Constant advertising in contact. How to disable advertising in the VKontakte application for Android
Advertising in contact interferes with normal communication and is generally very annoying. There are several types of advertising in Contact - these are banners on the left under the menu, pop-up messages from applications and viral browser extensions. How can I turn off all these ads? Now let's figure out how to disable advertising in contact.
Disable all advertising in contact
I will introduce you to two working methods to help you disable advertising on Contact.
1) The first type of advertising that catches your eye is banners under the menu; disabling them is quite easy. There is a special browser add-on for this - Adblock Plus. It’s quite easy to install it by going to the official website from any browser using the link below. You can disable advertising in contact in any Chrome browser, in Opera (instructions below).
- https://adblockplus.org/ru/
We press the green button “Install for...”, after restarting the browser there will no longer be advertising in the contact, but to remove all advertisements(not only in contact) need to add subscriptions I wrote how to do this in the article: .
2) There is also a wonderful program called Adguard, it removes advertising 100%, but one minus is that it’s paid, if you don’t mind paying 100 rubles for the safety of you and your children on the Internet, then I recommend it (I use it myself), and there’s trial period, you can find out more details on the official website.
- http://adguard.com/
The second type of advertising is annoying messages from applications, they are different, but their goal is the same - to distract you and force you to install (run) some useless apps for contact. And what’s most infuriating is that these messages make the same notification sound as when receiving real ones, a friend thought he wrote, but here it’s an advertisement: “The whole truth about you!”
Disabling such advertising is quite simple. Each application has settings, just go to their page and turn off these notifications. You just need to uncheck the “Allow applications to send you notifications” checkbox, and you won’t receive any more advertising messages.
Note! In the application settings you can also deny access to the wall and other important sections.
Disabling virus add-ons for the browser
This type of advertising is the most “tenacious”; even Adblock Plus does not “take” it, and all because these applications are installed directly into the browser, or, more precisely, into its extensions; in order to disable such advertising, you need to remove these viruses from the browser, like ? Now we'll find out!
In almost any browser, you can go to extensions by clicking on the icon (three bars in the upper right corner), then find the “extensions” or “add-ons” item in the settings, but this is long, so we will use the shortcut.
For Google Chrome and Yandex browser
Copy and paste into browser chrome://extensions/, a list of add-ons will open, remove everything that we did not install (raises suspicion) - this is done using the trash can icon to the right of the add-on. If you are not sure whether to remove it or not (in case you need it), then Google will help you “break through” these add-ons.
For Mozilla Firefox
We also copy and paste into the browser, but this is different. about:addons, remove everything unnecessary.
Attention! You need it to block ads. How to disable advertising in contact in Opera? It's quite simple! Opera also has its own code opera://extensions, or use the keys Ctrl+Shift+E (English), it also removes suspicious extensions that are not clear from where they came from.
If all of the above steps did not help you, then your computer is infected with a virus, I recommend checking it.
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When you install Google Chrome, extensions that block pop-up ads should automatically launch. If the banner still pops up, then go to the “ Additional tools» and select the desired extension. But keep in mind that you won’t find a suitable plugin in old Chrome. It appeared relatively recently, so it comes out only in new versions. It must be downloaded from the official Google Chrome website. But under no circumstances look for plugins on third-party sites, because... there is a high probability that you will download a virus instead of the official browser extension.
How to remove advertising on VKontakte in the Yandex browser?
The easiest way to find the answer to the question is how to remove advertising on VK in the Yandex browser. In it, the banner rarely comes out, because... it's easy to turn it off. To do this you need to follow two simple steps:
- launch Yandex browser;
- click on “Menu”;
- find the item “Add-ons”;
- select the appropriate plugin from the list that appears.
How to remove ads in VK in Opera?
You can disable banners in Opera almost as quickly as removing VKontakte advertising in the Yandex browser. The only difficulty is that there are a lot of extensions in the Opera browser. It is sometimes difficult for an ordinary user to understand them. Therefore, if you don’t know how to remove ads on VK in Opera, then just download the special utility Adblock Plus. She will turn off advertising banners on all web resources.
VKontakte advertising: how to remove a virus?
If the plugins do not help, and the block still appears, then be sure to check your PC for viruses. Perhaps the reason is malicious code embedded in the operating system. A reliable antivirus will help you get rid of it. It wouldn't hurt to update your browser either. But before that, be sure to reinstall the OS. And then pop-up advertising windows should disappear forever.
