Blocking flash adverts

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Anyone got any suggestions for decent freeware to block flash adverts over on the DS forum?

All of a sudden they are running damn annoying adverts which roll over the text you are trying to read, and load before the soddin text. They seem to forget not everyone is on 8 meg broadband, and page load times are starting to increase on my 512k bb just becuase of the damn ads. (Cant increase our bb speed - we are flat out for our phone line)
 

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Was going to see if Firefox did it, but their (DS) database is down at the moment.
 

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Im using IE6 so really need something suitable for that.....

Edit - OT but they have also been getting an awful lot of database errors recently....
 

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Just been on there, are you speaking of the ones down the lefthand side?
 

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No- theres a flippin Nokia one at the top drops a ruddy great phone over the top third of the forum.

Next time I see it I'll get a screen grab.
 

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Finally got a screen grab. Please chaps NEVER go down this route with the ads! They are an abomination on members.
 

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AS - have you tried to disable active scripting in the IE security tab?
and then in advanced tab untick play animations and show videos.

Been sat on DS for 10mins now with no rubbish at all.



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