Ad blocker. The best ad blockers for Google Chrome

Are you tired of ads in browsers? If you're bored, then you've come to the right place. Nowadays, advertising occupies a large market, and it is beneficial for search engine companies themselves that there would be a lot of it. More ads, respectively more money in the pocket. But advertising must be of high quality, and today we will figure out what is needed for ad blocking in modern browsers such as:

• Google Chrome developed by Google;
• Firefox developed by Mozilla;
• Internet Explorer developed by Microsoft;
• Safari developed by Apple;
• Yandex Browser developed by Yandex;
• Opera developed by Opera Software;

For these purposes, we will use a fairly well-known extension (plugin) for browsers Adblock or Adblock Plus, probably the best ad blocker .

Adblock (Adblock Plus)- this is how I already said the extension () for browsers, which is necessary to block ads: pop-ups, banner ads or annoying elements that interfere with the normal use of sites.

We will look at how to install and configure this extension for all of the above browsers. Therefore, I propose to highlight the main questions:

Let's move on to watching the Adblock Plus installation video:

Now let's take a look at all these questions. There is a lot of work, a lot of information, so read carefully.

Installing and configuring Adblock to block ads in Google Chrome.

To get started, open this browser, in the upper right corner, click “ Setting and Google management Chrome”, in the drop-down list, click on the item “ Setting”.

Now you will be redirected to the page of the online store of extensions from Google. Here in the search bar we prescribe Adblock and click “ Enter". In the list that appears, select our application and press the button “ Is free". In the pop-up window, if we press “ Add”.

After the steps have been taken, the extension will be installed in your browser and you will be able to see the application icon at the top right.

Right click on the icon and select " Settings". On the tab " General” do not change anything, go to the tab “ Filter Lists” and check the box Malware Protection”, the rest is left unchanged.

You can see all the tabs and select the settings that may suit you, but I gave an example of a standard setting that I use myself.

Now the extension works and when ads appear on the pages of the site, it will be blocked. The number of blocked ads can be seen next to the icon, a square with a number.

Installing Adblock Plus is similar. Let's move on to setting up the next browser.

Installing and configuring Adblock Plus to block ads in Mozilla Firefox.

All steps are almost identical to those we described for Google Chrome. First, open a browser Mozilla Firefox, we find in the left corner the button “ Open menu”, looking for the item “ Add-ons” and click on it.

Now on the page to which we were thrown in the search bar on the left, enter “ Adblock Plus". In the list that appears, select the extension we need and click the “ Install”.

After the browser installs the add-on, an icon will appear at the top left. Click on it and go to the item " Settings” and see that all the checkboxes are ticked. If they are, then everything is fine, the addition works to its fullest.

Now you can work in Firefox without any problems. Add-ons Adblock For this browser does not exist.

Installing and configuring Adblock to block ads in Opera.

And again we go to the browser, only now in Opera and it will install an ad blocker Adblock.

To do this, click on the icon on the right and select “ Extensions”.

In the extension window, select the last item “ Add Extensions” and we will be redirected to a page where we can download Adblock.

In the search bar, enter the name of the extension and after it finds it, click on it.

On the next page, click on the green button " Add to Opera”.

After successful installation, an icon will appear in the left corner, right-click on it and select settings. See all settings as in Google Chrome. installation adblock add-ons similar.

Installing and configuring Adblock Plus to block ads in Internet Explorer.

Here we click on the button Install for Internet Explorer and follow all the recommendations. After everything has been successfully installed, the browser will ask you to install an icon on the toolbar, click “ Yes". Now at the bottom right you can see the extension icon.

You can leave all settings by default, it will work fine.

Installing and configuring Adblock to block ads in Safari.

And as we have already done, we open the browser again, but now Safari from Apple and follow the link:

We press the button " Download” and download the add-on itself.

After downloading the add-on, install it. Installation is simple, click on the downloaded file and follow all the recommendations.

Now the extension is installed and you can see the icon at the top left. In order to configure it, click on it and select the “Settings” item.

You will be transferred to the Adblock settings, tab “ General” leave unchanged, and on the tab “ Filter Lists" put the last tick " EasyPrivacy (privacy)”.

Now everything is ready, in order to block ads by 100%.

Let's move on to the last browser for today.

Installing and configuring Adblock to block ads in Yandex Browser.

