lets you right click on an advert. image on
webpage and then set it to block future downloading of images from that
server. You can set it just for that image or for all files from that
server. You can even use wildcards like *doubleclick* to not download
anything from servers with doubleclick anywhere in the address. To me, this
is different than a popup blocker (which SP2 has anyway). It really speeds
up loading of webpages since it isn't downloading the ads. Is there
anything like this for Internet Explorer? I have searched but only found
popup blockers.

Thanks in advance,
Doug

 

[siljaline]

I have been trying out the FireFox browser and one really neat feature is a
plug-in called Adblock that lets you right click on an advert. image on
webpage and then set it to block future downloading of images from that
server. You can set it just for that image or for all files from that
server. You can even use wildcards like *doubleclick* to not download
anything from servers with doubleclick anywhere in the address. To me, this
is different than a popup blocker (which SP2 has anyway). It really speeds
up loading of webpages since it isn't downloading the ads. Is there
anything like this for Internet Explorer? I have searched but only found
popup blockers.

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File;
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Silj

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Thanks, Silj. I will give it a read.

Doug

 

[siljaline]

Thanks, Silj. I will give it a read.

Hi Doug,
You won't regret it, mind it's not an application, just a *great* Browser
tweak - adds excellent added layered protection to IE.

Regards,
Silj

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________________________________________
Security Tools Updates
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[dave]

it would be alot easier just to use firefox from
mozilla.org and not bother with ie.

 

[Jan Il]

it would be alot easier just to use firefox from

mozilla.org and not bother with ie.

Such spamming of other posters threads is neither considerate, helpful, nor
appreciated. And...your comment is actually a very soft illusion on your
part.

Most importantly, and one many people seem to forget, or ignore, is the fact
that, not every user in the world has the *choice* of which browser they can
use, or to what extent it can be secured. Company IT and Administrators
have the last word as to what programs can be used and the level of
security. While most are very competent, it is a fact that many IT and
Administrators are not much smarter than their users when it comes to
program use and how to set Internet and server security period.

It is also a fact that, absolutely NO browser is totally without
vulnerabilities of some sort that can be violated. Not with the extremely
high level of technological abilities of those who are creating the type of
vicious and damaging viruses and malware being seen at this point, and they
can just as easily figure out a way to attack Mozilla/FireFox, Netscape, or
any other browsers that access the Internet if they choose to do so. You
can bet the farm on that. They are not just out to *get* Microsoft because
they are ticked off at Mr. Gates or have an axe to grind with MS, they are
in it for *huge* profits, and if the other browsers had a larger market
share, they too would be targets of the same type of attacks and become just
as much 'crap.'

Before you take it upon yourself to advise l others what to they should do,
you should be sure you have the facts straight. You should also take a
moment and read the "How to make a good newsgroup post"
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm for future reference.

Even wearing a rain slicker does not mean you can't get wet in a rain storm.

Thank you

Jan
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