Try this :-)
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/#whatis

regards, Richard


"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> ooops, I now see you already have done that.
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "RobertVA" <robert_c72athotmail@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:eK0rOTU4IHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Am I misunderstanding the use of the Hosts file to block web sites?
>>
>> I thought adding "127.0.0.1 acme.com" was supposed to override the
>> Domain Name Server's data for the IP address when ANY browsers requested
>> a page from acme.com (made up domain name), directing the browser to the
>> local hard drive. Since the requested page probably isn't on my hard
>> drive this should permit me to block things like advertising pop-ups from
>> that site.
>>
>> So many sites won't function without JavaScript. I'm not enthusiastic
>> about turning it off.
>>
>> However, I continue to find cookies from these domains when I scan for
>> tracking cookies. Third party cookies are turned off in my browser
>> security settings too. Today I was even subject to a pop-up window with
>> one of the supposedly blocked domains displaying in the browser address
>> bar!
>>
>> IF the sites opening these ads are using the site's actual IP address to
>> bypass the Hosts file, should the address bar be displaying the IP
>> address or the URL?
>>
>> TIA
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