Blocking Flash-based Ads

[lennykravitz2004]

Ever notice how Flash ads come blaring through your speakers, no matter how you change settings? Here's a fix which works. It does involve installing a third party utility, but again, it works.

 

http://www.techiesouls.com/2009/05/15/how-...-google-chrome/

 

1. Download and Install Privoxy.

2. Click on the button available in upper right corner of Chrome window with wrench icon on it.

3. Go to options > Under The Hood > under Network settings click Change proxy settings button.

4. In Internet Properties window choose “LAN settings”

5. Check proxy server LAN settings and in the address setting address: 127.0.0.1 and port: 8118 and check “Bypass proxy for local settings” option below.

6. Click “Ok” and then “Apply”.

7. Restart Google Chrome.

 

Link for Windows 32-bit OS users

 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/files/Win32/