Today, dear blog readers, we will learn how to remove side ads in social network In contact with. I, of course, am not a supporter of such drastic measures, because you use the social network for free, like many other sites, and all these resources earn money through advertising. Therefore, blocking advertising on sites means depriving them of income. If all users are blocked, then webmasters will be much less willing to develop high-quality resources for free. Well, it’s up to you, if it interferes too much, then block it, what can you do?
Before moving on to setting up ad blocking for each browser, I’ll say separately that the Adguard extension is suitable for all browsers; it perfectly blocks ads not only on VKontakte, but everywhere else possible. Therefore, if you know how to install plugins for your browser, then feel free to install Adguard and don’t worry. Well, if you don’t know how, and want to learn about a few more programs for blocking VKontakte ads, then read the article further.
Disable via Google Chrome
Launch Chrome and click on the top menu in the form of three horizontal stripes. From the drop-down list, select “Additional tools - Extensions”:
We load a list of extensions installed in the browser, we go down to the very bottom of the list and click on the “More extensions” link:
In the store, in the search bar on the left side, we can enter the query “VKontakte advertising”:
In addition to the Adguard I advertised, our search returns several more. For example, I installed “Remove vk.com advertising”. If you want to try this too, click on it and install it. After restarting the browser, the ads from your page will disappear:
Removing advertising from Opera
Launch Opera and immediately click on the top menu in the left corner. From the drop-down list, select “Extensions – Load extensions”:
In the search window that opens, enter the Adguard request and install it, this is what it looks like in the results:
We use the Mozilla Firefox browser
Launch the browser and in the upper right corner click on the menu in the form of three vertical planes. From the drop-down list, click on the “Add-ons” icon:
A page opens with a search bar, in which we enter the already familiar Adguard and click on the Adguard Anti-banner result to install.
We use Yandex browser
The same thing, launch the browser. Click on the top menu in the right corner and select “Add-ons” from the drop-down list:
All installed extensions are loaded. Oddly enough, I already had Adguard, so I didn’t need to install anything additional, I just dragged the slider to the left opposite Adguard, thus turning it on.
If you do not have this add-on installed, then click on the button “Catalog of add-ons for Yandex Browser” and look for Adguard in the search, then install it. Everything is similar to what we did with previous browsers.
And so, in principle, that’s it, you and I managed to disable VKontakte advertising in all popular browsers.
Most social network users are not particularly enthusiastic about the annoying ad blocks that constantly appear on the side of the pages of their favorite sites. Moreover, these blocks, as a rule, are focused on frequent requests from visitors, and therefore are constantly repeated. Of course, for advertisers, social networks are a real “gold mine”, because this is where the large quantity potential buyers, but still in Lately Many users dream of learning how to remove advertising on VK.
So what to do with blocks?
The social network VKontakte opened in 2006 and quickly became popular among the Russian-speaking population. Several years ago, an advertisement appeared on VK, which immediately caused some discontent among users. Over time, many have come to terms with the annoying banners that have already flooded the entire Internet. In this article you will learn about VK. Moreover, each method is particularly simple and easy, which will help you enjoy the social network without interference in just a few minutes.
Method number 1: change the interface language
Few of the new users of the social network know that there is an opportunity to change the language to any one that suits you (or likes it). Even those who have registered on VKontakte a long time ago prefer to leave Russian, which is the default. But if you want ads on VK to no longer appear on the left side of the screen, you can experiment a little with the language settings. Recently, two new languages have appeared: Soviet and pre-revolutionary. Their use not only helps you relax a little and get a lot of positive emotions, but also removes advertising on VK. It's not clear why, but sponsored posts aren't showing up in these languages yet.
Method number 2: and plugins
If reinstalling the language did not help, and you are still puzzling over how to remove advertising in VK, then you should take a closer look at the various plugins and programs that various popular browsers offer us. But here you should be very careful not to make things worse. Firstly, never trust untested programs that are recommended by people, even acquaintances. Secondly, install only official browser plugins.
Opera, Chrome and Firefox
The above browsers are considered the most popular today, so here you will learn in VK using their plugins.
Opera has a wide variety of extensions, many of which are simply not needed by the average Internet user. Carefully review all those that are included in yours. If you notice any suspicious ones, immediately turn off and restart your computer.
Did not help? Install a special plugin called Adblock Plus, which will block all advertising not only on the social network, but on all sites.
Chrome took first place among favorite browsers in polls. By installing it, you automatically receive all the necessary extensions, but if advertising is not disabled, you can go to the official Google Chrome website and look for a plugin there to disable it. As a rule, with their help you can completely remove even annoying banners.
