Tuesday, March 19, 2013

How to Block Hotspot Shield Ads on Firefox


Hotspot Shield is an effective OpenVPN based privacy and security tool, used to encrypt your web browsing when at public hotspots and to circumvent web filters. On the other hand, while using this tool, users are plagued with persistent (and sometimes inappropriate) onslaught of ads built into the HSS monetization scheme. It's dubious enough that Anchorfree steals ad revenue from google adwords users by masking them with amazon ads, but HSS creates a massive box on the top of every page users surf to as well--completely vanquishing an incredible chunk of screen real-estate. Now, the problem is solved. No more ads.

Our solution to block Hotspot Shield Ads is to use Adblock Plus, a Firefox Add-on.

If you haven't installed Adblock Plus on your Firefox browser, first learn How to Block Ads on Firefox Using Adblock Plus.

Upon installing Adblock Plus and you still see ads on top of your page, just right-click on the ad and click on Adblock Plus: Block image or Adblock Plus: Block frame.



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