How to Manually Block Ads on Windows Live Messenger

May 28, 2008 | | 22 comments »

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How to Manually Block Ads on Windows Live Messenger There are many plugins and patchs which allows you remove ads from Windows Live Messenger completely. If you don't want to install any of these plugins there is an easy way to block all ads served on WLM.

Follow these steps :

  1. Click Start button on Windows
  2. Go to Control Panel –> Internet Options
  3. Click on the security tab and click on ’Sites’ under restricted sites.
  4. Add the url “rad.msn.com” and those ads will never be shown again.

rad.msn.com is msn's ad server. Blocking access to this site will block all ads from the msn websites and most of the other sites that they own.

Please note that this method don't remove ads completely. You'll see a white blank space instead of ads. Sometimes it is a video, but you can block that using the same method.

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22 comments

  1. Anonymous // 26 June, 2008 09:20  

    If you don't want to install any ad-blocker program you can try this

    http://www.imessengr.com/2008/05/how-to-manually-block-ads-on-windows.html

    It works for me.

  2. Anonymous // 03 August, 2008 19:59  

    wow thank you

  3. Anonymous // 07 August, 2008 23:26  

    Thanks!

  4. Anonymous // 03 September, 2008 05:21  

    I loled when you are actually using Microsoft's product to block Microsoft.

  5. sd // 28 September, 2008 14:39  

    thanks..

  6. mantosz // 28 October, 2008 12:12  

    this is so ingenious!!!

  7. Anonymous // 31 October, 2008 22:58  

    Effing brilliant. Nice one. No more stupid ads that eat 99% CPU.

  8. Anonymous // 10 November, 2008 19:32  

    does not work for me, windows live will not load it says I must enable cookies. help?

    Thanks

  9. Anonymous // 15 November, 2008 01:48  

    Worked at first, but afterwards ads came back.

  10. Anonymous // 19 December, 2008 01:56  

    easier to add it to hosts file : C/windows/system 32/drivers/etc/hosts - open in notepad and add "127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com" - no quotes- works for yahoo as well - add "127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com" - no quotes- leaves blank space or logo only - acceptable for me

  11. Anonymous // 27 December, 2008 17:59  

    this is sweet, but do you know how to block the link ad in the chat window?

  12. Anonymous // 18 January, 2009 03:03  

    Worked okay for me so far. banned the ad url, then rebooted msn for it to take effect, so far, no ads. Thanks for sharing. =)

  13. Anonymous // 10 February, 2009 04:34  

    Works for me. I been using this method for a while now, and the ads do not reccur.

  14. Anonymous // 19 February, 2009 00:24  

    Thanks. Works a dream!!

  15. Anonymous // 03 March, 2009 13:47  

    fuck your ads and thanks to people who publsih information on howto block these pesty rubbish things

  16. Anonymous // 10 March, 2009 16:49  

    Thanks a lot for the smart hints !

  17. Anonymous // 04 May, 2009 05:15  

    yay it works thanks! I did have to restart Windows Live Messenger for it to take effect, however.

  18. Anonymous // 21 June, 2009 20:10  

    127.0.0.1 a.ads1.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 a.rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 a.rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 ad.mx.doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 ad.yieldmanager.com
    127.0.0.1 ad.z5x.net
    127.0.0.1 ads.sup.com
    127.0.0.1 ads.us.e-planning.net
    127.0.0.1 ads.yimg.com
    127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 adserver.com
    127.0.0.1 advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 as.casalemedia.com
    127.0.0.1 atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 b.rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 b.rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 c.live.com
    127.0.0.1 chatenabled.mail.google.com
    127.0.0.1 clk.atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 coremetrics.com
    127.0.0.1 doubleclick.com
    127.0.0.1 doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 fastclick.net
    127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
    127.0.0.1 googlesyndication.com
    127.0.0.1 pagead.googlesyndication.com
    127.0.0.1 pagead2.googlesyndication.com
    127.0.0.1 popunder.paypopup.com
    127.0.0.1 r1.beta.ace.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 smartadserver.com
    127.0.0.1 spe.atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 ssl.google-analytics.com
    127.0.0.1 uac.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 us.adserver.yahoo.com
    127.0.0.1 view.atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com

  19. Anonymous // 09 July, 2009 00:52  

    ah it works! thanks! had to reboot msn as well though.
    as someone else mentioned too, a way to block ad links in the conv window would be great too!

  20. Anonymous // 15 September, 2009 23:42  

    i had to take some additional steps, iv outlined the procedure on my blog on blogspot if any of u want to look .. errormessagesdrivingmeinsane

    happy blocking :)

  21. Anonymous // 19 September, 2009 23:21  

    127.0.0.1 ad.yieldmanager.com
    127.0.0.1 ad.z5x.net
    127.0.0.1 ads.sup.com
    127.0.0.1 ads.us.e-planning.net
    127.0.0.1 ads.yimg.com
    127.0.0.1 adserver.com
    127.0.0.1 as.casalemedia.com
    127.0.0.1 atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 chatenabled.mail.google.com
    127.0.0.1 clk.atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 coremetrics.com
    127.0.0.1 doubleclick.com
    127.0.0.1 doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 ad.mx.doubleclick.net
    127.0.0.1 edge1.catalog.video.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
    127.0.0.1 ssl.google-analytics.com
    127.0.0.1 googlesyndication.com
    127.0.0.1 img4.catalog.video.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com
    127.0.0.1 us.adserver.yahoo.com
    127.0.0.1 pagead2.googlesyndication.com
    127.0.0.1 popunder.paypopup.com
    127.0.0.1 r1.beta.ace.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 rss.video.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 smartadserver.com
    127.0.0.1 spe.atdmt.com
    127.0.0.1 uac.advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 valueclickmedia.com
    127.0.0.1 view.atdmt.com

    # Ping timed out:
    127.0.0.1 a.ads1.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 a.rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 a.rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 advertising.com
    127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 b.rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 b.rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 c.live.com
    127.0.0.1 config.messenger.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 global.msads.com
    127.0.0.1 global.msads.net
    127.0.0.1 rad.live.com
    127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com.nsatc.net
    127.0.0.1 specials.uk.msn.com

    # could not find:
    127.0.0.1 fastclick.net
    127.0.0.1 live.rads.msn.com
    127.0.0.1 pagead.googlesyndication.com

  22. pato // 13 October, 2009 21:06  

    Is faster:

    0 ad.yieldmanager.com
    0 ad.z5x.net
    0 ads.sup.com
    0 ads.us.e-planning.net
    0 ads.yimg.com
    0 adserver.com
    0 as.casalemedia.com
    0 atdmt.com
    0 bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com
    0 chatenabled.mail.google.com
    0 clk.atdmt.com
    0 coremetrics.com
    0 doubleclick.com
    0 doubleclick.net
    0 ad.doubleclick.net
    0 ad.mx.doubleclick.net
    0 edge1.catalog.video.msn.com
    0 google-analytics.com
    0 ssl.google-analytics.com
    0 googlesyndication.com
    0 img4.catalog.video.msn.com
    0 insider.msg.yahoo.com
    0 us.adserver.yahoo.com
    0 pagead2.googlesyndication.com
    0 popunder.paypopup.com
    0 r1.beta.ace.advertising.com
    0 rss.video.msn.com
    0 smartadserver.com
    0 spe.atdmt.com
    0 uac.advertising.com
    0 valueclickmedia.com
    0 view.atdmt.com

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