While some people are able to spot them, most users just click Next after Next and never bother to read between the lines, and the next thing you know, you have a new add-on in your browser and your default search engine is now a custom adware page. And the worst part is removing these things from the system. It takes a deep registry cleaning to get rid of such spam software. The best practice, of course, is to stay away from adware – AntiAdware is a new best friend for your browsers that will keep you safe on almost all the websites you download from. The script removes forced download accelerators and adware from the supported websites.
Installing AntiAdware Script
Firefox users can install the script over Greasemonkey (here’s a primer on how to use Greasemonkey). Restart the browser for the changes to take effect. Chrome users can directly import the plugin to the extension page to install the plugin, but that will not work forever. Chrome seems to disable scripts installed from unknown sources and moreover, no updates will be received if it’s installed directly. Hence, Chrome users must install an extension called the Tampermonkey and import the script directly. This will make sure that you get the new updates of the script when more websites are added to the supported list. Opera and Safari users can install Violent monkey and Ninjakit, their in-house Greasemonkey alternatives, and install the script. Don’t forget to restart your browser.
How it Works
The script works flawlessly on the mentioned websites and downloads the files directly to the computer rather than downloading an installer file which will download the files and install them for you. It even hides adware that stashes itself with your download. Check some of the screenshots of before and after pics of sites like FileZilla and Adobe (shown below) while downloading files.
Conclusion
So that was how you can use the AntiAdware script to always get clean downloads on your computer. I recall my GT colleague Khamosh mentioning it’s something you should install on every relative’s computer – and I couldn’t agree more. This will make sure that whatever your parents or friends download, the chances of them ending up with adware and bloatware on the computer will be minimum. Don’t forget to enable the extension on your browser today and see for yourself.
