If you wanna remove those nasty ads from the pages which waste lot of time and bandwidth then here is something for you I belive it will help you a lot

How it Works
It’s possible to set up a name server as authoritative for any domain you choose, allowing you to specify the DNS records for that domain. You can also configure most computers to be sort of mini-nameservers for themselves, so that they check their own DNS records before asking a nameserver. Either way, you get to say what hostname points to what IP address. If you haven’t guessed already, the way you block ads it to provide bogus information about the domains we don’t want to see - ie, all those servers out there that dedicate their existence to spewing out banner ads.

The hosts file
Probably the most common way people block ads like this is with something called the “hosts file”. The hosts file is a simple list of hostnames and their corresponding IP addresses, which your computer looks at every time you try and contact a previously unknown hostname. If it finds an entry for the computer you’re trying to reach, it sets the IP address for that computer to be whatever’s in the hosts file.

127.0.0.1 is a special IP address which, to a computer, always means that computer. Any time a machine sends a network request to 127.0.0.1, it is talking to itself. This is very useful when it comes to blocking ads, because all we have to do is specify the IP address of any ad server to be 127.0.0.1. And to do that, all we have to do is edit the hosts file. What will happen then is something like this:

1. you visit a web page
2. the web page contains a banner ad stored on the server “ads.example.com”
3. your computer says “ads.example.com? never heard of it. wait a second, let’s see if I’ve got the number on me…”
4. your computer finds its hosts file and checks to see if ads.example.com is listed
5. it finds the hostname, which points to 127.0.0.1
6. “great”, says the computer, and sends off a request to 127.0.0.1 for the banner ad that’s supposed to be on the page
7. “oh”, says the computer, and fails to show anything because it just sent a request to itself for a banner ad

Where’s my hosts file?

* Windows 95 / 98 / ME: C:\Windows (I think)
* Windows NT: C:\WinNT\hosts
* Windows 2000: C:\WinNT\system32\drivers\etc\
* Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
* FreeBSD / Linux / Mac OS X / Unixish operating systems: /etc/hosts
* Classic Mac OS: please read this helpful information submitted by David “iNerd” B
* Mac OS 9: Marcia Skidmore sent in details that hopefully explain what you need to know

The format of the hosts file is very simple - IP address, whitespace, then a list of hostnames (except for older Macs; please see above). However, you don’t need to know anything about the format if you don’t want to as you can just view the list hosts file.

Of course, that’s not the only way to use the list, but it’s probably the most simple for most people.
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Today so many industries use spy ware programs as a way to advertise. These programs are designed to be click on or automatically re-rout you to the advertisers website. Other types of programs are the annoying pop ups you get on your computer screen. Some of these programs are capable of tracking which keys you type thus for computing exactly what you are saying or typing.

This is how hackers are able to obtain your private and personal information. With programs such as these you may not know who has your personal information or even worse what its being used for. It is annoying, but being educated on the signs of spyware and how to protect yourself from it is a great way to keep yourself safe from the hassles and fears of these malicious programs.

There are several ways to know if you have spyware on your computer: You continue to get tons of pop ups even when your pop up blocker is activated. When you put in a specific website you are redirected to a different site. Also new and unexpected icons on your tool bar can be a sign of malicious software. You may experience lagging due to these programs and the computer trying to process all of the information. This lagging can be stopped by practicing good protection against viruses. There are many anti spyware programs but some viruses may bypass these programs.

So to keep you and your computer safe from the hassles of spy-ware here are a few easy tips. Don’t click links in a pop up box because in most cases these are malicious and may automatically download to your computer with or without your knowing. When closing a pop up box refrain from pushing anything inside the pop up box itself this could again download a program without you knowing it. Try to push the red X and if you want to refrain from touching the pop up box then right click the pop up box and click Close. If an error message comes up that you are not familiar with click the X or NO.

Only if you know what the pop up box is can you click yes. But sometimes familiar looking error messages are just concealed spy-ware. By using these tips you can keep your computer and yourself safe from all of these malicious programs. Now you can defend yourself from the Internet at least a little bit and go back to enjoying the comforts of the Internet.

You are aware that clicking on your own AdSense ads will lead to the termination of your Google AdSense account. You adhere to the Google AdSense terms and conditions. You are constantly working on your AdSense page and you fear that someday you may click on the AdSense ads accidentally.

There are two simple ways that can protect you from clicking on your AdSense Ads accidentally.

Disable Your Browser Javascript

You can stop Google Adense ads from showing in your Google AdSense site while you are working on it by disabling your browser Javascript setting. The following steps will show you how you can disable Javascript in Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Internet Explorer 3.X
1. From the menu bar, select the Tools, then click on the Options.
2. Select the “Security” tab page
3. Uncheck “Run ActiveX scripts” to disable Javascript
4. Restart the browser

Explorer 4.x
1. From the menu bar, select the Tools, then click on the Internet Options.
2. Select the Security tab page
3. Select Custom and click on the Settings… button
4. Select Disable under Active scripting to disable Javascript
5. Restart the browser

Explorer 6.x
1. From the menu bar, select the Tools, then click on the Internet Options.
2. Select the Security tab page
3. Select Custom Level… button
4. Select Disable under Scripting - Active scripting to disable Javascript
5. Restart the browser

FireFox
1. From the menu bar, select the Tools, then click on the Options.
2. Select the Content tab page
3. Uncheck Enable Javascript to disable Javascript
4. Restart the browser

Edit the Hosts File In Your Computer

You can also block Google AdSense Ads by using another simple trick. Open the host file in your PC with Word Pad/note pad and add the following entry in the host file of your PC:
? 127.0.0.2 pagead2.googlesyndication.com

Once you save the hosts file and restart your browser, you will not see the AdSense ad while you are working on your AdSense web site.

You can find the hosts file from the following directory of your PC:
? Windows 95/98/Me (c : \windows\)
? Windows NT/2000/XP Pro (c : \winnt\system32\drivers\etc\)
? Windows XP Home(c : \windows\system32\drivers\etc\)

Please be aware that if you’ve disabled the javascript in your browser, any program that is relied on Javascript may encounter problems. If you’ve disabled the AdSense ad by editing your host file, you would not be able to view any Google AdSense Ads from any Google AdSense site. So it is highly recommended that you undo the changes when you finish working on your site.