Those annoying "dancing" ads

Factual Questions
1

Several months ago, someone made a post about those annoying dancing ads that are on a lot of websites. Another poster offered a very easy solution to block the animation or the ad all together.

I had to completely reformat my computer today and unfortunately, I didn’t bookmark the thread when I read it months ago. :smack: I’m fairly certain it was in GQ but I’m not positive and I don’t have the strength to search through another forum, page by page, for the past six months.

I’d really appreciate it if someone could offer some assistance.

2

If you use Firefox, try the Adblock Plus extension in conjunction with Flashblock.

3

I run IE and from what I can recall, the solution mentioned in that other thread was as simple as adding a line to a file on the PC. Wow, that was vague enough, huh? It’s the best I can remember.

Thank you for the response, Reply.

4

You mean adding an entry to your HOSTS file to block hijackers, advertisers, and other stupid stuff?

My HOSTS file is pretty healthy these days. In fact, you can download a big one from that page which lists a multitude of known addresses of … dubious intent.