ads | Matt Crawford https://mattcrawford.me Personal blog and writings of a nudist in Iowa. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:06:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 176948450 Facebook AD Scam https://mattcrawford.me/facebook-ad-scam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebook-ad-scam https://mattcrawford.me/facebook-ad-scam/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:21:34 +0000 https://t3dus.com/?p=4803 Watch out for ad scams on Facebook. For instance back on November 3rd I noticed ads for the same mini excavator from different “companies” at the same price of $179.00. There is no way in hell that any company would sell an excavator for $179.00 as they would go bankrupt over this pricing model. Stay […]

The post Facebook AD Scam first appeared on Matt Crawford.]]> Watch out for ad scams on Facebook. For instance back on November 3rd I noticed ads for the same mini excavator from different “companies” at the same price of $179.00.

There is no way in hell that any company would sell an excavator for $179.00 as they would go bankrupt over this pricing model.

Stay vigilant my friends.

The post Facebook AD Scam first appeared on Matt Crawford.]]> https://mattcrawford.me/facebook-ad-scam/feed/ 0 4803 How to Remove Skype Ads https://mattcrawford.me/how-to-remove-skype-ads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-remove-skype-ads https://mattcrawford.me/how-to-remove-skype-ads/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:35:11 +0000 https://g3k.xyz/?p=2272 This post briefly talks about what I did to remove Skype ads from my Skype IM.   There are 1 place inside of Skype with a checkbox that I like to uncheck so to do that Go to Privacy > Privacy Settings and uncheck the bottom box that says “Allow Microsoft Targeted ads, including use of Skype Profile […]

The post How to Remove Skype Ads first appeared on Matt Crawford.]]> This post briefly talks about what I did to remove Skype ads from my Skype IM.

 

There are 1 place inside of Skype with a checkbox that I like to uncheck so to do that Go to Privacy > Privacy Settings and uncheck the bottom box that says “Allow Microsoft Targeted ads, including use of Skype Profile age and gender”

Then, add the following to your hosts file at: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
You can edit your hosts file with Notepad ++ which is what I did.

This first entry will disable Skype Updates so u can leave this one off the list if you like.

127.0.0.1 download.skype.com

These other entries are just related to advertising.

127.0.0.1 *.msads.net
127.0.0.1 *.msecn.net
127.0.0.1 *.rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ac3.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 adnexus.net
127.0.0.1 adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 ads1.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 aka-cdn-ns.adtech.de
127.0.0.1 an.secure.tacoda.net
127.0.0.1 aorta.clickagy.com
127.0.0.1 asvcs.aol.com
127.0.0.1 az512334.vo.msecnd.net
127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 bs.serving-sys.com
127.0.0.1 cdn.at.atwola.com
127.0.0.1 cdn.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 cds26.ams9.msecn.net
127.0.0.1 db3aqu.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 devads.skypeassets.net
127.0.0.1 download.skype.com
127.0.0.1 dpm.demdex.net
127.0.0.1 dtm.advertising.com
127.0.0.1 ec.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 flex.msn.com
127.0.0.1 g.msn.com
127.0.0.1 gum.criteo.com
127.0.0.1 h6.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ib.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 live.rads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 msntest.serving-sys.com
127.0.0.1 pixel.advertising.com
127.0.0.1 preads.skypeassets.net
127.0.0.1 qaads.skypeassets.net
127.0.0.1 qawww.skypeassets.net
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 s.aolcdn.com
127.0.0.1 s.blogsmithmedia.com
127.0.0.1 secure-ams.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 secure-fra.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 secure.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 secure.flashtalking.com
127.0.0.1 secure.uac.advertising.com
127.0.0.1 sO.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 static.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 static.skypeassets.com
127.0.0.1 static.skypeassets.net
127.0.0.1 su.addthis.com
127.0.0.1 uk.at.atwola.com

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