Ad-killer for Linux

[proactive]

I've looked around for an ad-killer for Linux, because I've used Proxomitron for Windows for a while now and wanted something similar on my preferred platform. I came up with SwiftSurf, a great little app that can be configured to remove all ad content. Just add the websites you want to filter out to a textfile included in SwiftSurf, and start up the proggie. Then set your browser to use a localhost proxy on port 8080. Easy-peasy, no more ads! And of course it's free!

[Conf1rm3d_K1ll]

proactive, you've made my day.

[proactive]

Yeah, it made my day too!

[slarty]

Or you could use galeon which already has some quite neat ad-killing features (You can deny images from a particular server; you can turn pop-ups on and off easily)

[preacherman481]

Originally posted here by slarty
Or you could use galeon which already has some quite neat ad-killing features (You can deny images from a particular server; you can turn pop-ups on and off easily)

Yes, that's what I do. Under Galeon using the "load images from current server only" setting seems to work quite nicely.

[{P²P}Apocalypse]

Originally posted here by slarty
Or you could use galeon which already has some quite neat ad-killing features (You can deny images from a particular server; you can turn pop-ups on and off easily)

Ditto. Thats what I use with Tux. Plus it auto kills pop-ups and you can customize it. It also has smart bookmarks and a ton of other features. You can change the spinners, toolbars or whatever. Even has tabbed browing that you can customize to work the way you want it to.

[proactive]

These are URLs that should be added to the kill-file (don't remember where I got these). It should take care of most of the advertisers. They can be added to Proxomitron too.