The browser is quite young, but still not very popular in Runet, so I'll show you how to install this plugin for it.

and repeat all the steps as for installing on Google Chrome.

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That's how easy we installed add-ons on all browsers, I mainly use Chrome and Firefox, but since I'm doing website layout in parallel with blogging, I use all browsers for testing.

After you install Adblock and Adblock Plus to block ads in your browser, it will become more convenient for you to work and memory will not be wasted on downloading viral banners and advertisements.

Starting with the version 14.2, Yandex.Browser introduced catalog of recommended Extensions. This catalog provides on default the free Adguard ad blocking extension. Currently this is the one and only recommended adblock extension for Yandex.Browser, which can remove ads, block pop-ups and control your safety in the Internet.

The main features of the Adguard extension are adblocker, antiphishing and antitracking. With such a wide range of possibilities, your extension will block all the advertising in search engines, as well as in webpages. For example, video ads blocking on Youtube or removing the ads in social networks.

Adguard fully removes annoying banners, blocks pop-ups and intrusive ads. You can block separate elements through the extension menu by clicking on “Block ad on this website”. Internet without ads will work faster. Moreover, Adguard uses less memory and CPU – much fewer than other adblock browser extensions. This will increase work efficiency in browser.

In the extension settings you can enable the suitable filters and configure the parameters such as blocking of contextual ads, automatic activation of most appropriate filters and others. You can also add websites that you consider trustworthy to the white list.

Filter database of the extension is being updated daily as well as the list of checked websites. Using the antiphishing function Adguard checks websites in blacklists and blocks access to malware and phishing sites. You can check website's reputation manually. To do so you need to click the extension icon on the browser toolbar and click on “Website security report”.

Free Adguard extension is very easy to activate. As we already mentioned the extension against ads is presented in the catalog of recommended extensions, in version 14.2 of Yandex.Browser. To activate it you need to click on Extensions.

In the category “Internet security” of the opened catalogue, you will see Adguard extension. Activate it by switching to “On”.

Enjoy working in Yandex.Browser without any ads.

If for some reason our adblock for Yandex.Browser does not suit you - you can continue to search among other ad blocking extensions, for example – Adblock Plus / ABP, Ad Muncher and others.

operating system:

AdGuard for Windows provides you with reliable and manageable protection that filters loading web pages immediately without any action on your part. AdGuard removes all annoying ads and pop-ups, blocks dangerous websites, and does not allow anyone to track your activities on the Internet.

operating systems	Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
RAM	from 512mb
web browsers	Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex Browser, Mozilla Firefox and other
free disk space	50mb

AdGuard for Mac is the first adblocker developed specifically for macOS. Not only does it block ads and annoying pop-ups in all browsers, but it also protects you from online trackers and dangerous websites. AdGuard offers you a simple and intuitive interface with additional features such as AdGuard Assistant and a filtering log.

operating systems	macOS 10.10 (64bit)+
RAM	from 512mb
web browsers	Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex browser, Mozilla Firefox
free disk space	60mb

AdGuard for Android provides you with reliable and manageable protection. AdGuard removes all the annoying ads from web pages and applications, blocks loading of dangerous websites, and does not allow anyone to track your activities on the Internet. AdGuard stands out against its analogues, as it can work either in HTTP proxy or VPN mode.

operating systems	Android 4.0.3+
RAM	from 700mb
free disk space	30mb

AdGuard for iOS is an app that protects you from annoying ads in Safari. Moreover, it prohibits online tracking and secure privacy of your personal data. After downloading the app, you get an ad-free and safe internet experience, where websites open much faster. Try now and enjoy a better web-surfing experience on your iPhones and iPads.

Compatibility	Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, and iPod touch (6th generation) .
web browsers	safari
free disk space	24.4mb

Looking for a way to permanently remove ads in the browser for free without registration and SMS :)? He is. This is a simple and common plugin called Adblock. More precisely, there are not even one, but two popular versions of this extension, as well as several similar ad blockers. There are versions for the Yandex browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari and other less popular ones. If these extensions do not help, most likely, your computer is already infected with a virus, and in order to eliminate it, you will have to sweat, but first things first.

Browser ad blockers

There are several types of ad blockers. The most popular and easiest to use are undoubtedly Adblock and Adblock Plus. Also, there are less common, but no less effective: uBlock , Adguard , Ghostery , Privacy Badger , Disconnect .