Mozilla Firefox also has a special extension called Adblock Plus, which will get rid of blocks once and for all. Once you download it, don't forget to unpack and install it, and check if it's turned on. After installation, you need to restart your computer. Be sure to check if the plugin works by logging into the VKontakte social network. In most cases it disappears.
Exceptions in Firefox
It often happens that by enabling the Adblock Plus plugin in Mozilla, you cannot remove pop-ups from various Internet scammers. Agree that constantly appearing messages like “I earn 500,000 rubles a year” are already quite boring. These windows are inherently viral. Unfortunately, normal installation Various plugins in this case do not help much. What to do?
First, be sure to check if there are any viruses on your system. If special programs do not find anything suspicious, then you will have to refuse services with which you can download images and video files from the VKontakte website. As a rule, pop-ups and additional advertisements appear precisely because of them. Nothing helped? Try contacting specialists who can help you reinstall operating system. After this, be sure to install a proven antivirus.
Method No. 3: antiviruses and VKontakte
If the problem of how to remove ads on VK still bothers you, then you can try to choose a program for yourself that can easily cope with any kind of viruses and ad blocks. This way you can, as they say, “kill two birds with one stone.” Firstly, you will protect your personal computer from malware. Secondly, using professional paid versions will help you get additional applications, the task of which is to scan all sites and view all the information that is posted on them.
For example, with the paid version of Avast you will receive not only an antivirus, firewall and antispyware, but also a special blocker that will block ad blocks. This is done by a special function called Advisor. By writing in a special line the path to the site you need (in this case it will be “VKontakte”), you can completely remove advertising from it.
As you can see, today there are a lot of different methods that help almost completely remove annoying advertising blocks not only on the pages of popular social networks (for example, VKontakte), but throughout the Internet. And this fact cannot but please all those users who no longer want to see advertising on their page. After all, one of these methods will definitely suit you and will be an excellent opportunity to simply enjoy spending time on VK and get only positive emotions from it.
There is a lot of advice on this topic floating around the Internet: from funny jokes in the style of “violence against Durov” to completely useless (and sometimes dangerous) suggestions for installing third-party programs. I decided to combine all this information into one article, finally answering my readers: how to remove advertising from Contact. Shall we get started?
Removing advertising from VK - 5 ways:
Most options are very simple to implement, others will require a little effort.
1. Change of language to... Soviet.
This is done directly in VK
Go to settings, as shown in the figure below
and scroll to the very bottom of the document, where we will see the following:
At the very bottom of the list will be the language you are looking for. Click the “Change” button
What is the reason for the lack of advertising? There are profound assumptions floating around on the Internet that there was no advertising during the Soviet times, and this is a tribute to that regime or a ridiculous version that the developers of the social network DIDN’T NOTICE such a mistake. I believe that this is just an “Easter egg”, a funny, deliberately left-in joke - nothing more.
2. Removing suspicious extensions from the browser
When surfing the Internet, downloading various programs, etc. there is a chance that some harmful “bonus” will be installed on your computer. This is not a virus. No.
Just simply, when entering a certain website (for example, Vkontakte), the user will see advertising, which can be removed will not work without removing the malicious plugin from the browser.
One such plugin is Virus Application SmileEx
3. Installation of Ad Muncher programs, etc.
Option for majors. Are you a major? No? Then let's move on. Most of this software is paid. This Ad Muncher costs 800 rubles. Why pay?
Spit in the eye of a person who seriously lists the advantages of such programs: they say that they remove advertising well and so on. Remember, all this is done by free and much more enjoyable alternatives.
4. Adblock for your browser
This plugin is built into the browser, it is completely safe (if installed from the official website) and automatically blocks all advertising and other obscene images.
Elementary installation in 2 clicks.
(this is for Opera, but on the page you can select a version for Chrome, IE, Mozilla, etc.)
5. Hardcore option
The point is to completely ignore advertising. Those who profess this method claim that over time you will achieve enlightenment, you will stop paying attention to it, your spirit will be tempered, and your eyes will become blurry. For me, it's a dubious pleasure. It's up to you to decide
Afterword.
Counting other people's money is bad manners, but such figures, you see, are hard to wrap your head around: after all, according to 2009-2010 data, VK earned about a billion rubles from advertising! With this in mind, ask yourself: is it worth removing ads!? After all, by this selfish act you will reduce the income of the people who gave you the joy of electronic communication (the Contact audience is about 60 million people), shame on you, comrades, but that’s all.
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