[dba-Tech] This is bad

[John Colby]

I use a Raspberry Pi and Pi-Hole to do this at the network level at my
house.  However I still use Adblocker on my laptops for travel.

On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 5:45 PM <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:

> Yep, that's the one I use. I pay for the pro version, set it up on each
> computer, sync it to the profile online, so that every time I block
> something on one device, it's blocked on all the others.
>
> Well worth the annual fee.
>
> Oddly, since I started blocking ads, not only has everything gotten a lot
> faster to load, but I've had ZERO malware detections...
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jon=tydda.plus.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of Gustav Brock via dba-Tech
> Sent: 30 December 2022 17:50
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <
> dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Cc: Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk>
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] This is bad
>
> Hi Jon
>
> Indeed. This is (should be) a mandatory extension (for Edge also) in any
> Windows install:
>
> Imprint (adblockplus.org)<https://adblockplus.org/imprint>
>
> We have used it for years with zero issues. It is beyond me why people
> accept the slow-loading add-bloated sites, when this free tool removes all
> the crap and boosts load time – at zero cost or what you may decide to
> donate.
>
> Happy New Year!
> Gustav
>
> Fra: jon at tydda.plus.com<mailto:jon at tydda.plus.com>
> Sendt: 30. december 2022 17:42
> Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'<mailto:
> dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] This is bad
>
> This is one of the reasons that I install adblock on every computer I
> own... Well, that and getting rid of advertising 😊
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jon=tydda.plus.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: 30 December 2022 15:59
> To: Off Topic <dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com>; List <
> dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>; Access Developers discussion and problem
> solving <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: [dba-Tech] This is bad
>
> Hackers abuse Google Ads to spread malware in legit software
> (bleepingcomputer.com)
> <
> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-to-spread-malware-in-legit-software/
> >
>
> r
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John W. Colby
Colby Consulting