Installing Adblock

The control is done using the button in the control panel and LMB (Left Mouse Click) and RMB (Right Mouse Click) on it.

You can enable and disable certain types of ads, include sites in exclusion lists. All controls are easy and intuitive. You can turn off unwanted objects on the page.

The settings look like this

As you can see, the option to display unobtrusive ads is left by default. This means that ads that do not take up much space and are labeled "ads" will not be blocked. In principle, you can not change the settings, and everything will work as it should, as they say, out of the box.

Website: https://adblockplus.org/ru

Description: a browser extension that completely blocks all annoying ads on websites, including Youtube and Facebook ads, share and like buttons, as well as spyware and malware software.
I’ll add on my own that there is a localization of the site into Russian, in contrast to the same. For me, it's about something, yes it says.

Supported Browsers:

• Chrome (on the WebKit engine: Yandex Browser, Google Chrome and the like)
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera
• Internet Explorer
• safari
• Maxthon
• Microsoft Edge

Have a mobile browser own production for Android and iOS - Adblock Browser.

Installation is also done in one click. As you can see, you can choose your browser from the list

Management and configuration is also done with the help of LMB and RMB on the button that will appear in the control panel (to the right of the URL input field) after installing the extension.

And here is what the settings look like from the inside

As you can see, in general, the essence is similar to Adblock: unobtrusive advertising is allowed, there is a white list of domains (the list of allowed domains, Adblock Plus is disabled for them). There are personal filters, where you can set your own parameters of what exactly needs to be blocked on sites (in general, an option for advanced users).
A warning has been issued that filter lists should not be too large, otherwise this can greatly slow down the browser.

In general, these are the two most popular ways to block inappropriate content on websites, and they are more than enough for almost all occasions. Use them and do not forget to include useful sites in the list of allowed domains.

Description: the original Adguard is a firewall with the ability to filter ads, prevent phishing at the network level, that is, incoming traffic is processed before it enters the browser. This is its advantage over Adblock and other browser extensions. It is possible to install the Mac version, as well as mobile Android and iOS.
Adguard firewall is paid, but the cost is far from prohibitive, around a couple of hundred rubles a year. For this, you get a full-fledged commercial product with 24/7 support, ready to use right out of the box.

If you don't want to pay, there are extensions Adguard Anti-banner for different types of browsers.

Supported Browsers

• Google Chrome
• Yandex browser
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera
• Palemoon

What can I say - Adguard in comparative tests with uBlock , Adblock , Adblock Plus proved to be far from the worst. Yes, and blocking ads in mobile, in my opinion, is a rather useful feature that is not provided at the proper level by far from all available free applications. And here, for a meager fee, a complete set with guaranteed service and support. In general, Adguard is an option for those who value their time and money.

Website: https://www.ublock.org/
Description: a relatively young, but very promising extension for blocking ads on the site. The main advantage of uBlock over Adguard, Adblock and Adblock Plus, its authors call a very low CPU load and memory consumption for the plugin. For clarity, comparison in memory consumption

As you can see, uBlock consumes almost no RAM, its level remains almost at the same level as in the absence of blockers

With the load on the processor, things are even more interesting

Here you can clearly see that uBlock leaves its competitors far behind. In general, if you use Adblock or Adblock Plus, and because of them your browser slows down, I advise you to try uBlock, maybe this is what you need

Supported Browsers:

• Chrome (Webkit: Google Chrome, Yandex Browser)
• Mozilla Firefox
• safari

Installation:

uBlock is very similar to Adblock and Adblock Plus - the same white list, the list of filters used, the ability to add your own. You can import and export settings, so you can easily transfer all your settings to another machine and will not lose them when you reinstall the operating system.

Control is done with the help of LMB and RMB on the button that will appear in the browser control panel.

Setting: Third party filters - check RUS: BitBlock List and RUS: RU AdList .

After you need to update the filters (find the Update now button). Setup completed.

Another point - some sites have scripts in their arsenal to detect and bypass Adblock and Adblock Plus. uBlock has an interesting Anti-Adblock Killer mechanism - it is a detector of sites with similar anti-blockers. With the help of this anti-block killer, uBlock finds such sites and forcibly removes ads on them. So, here's another plus for using this interesting plugin. Try.