207-87-18-203.wsmg.digex.net
Garden.ngadcenter.net
Ogilvy.ngadcenter.net
ResponseMedia-ad.flycast.com
Suissa-ad.flycast.com
UGO.eu-adcenter.net
VNU.eu-adcenter.net
a32.g.a.yimg.com
ad-adex3.flycast.com
ad.adsmart.net
ad.ca.doubleclick.net
ad.de.doubleclick.net
ad.doubleclick.net
ad.fr.doubleclick.net
ad.jp.doubleclick.net
ad.linkexchange.com
ad.linksynergy.com
ad.nl.doubleclick.net
ad.no.doubleclick.net
ad.preferences.com
ad.sma.punto.net
ad.uk.doubleclick.net
ad.webprovider.com
ad08.focalink.com
adcontroller.unicast.com
adcreatives.imaginemedia.com
adex3.flycast.com
adforce.ads.imgis.com
adforce.imgis.com
adfu.blockstackers.com
adimage.blm.net
adimages.earthweb.com
adimg.egroups.com
admedia.xoom.com
adpick.switchboard.com
adremote.pathfinder.com
ads.admaximize.com
ads.bfast.com
ads.clickhouse.com
ads.enliven.com
ads.fairfax.com.au
ads.fool.com
ads.freshmeat.net
ads.hollywood.com
ads.i33.com
ads.infi.net
ads.jwtt3.com
ads.link4ads.com
ads.lycos.com
ads.madison.com
ads.mediaodyssey.com
ads.msn.com
ads.ninemsn.com.au
ads.seattletimes.com
ads.smartclicks.com
ads.smartclicks.net
ads.sptimes.com
ads.tripod.com
ads.web.aol.com
ads.x10.com
ads.xtra.co.nz
ads.zdnet.com
ads01.focalink.com
ads02.focalink.com
ads03.focalink.com
ads04.focalink.com
ads05.focalink.com
ads06.focalink.com
ads08.focalink.com
ads09.focalink.com
ads1.activeagent.at
ads10.focalink.com
ads11.focalink.com
ads12.focalink.com
ads14.focalink.com
ads16.focalink.com
ads17.focalink.com
ads18.focalink.com
ads19.focalink.com
ads2.zdnet.com
ads20.focalink.com
ads21.focalink.com
ads22.focalink.com
ads23.focalink.com
ads24.focalink.com
ads25.focalink.com
ads3.zdnet.com
ads3.zdnet.com
ads5.gamecity.net
adserv.iafrica.com
adserv.quality-channel.de
adserver.dbusiness.com
adserver.garden.com
adserver.janes.com
adserver.merc.com
adserver.monster.com
adserver.track-star.com
adserver1.ogilvy-interactive.de
adtegrity.spinbox.net
antfarm-ad.flycast.com
au.ads.link4ads.com
banner.media-system.de
banner.orb.net
banner.relcom.ru
banners.easydns.com
banners.looksmart.com
banners.wunderground.com
barnesandnoble.bfast.com
beseenad.looksmart.com
bizad.nikkeibp.co.jp
bn.bfast.com
c3.xxxcounter.com
califia.imaginemedia.com
cds.mediaplex.com
click.avenuea.com
click.go2net.com
click.linksynergy.com
cookies.cmpnet.com
cornflakes.pathfinder.com
counter.hitbox.com
crux.songline.com
erie.smartage.com
etad.telegraph.co.uk
fp.valueclick.com
gadgeteer.pdamart.com
gm.preferences.com
gp.dejanews.com
hg1.hitbox.com
image.click2net.com
image.eimg.com
images2.nytimes.com
jobkeys.ngadcenter.net
kansas.valueclick.com
leader.linkexchange.com
liquidad.narrowcastmedia.com
ln.doubleclick.net
m.doubleclick.net
macaddictads.snv.futurenet.com
maximumpcads.imaginemedia.com
media.preferences.com
mercury.rmuk.co.uk
mojofarm.sjc.mediaplex.com
nbc.adbureau.net
newads.cmpnet.com
ng3.ads.warnerbros.com
ngads.smartage.com
nsads.hotwired.com
ntbanner.digitalriver.com
ph-ad05.focalink.com
ph-ad07.focalink.com
ph-ad16.focalink.com
ph-ad17.focalink.com
ph-ad18.focalink.com
rd.yahoo.com
realads.realmedia.com
redherring.ngadcenter.net
redirect.click2net.com
regio.adlink.de
retaildirect.realmedia.com
s2.focalink.com
sh4sure-images.adbureau.net
spin.spinbox.net
static.admaximize.com
stats.superstats.com
sview.avenuea.com
thinknyc.eu-adcenter.net
tracker.clicktrade.com
tsms-ad.tsms.com
v0.extreme-dm.com
v1.extreme-dm.com
van.ads.link4ads.com
view.accendo.com
view.avenuea.com
w113.hitbox.com
w25.hitbox.com
web2.deja.com
webads.bizservers.com
www.PostMasterBannerNet.com
www.ad-up.com
www.admex.com
www.alladvantage.com
www.burstnet.com
www.commission-junction.com
www.eads.com
www.freestats.com
www.imaginemedia.com
www.netdirect.nl
www.oneandonlynetwork.com
www.targetshop.com
www.teknosurf2.com
www.teknosurf3.com
www.valueclick.com
www.websitefinancing.com
www2.burstnet.com
www4.trix.net
www80.valueclick.com
z.extreme-dm.com
z0.extreme-dm.com
z1.extreme-dm.com

[Rev Jazzman]

Proactive,

Got a question for you...

Why not just place that list of servers in your host file, directing each to 127.0.0.1? Wouldn't it do the same thing? (I've set up Linux for people, but I've not actually tried doing this on a Linux). I would assume it works the same way, though (it works well with Doze and BSD, anyway).

Just an alt+idea...

Rev

[proactive]

I guess that would work (with this list of URLs anyway).

In the ad-killer apps there is also the possibility to make a general URL using wildcards, like *.ad.*, which will remove everything with a ".ad." in it. I'm not sure the host-file soulution can handle this.

[Rev Jazzman]

Good point.

I wouldn't have thought of that. One of these days when I go to update my list, I'll have to make install ad-killer instead. Wildcards would have saved me a LOT of typing.

Thx for the nfo

Rev