Popup ads on Yahoo! Messenger certainly annoys you when using Yahoo as a means of communication with friends.
When you open the chat window with your friends, a popup will appear covering the chat frame and it takes a few seconds for the ad to disappear.
This article will help you block Yahoo! Messenger.
Method 1: Edit the hosts file of the computer.
Step 1: Open Windows Explorer, find the path: C: WindowsSystem32driversetc .
Step 2: Right-click on the hosts file , select Open with -> Notepad .
Add to the end of the following IP segment:
127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1 webapp.msg.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1 tr.adinterax.com
127.0.0.1 mi.adinterax.com/*
127.0.0.1 mi.adinterax.com
127.0.0.1 us.adserver.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1 us.adserver.yahoo.com/*
Then save the hosts file.
Quit completely Yahoo! Messenger from the system tray and log in again.
Method 2: Set up Popup blocking configuration in Internet Options.
Step 1: Go to Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Internet Options .
Step 2: Select the Security tab , select Restricted sites and click the Sites button .
Step 3: In the Restricteb sites dialog box , enter us.adserver.yahoo.com in the Add this website to the zone box and then click Add . Click Close to close the dialog box.
You can log in to Yahoo! Messenger to check.
Also you can use software to block popup ads like AdFender.
With the above ways to block Yahoo popup ads, please choose a way to block. From now on you will no longer be annoyed because popup will no longer appear, you can freely chat with people.
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