I agree that editing the hosts file is by far the best thing for actual adblocking, but I like to have a manual adblocker in the browser, too. Not actually for ads, but so that I can "turn off" parts of pages that I don't want to deal with easily (for example, annoying, gross or animated avatars at forums).
I've used adsweep (user script, not extension) for months and it works beautifully. Sadly the project is no longer updated, but it's yet to be a problem.
Unfortunately it's not truly blocking ads, they're merely hidden. So you still have the lag in downloading them as well as the "xxx per site" download limit.
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Why do I see ads for a moment before they disappear? Why aren't all ads blocked?
Because of limitations in Chrome (or possibly my knowledge of the Chrome extension and DOM APIs), AdThwart can only remove or hide ads after they have been loaded; it can't actually prevent the browser from fetching them.
Is there an extension (could there be) for privacy protections similar to SRWare? I like SRWare ok but it'd be nice if these protections could be dropped into the latest Chrome.
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[ 6.6 ms ] story [ 37.2 ms ] threadEdit: There is, but it doesn't work due to a syntax error in the installer:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/fkkedmmdcjakdoef...
Edit #2: Found one that does work:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpk...
this guy has a collection of blocked ad sites in this hosts file :
http://zelut.org/projects/misc/hosts
btw windows has a hosts file too ;)
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Why do I see ads for a moment before they disappear? Why aren't all ads blocked?
Because of limitations in Chrome (or possibly my knowledge of the Chrome extension and DOM APIs), AdThwart can only remove or hide ads after they have been loaded; it can't actually prevent the browser from fetching them.
Something for Mozilla to look at.
EDIT: and we have Xmarks! Chrome is now pretty much unbeatable for me now.