Description: the main task of the extension is to search for and suppress hidden spy scripts embedded in the code of site pages, suspicious objects. Also able to block aggressive ads

Supported Browsers

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Yandex browser
• Opera
• safari
• Internet Explorer

Website: https://www.eff.org/privacybadger

Description: essentially similar to Ghostery, the functionality and mission are generally the same as most similar blockers

Supported Browsers

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Yandex browser

Description: software that is no exception among its kind. It detects and stops surveillance, including from social networks, cuts ads, reports on the work done, and does it well. This becomes especially clear in the light of the fact that the author of the extensions is former employee Google

Supported Browsers

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Yandex browser
• Opera

If Adblock doesn't help

If you already have an ad blocker installed, but pop-up windows with annoying VKontakte ads and other nonsense have not disappeared, I have bad news for you - most likely you have caught a virus or a trojan. But, do not despair, for every problem there is a solution.

Alternatively, you can start scanning your computer with 2 free utilities from Kaspersky and Dr.Web:

And even if the usual antivirus did not help, you are likely to be able to help special utilities to combat Spyware, Mailware and similar evil spirits. One of these programs can be downloaded here - https://www.malwarebytes.org/products/ .
After the system is scanned, all suspicious objects are sent to quarantine. If by mistake useful files are sent there, they can be restored.

Also worth a look:

The above steps should be enough to fix the problems with pop-up ads.

How to Use Adblock Properly

As you know, advertising is the engine of trade, and without a market, we would be deprived of adequate prices for goods and services. Therefore, not all advertising is bad. In addition, advertising on the site is often the only source of income, due to which the site lives and develops, and there are many such on the Web. I understand that some webmasters, in pursuit of profit, forget about the limits of reason, covering the site with advertisements like Christmas tree garlands. Yes, there are doorway workers, and those who do not shun the spread of viruses and trojans, and here the adblock will definitely help you. But there are also some good, useful, non-intrusive ad sites that you visit regularly that grow and develop thanks to the ads you put on them. I do not call for completely abandoning the use of Adblock, but do not forget to add useful resources to the exclusion list of your ad blocker, thus you will thank the authors for the efforts spent on creating high-quality content.

Starting with version 14.2, Yandex.Browser received a catalog of recommended add-ons where you can find, download, and install useful improvements. In particular, there are various ad blockers that allow you to block banners, pop-ups and other annoying elements.

Where to download Adblock for Yandex.browser and how to install it?

In order to download and install an ad blocker in the Yandex browser, you must perform the following steps:

• Open the browser and click on the settings menu icon. Select "Add-ons".

• Select the Add-ons tab and scroll down. Here you need to click on the link "Catalog of add-ons for Yandex.Browser".

• In the search bar, enter "Adblock".

• You may not find "Adblock" in its pure form. However, there is "Adblock Cash" here. This is the same ad blocker whose developers promise rewards for using it. In fact, you will not receive anything, and the add-on will block ads.
• Installing "Adblock Cash" is quite simple. You need to click "Add to Yandex.Browser".

• Next, click "Install extension" again.

If you want to install an adblock close to the interface, then "Adblock Plus" is perfect for this purpose. To download and install it, follow these steps:

• Follow the link to the product page.
• Select your type of browser (under the button, small icons) and click "Install".

• Next, click "Install extension" again.

• Restart the browser for the changes to take effect. The extension icon will be located in the upper right corner.

How to set up Adblock Plus in Yandex Browser?

A new tab will open. There will be 4 sections of settings available here:

• List of filters;
• Personal filters;
• List of extended domains;
• General.

By default, the first section is marked "RuAdList+EasyList". However, there is a second note to be made. The more filters are included, the less likely it is that a banner will be able to crawl onto the page.

Also, if some unobtrusive advertising does not bother you, then you can leave it. To do this, you must put the appropriate mark.

In the "Personal filters" tab, you can add your own filter. How to do it? Consider a simple example. The banner address will be https://website/ads/banner124.gif, where 124 is the number of the banner. However, every time the page is loaded, the banner number will change and it is impossible to use this address as a filter..gif, where * is all banners. This filter will block ads. But you should not enter other characters, since in addition to advertising, you can block the site materials themselves. Insert this filter into the line and click "Add Filter".

In the "List of allowed domains" (not sites) tab, you can add a specific resource using a special button by selecting the address bar and clicking on the Adblock icon.

