SelectView Filter

By SelectView Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Feb 27, 2009

This Internet Explorer add-on is a great tool for removing all the ad clutter while browsing the Web.

SelectView Filter consists of a simple shortcut icon that fits snugly on your toolbar. There's a tabbed Preference menu with checkboxes for choosing the kinds of ads you want to filter, and it works on all kinds, from flash ads to banners. The white list lets you add URLs for sites that you don't want filtered. You can also allow ads on the fly for entire sites or single pages with the shortcut icon. The Help menu is just an FAQ page on the publisher's site, but using SelectView Filter is very easy. As simple as the program is, it packed a powerful punch and worked great for us. When activated, it blocked pop-up and banner ads, and our pages loaded faster. We thought for sure that the filtered ads would leave gaping holes in the site, but instead, the information below the ad was bumped up to fill in the ad space without messing with the overall site design.

We highly recommend this free program for anyone tired of weeding through ad clutter while browsing the Web.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 2.2

Version 2.2 adds more aggressive JavaScript blocking and additional element blocking.

General

Release November 7, 2008
Date Added June 25, 2007
Version 2.2

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows XP, Windows NT
Additional Requirements Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Popularity

Total Downloads 20,625
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Developer's Description

Ever been annoyed by those ads on the Internet. SelectView Filter intelligently removes those annoying ads from any Website you visit. SelectView Filter blocks In-Page ads, which pop-up blockers can not do. It's another layer of protection to improve your online experience. Version 2.2 adds more aggressive JavaScript blocking and additional element blocking.
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