Getting rid of all the ads on a new pc

emerald21

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Install Adblock in your brower(s) plus set the Router to use OpenDNS rather than DNS provided by your ISP. Set OpenDNS to kill ads and any other web sites you don't want.

Last step, add Ghostery if you are use a brower that Ghostery supports.

Remove all the cr*pware installed on new PCs such as 30 day Norton, McAfee etc.

I think that's a bit much for me

emerald21

fred246 wrote: »

2 easy steps
1.Wipe hard drive
2.Reinstall OS

I don't know how to do that.:(

EssexExile

What adverts?

John_Gray

emerald21 wrote: »

Hi can anyone tell me in easy terms how to get rid of all the adverts on a new PC please

Buzby wrote: »

Depends where to ads are coming from. The adware may be a combination of programs, browser cookies and malware. If browser based, look to a solution that strips the adverts out from webpages.

It would help if you answered that question!

From where are the adverts coming?
If purely from a browser such as Firefox or Chrome, then install the extension Adblock Plus (as I Have Spoken has already said). You can't do that if you use Internet Explorer, because it doesn't support such an extension.

Do not even think of reinstalling the OS! This shouldn't be necessary at this point.

Broadwood

emerald21 wrote: »

Hi can anyone tell me in easy terms how to get rid of all the adverts on a new PC please

I'm on a value broadband package which limits me to 10Gb per month. If you mean Windows Store (on Windows 8) which also racks up a fair amount of background data download (50Mb per day!) and causes constant hard drive activity then this worked for me. It disables Windows Store in Windows 8.1 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/turn-off-windows-store-application

Broadwood

emerald21 wrote: »

Hi can anyone tell me in easy terms how to get rid of all the adverts on a new PC please

If however you mean all the apps on the desktop with their updating pictures (like - news weather calendar mail maps etc) then you can turn them off individually by right-clicking them and then left clicking "turn live tile off" or similar.

Stompa

I_have_spoken wrote: »

OpenDNS to kill ads...

I didn't think that was possible:

https://support.opendns.com/entries/26022379-Can-I-Block-Advertisers-and-Ad-Servers-

or have I missed something?

J_B

EssexExile wrote: »

What adverts?

Exactly ... you don't say where/when the ads are appearing

Let's guess that you are getting pop up ads when you go on t'internet with Internet Explorer
Is that correct???

Can you click on the 'cog' icon and 'manage add ons' then find Ad Block Plus and install it???

Alternatively, can you install it from here?
https://adblockplus.org/

? ? ?

wiogs

fred246 wrote: »

My wife tells me I should be more tolerant of people who buy apples. She says they are good for people of low intelligence that don't know what they are doing with computers.

Appears your wife knows little of computers, or indeed much about intelligence.

suicidebob

fred246 wrote: »

My wife tells me I should be more tolerant of people who buy apples. She says they are good for people of low intelligence that don't know what they are doing with computers.

Why are you insulting the OP and many 100s of others who have difficulty with computers?