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Opt Outs

These links take you directly to the "opt out" feature of the ad server listed. Clicking these links stop the advertising from that ad server. If you enjoy seeing pop-up ads, please do not use this service. As we find more links we will place them here. If you find something that belongs here please let us know. Add your name to the mailing list to be notified of new entries.

NEW! Download a hosts file to kill even more ads. It's free and pretty easy. You can get it from mvps.org as a ZIP archive or in plain text. Information on using the hosts file, as well as the latest hosts file updates, can be found here.

How does this work? More info...

24/7 Real Media
Popups and banners, seen at Yahoo! and others.

advertising.com
Many different type of ads. Seems to go down frequently. If it fails, try later.

Atlas (aQuantive, Inc.)
Another ad server. Handles a lot of different companies, including Avenue A | Razorfish, DRIVE and Atlas.

Be Free Inc

Bluestreak
Delivers ads, pops, rich media. Used by Yahoo!

Comet Cursors
Not a popup but can be annoying and/or cause trouble with your computer. Anyhow, here's a way to stop them.

Coremetrics
The folks behind Columbia House. Opts out of clicktracking and information sharing.

Doubleclick
One of the larger adservers. Serves Gambling and Casino ads. Often seen on Lycos, Excite, Yahoo and others. Opting out of doubleclick will also disable many in-line banners.

fastclick.com
Serves "click to win" type ads. Opting out of this one seems to kill a lot of in-line banner ads too. Might fail on the first try [because they do not want people linking to it directly]. If it does, you'll be given an alternative link at the bottom of the page they direct you to.

L90 (admonitor)

The Hunger Site
Eliminates click-tracking and pops while visiting The Hunger Site.

The Breast Cancer Site
Eliminates click-tracking and pops while visiting The Breast Cancer Site.

The Rain Forest Site
Eliminates click-tracking and pops while visiting The Rain Forest Site.

ValueClick
Another ad server (ValueClick Media, Commission Junction, Mediaplex, Pricerunner, Search123).

WebSideStory
HitBox.com, StatMarket.com, Yep.com and WebSideStory.com.

X10.com
Ads for the X10 camera. You know, the little spy thing. They're spying on you right now...

Original information by Rick Schrager. spawn.co.uk makes no guarantees that these ad servers will perform as they represent themselves to do. We offer this service to our readers to make their browsing experience more enjoyable. If any of these links fail to perform as expected, try again later.