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How do I block banner ads with Norton Internet security 2011?

Hello everybody, I just recently installed Norton Internet security 2011. How do I block all the annoying ads/banner that is basically sucking all my bandwidth dry? Thank you in advance for you help! Mike.

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1. Anti-virus packages will not 'see' incoming legit ads (that go along with the website requested) as anything other than what they are. To control annoying ads, you must modify the browser; telling it to block that junk, which often comes not from the site you 'asked' to get, but from 3rd party ad servers. Browser 'pop-up blockers' are lightweight, paper thin defenses and advertisers (legit & malware purveyors) know how to get by those very easily. Users must boost their own defenses these days. Get Firefox as your default browser & use it for everyday surfing; fall back to iE only for "last resort" viewing of substandard websites & Windows updates. The following tips help, but methods ("vectors") are dynamic. FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy> top drop menu set to "Firefox will use custom settings..."> Check 'Accept Cookies from sites' ►Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'. A good collection of effective add-on's (Official Mozilla) is here: https://addons.mozilla.org/collections/dunbar-pappy/dunbarpappy/ "AdBlock Plus" & "Better Privacy" also help defray rubbish. ►► At minimum, get the #1 item for malware prevention: NoScript, which constrains automagically fetching & deployment of tainted assets. [see this page for how it works, and how to use it...very simple; http://noscript.net/features#contentblocking CHROME> wrench icon> Preferences> Under the hood> Content settings> Cookies (heading): tick "Allow local data..." & "Ignore exceptions and block 3rd party..."> close tab. AdBlock plus available. See Add-on's for Chrome. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search?q=ad+block "NotScript" performs well also, but is a bit of a bugger to configure. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/08/18/notscript-brings-noscript-functionality-to-google-chrome/ INTERNET EXPLORER does not handle 3rd party assets very well (or anything else) and won't give nearly the control as Firefox or Chrome: it is garbage. Use at your own risk.