In the "General" tab, we leave everything unchanged, since all the marks are responsible for the statistics and display of tools.

Disabling an ad blocker using the example of Adblock Plus

To disable any extension in Yandex.Browser, just select "Add-ons" in the menu.

After that, in the list of add-ons, you need to find an ad blocker or another extension and check the "Disable" box.

The demand for plug-ins that "cut" annoying online ads is steadily growing. According to a recent report by Adobe and PageFair, over 200 million people worldwide already use custom browser extensions, up 41% since 2014. About the top five browser add-ons to help hide annoying banners, pop-ups and more annoying ads, - in the selection of Vestey.Hi-tech.

Not all ads are bad. Unambiguous blocking deserves "Internet bugs" that collect information about the user's activity without his knowledge, flashing and pop-up windows that prevent or distract from reading, as well as banners with "bad" code that embed cookies in the browser to track movements visitors from site to site. However, sometimes displaying ads - the only way earning an independent resource. So, if the ads are harmless and do not bother you, it will not be superfluous to support the authors of your favorite sites and include them in the whitelist.

Before installing the blocker, we recommend that you enable the Do Not Track (DNT) feature in your browser. This will let the site know that you do not want to be tracked by behavioral cookies that collect information about pages visited, purchases made in online stores, search queries, etc. Enabling this setting, however, does not mean that sites will immediately stop pestering you with "targeted" ads. So far, the DNT is advisory in nature. It only informs sites about the desire of users to stop spying on them, but does not give any guarantees that advertisers will fulfill this request.

Chrome: open "Settings" → on the screen that opens, click on the link "Show additional settings" (bottom) → in the "Personal data" section, check the box next to "Send anti-tracking with outgoing traffic".

Firefox: go to "Settings" → select the "Privacy" tab and check the box next to "Tell sites that I don't want to be tracked".

Internet Explorer: "Settings" → "Security" → "Send Do Not Track requests" → click on the "Enable" button.

Opera: "Settings" → section "Privacy and security" → check "Send a Do Not Track request with data".

safari: "Settings" → go to the tab "Privacy" → and check the box next to "Prohibit websites from tracking me".

AdBlock Plus

ABP is the most popular and ubiquitous AD blocker with versions for both desktop and mobile devices. According to the statistics of the startup Eyeo, based in Cologne (Germany), over 60 million people around the world regularly use their product. ABP can block anything: banners and pop-ups, "hidden" cookies and other snooping tools, suspicious domains, buttons and widgets social networks, as well as video ads on YouTube or Facebook.

It is also possible to create your own lists of filters and allowed domains. ABP is available as an extension in all popular browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Maxthon, as well as in Yandex Browser and on Android devices.

Once installed, ABP will ask what other content besides ads should be blocked. Optionally, the extension can block access to potentially malicious domains, "cut out" spy cookies and social network buttons that can also monitor user behavior.

ABP has one feature - the so-called "acceptable", or "acceptable advertising." Developers do not hide the fact that they receive fees from major partners (including Google, Amazon, eHow, Yandex and others) for getting into the white list. In addition, to support independent authors, ABP can skip ads on smaller sites and blogs for free. However, filters are allowed to bypass "no more than 10% of companies", and users always have the opportunity to completely limit any advertising. This can be done by unchecking the box next to "Allow some non-intrusive ads" in the add-on's settings.

Ghostery

The Ghostery plugin specializes in getting rid of not only ads, but Internet bugs. To date, the extension (the developers themselves call it a "privacy tool") is aware of the existence of over 2 thousand trackers that can secretly collect information about user activity.

Disconnect

The audience of Disconnect is relatively small (about a million users), and the add-on itself does not have a very beautiful interface, but copes with its tasks. It also has a number of unique features. For example, Disconnect visually shows in the form of an interactive map which sites receive notifications that you have visited a partner resource.

In addition, the plugin displays how much internet traffic has been saved and how much web page loading has increased. In general, Disconnect is the kind of program that you can just "plug it in and forget it". If some elements stop working (YouTube videos, Flickr photos), or the site is displayed incorrectly, you can always click on the icon with the letter D and unblock individual scripts.

Disconnect does not have such flexible settings as Ghostery or uBlock. For example, you cannot see the black list of all bugs - it is formed by the company itself. The extension is available in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera.