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Ad Blocking the easy way

This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
update: Just doubled the size of the list, angry birds ads now blocked as well.

option94 said:
This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible, but for some reason it wont block the ads from angry birds.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
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wow this wouldve been nice b4 i paid for the blocking apps lol thanks option good work

Awesome! Thanks Option!

daewond3r said:
Awesome! Thanks Option!
Bye Bye Angry Birds lag.
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Unfortunalty, it doesn't seem to work on angry birds. If someone can find out what the ad server is, I can add it to the list.

This is great! I was just wondering what I could use to block ads.
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adfree works the exact same way..?

clamder said:
adfree works the exact same way..?
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adfree and root tools.

This is just a much larger list then they use in adfree I think, but yes it works in the same way.

Updated.
10char.

Glad the new host file worked!
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Thanks works great
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How is this easier than just running AdFree?

option94 said:
This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
update: Just doubled the size of the list, angry birds ads now blocked as well.
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LOL - I would have killed for this a few days ago when adfree first went out - took hours hunting down the temp fix in Modaco.
I have adfree installed again - will there be any conflicts with this if I don't uninstall (or freeze) it?

Great work bro, and thanks alot.

Thanks for the work I just got an update to my adfree app from the market, and it worked on my cm7 nightly.
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Reminds me the good ol days of blocking things via hosts file in the *nix world its located in /etc/hosts/ or /etc/inet/hosts/ while in AOS /system/etc/hosts/. This is another reason I am atm downloading massive 8.1gb apk.lib archive lol can't stand so called "freeware" apps we all know its adware.
BTW where did you get this list? Anyways related to BISS(BT/BLP)? Whats the data format for it? Plain ASCII ([localhost] [ipv4/domain] [#/comment])? Reminds me of the good ol days when I use to compile IPFilter.dat for P2P world lol a simple google search of HyperNode IPFilter yields result as I had the up to date largest filter to date then.

Just want to say thank you again... lol. This is simple and work perfectly without installing any other third party apps like Ad Blocking etc... waisting resources
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gaww said:
LOL - I would have killed for this a few days ago when adfree first went out - took hours hunting down the temp fix in Modaco.
I have adfree installed again - will there be any conflicts with this if I don't uninstall (or freeze) it?
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Yeah. Adfree will replace this file with their own. This is a more complete list then theirs. Thats the only difference.

Did you compile the list? If so what ranges did you use? Which tracker's verified it? I still have feeling this maybe affiliated with BISS.

its everything in adfree, and a big list i found online. No idea what BISS is.

Does no permission = safe app?

If an app requires no special permission to install, does that mean it is a safe app to install and I don't have to worry about malware?

I'd say so. Apps like a simple clock widget with a plethora of permissions are what you need to look out for.

As long as it is not a root app, yes.
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If you ever have doubt due to the description/pictures/comments, chances are it's something fishy. Always check their other apps, see what the comments say.
And, you can never go wrong with Google-ing the app name and/or app author.
kingsway8605 said:
As long as it is not a root app, yes.
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Especially this ^

I would worry most about apps that have permissions that make zero sense. (Related to the apps function)
*cough* Facebook app with full messaging permissions *cough*

Thanks for the reply. I'm only asking because of apps that are new to the market that don't require any permission. Since the apps are new, there are not many comments to read and not much available when googling the app.
Also, how do I know if an app is a root app?

joe.stay said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm only asking because of apps that are new to the market that don't require any permission. Since the apps are new, there are not many comments to read and not much available when googling the app.
Also, how do I know if an app is a root app?
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It will either state "root required" in the description or have [root] in the name of the app.
Or both.

joe.stay said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm only asking because of apps that are new to the market that don't require any permission. Since the apps are new, there are not many comments to read and not much available when googling the app.
Also, how do I know if an app is a root app?
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When you first open it, the app will require you to grant it root access. If it doesn't and you think it's using superuser, you can check within the superuser app.
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joe.stay is like Oprah, you get a thanks, you get a thanks, everyone gets a thanks!!!
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Thanks to everyone.

Working Adblocker (ROOT ONLY)

As we all know Google have removed all the adblocking apps from Google Play. Here is something which will be of help
For ROM Toolbox Pro Users
A secret place for the Ad Blocker you would probably get to it by going into ROM Toolbox -> open the Sliding Menu (swipe right to left) -> and long clicking "DNS Changer"
For Everyone
Here is the standalone version that you can download and install from their server: http://jrummy16.com/jrummy/ad-blocker/Ad-Blocker-JRummy-Apps.apk

Also available through F-Droid https://f-droid.org/FDroid.apk
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Excellent! Now, if only we could have an app, that allowed the user to download all the paid apps from Google Play totally free of charge, that would be nice.
Actually we should have an app that made the developers pay the users to use the apps, that they work so hard to develop.

VaksenDK said:
Excellent! Now, if only we could have an app, that allowed the user to download all the paid apps from Google Play totally free of charge, that would be nice.
Actually we should have an app that made the developers pay the users to use the apps, that they work so hard to develop.
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I saw the first like an thought u were being serious...thankfully you were not.
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thesoupthief said:
Also available through F-Droid https://f-droid.org/FDroid.apk
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wouldn't use that one..ends up porking up your wifi...

There already are three threads about this.
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OP please search before opening/creating a new Thread, there are few of this topic within this section, I just did a 5 second search and found 6 to this topic. Thank You.

[APP] AdAway - Ad-Blocker Application

Based on the news that Google has removed ad-blocking apps from the Google Play Store, I figured I'd throw this up so people still can get this awesome application!
Download: AdAway v2.3
I did not make this or take ownership for it. This is the APK so just download it and install it like usual.

The app is also available on F-Droid, which will allow you to update it whenever the dev updates it.
http://f-droid.org/

Do you guys know if it blocks more than my hosts list (@200k)?

Lokifish Marz said:
Do you guys know if it blocks more than my hosts list (@200k)?
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I think this is the hosts it uses: https://code.google.com/p/ad-away/wiki/HostsSources
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Ad Blocker

Here is a good ad blocker for ROOTED phones that works on most GS4 roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1803573&d=1363234532
Hit the Thanks button if this is of help to you.
GS4 running Liquid Smooth at the moment

For reference, this was the adblocker that was on the ROM Toolbox.
Google has already removed 99% of ad blockers on the Google Play Store and we got lucky they didn’t notice ROM Toolbox. We have since then removed Ad blocker from the main screen on ROM Toolbox.
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Also, this should be in the themes and apps.

Just what I was looking for.
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This thing doesn't work

Yea iulian I agree with you.
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I use this one. https://copy.com/B1Rdf
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Or AD BLOCKER PLUS . Works great.

Useless
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adaway is the only one that i know off currently working.. it goes off of public add lists and you can add your own.. Addfree used to work but is offline now with no further develolpment.

Exel said:
For reference, this was the adblocker that was on the ROM Toolbox.
Also, this should be in the themes and apps.
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What's the reason behind Google removing such apps?
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defvayne said:
What's the reason behind Google removing such apps?
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their official reason was that if affected other app developers revenue from their ad supported apps, which is true. But the bigger more then likely real reason is because it messed with googles ad revenue. either way its not that hard to install a ad blocker anyway. just install a third party market (i use f-droid) and install adaway.
the reason jrummy removed the adblocking feature of rom toolbox is because if he didnt, the whole app would of been removed from the playstore. In turn, the posted app in the op is useless, its no longer maintained which means it wont block ads anymore (or will just block old ads, which is pretty much pointless)

you can download the ad block zip from goldeneye roms and pull out the hosts file and put it in system > etc