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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: August 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 80,602
- Downloads last week: 670
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 71 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 24, 2009
One of the best known and simplest Firefox add-ons, AdBlock Plus effectively blocks online ads from a predefined list of ad providers. You can quickly personalize that list by clicking on the AdBlock Plus "stop sign" button it installs on either your navigation toolbar or your status bar. Adblock Plus runs unobtrusively in the background, and right-clicking an ad brings up message box, through which you can easily add to the list of blocked ads. Removing an ad from the blocked list also is as simple as clicking and choosing the appropriate option. Via the same list, you can customize certain sites and pages to show their ads, but keep all others blocked. This is especially useful for when AdBlock Plus interferes with streaming videos that air short ads when you play them.
While similar extensions exist for Firefox, none has the reputation of this one, which will also work in Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
Publisher's description
From Wladimir Palant :Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of all those ads and banners. Right-click on a banner and choose Adblock from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Or click Adblock Plus icon in the toolbar to see all elements of the page and block the banners. You can use filters with wildcards or even regular expressions to block complete banner factories.
Version 1.1.1 is a bugfix release that fixes several issues.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.1.1 is a bugfix release that fixes several issues.
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Version: Adblock Plus 1.0.2
"This app makes browsing the internet much better."
Pros: I really appreciate the ability to block all those annoying ads, that flash to get your attention. It makes reading web pages much easier, with out the distractions.
Cons: I wish it was applicable to all web browsers, since I have to sometimes use MS IE for work and school. I've gotten used to no ads on Firefox, that I forget what its like in the other world.
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Version: Adblock Plus 1.0.2
"Prevents nearly all pop ups and built in ads! Awesome."
Pros: Barely have any pop ups which also prevents browsing from being slowed.
Cons: Cnn somehow manages to still sneak by some ads but they go directly behind the browser.
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Version: Adblock Plus 1.0.2
Pros: It just does his work - block the internet ads.
Nothing more, nothing less.
I haven't seen any ads for years now.Cons: The settings are a little unobvious, but they need to be set only once.
Summary: Experiencing the web without ads - or at least with a whole lot fewer ads - is awfully pleasant.
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