Help with AIM ads?

orionlion82 · 01-23-06, 08:16 AM

i cant take it anymore.

movies playing at 3:30am, songs, announcements.
crap popping up when youre trying to do other things.

its all got to end forever. no more ads on AIM, period.

i know it might be done, but how.
i had it stopped at one point but i cant remember how i did it.
a little help would win alot of appreciation.

TalRW · 01-23-06, 09:30 AM

you could try switching to a alternate AIM client such as GAIM or trillian. I use trillian and get 0 ads. Also you could get aim adhack I've never tried it but I know one of my friends did so I can't vouch for how well it works personally.

You can get trillian here: http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
and gaim here: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
AIM adhack: http://aftermath.dyndns.org:8888/~aimadhack/

dicecca112 · 01-23-06, 10:07 AM

vote for ad hack or gaim

orionlion82 · 01-23-06, 11:10 AM

oh, yummy aim ad hack. oh so good!
thanks talRW!

=ACID RAIN= · 01-23-06, 12:02 PM

Been using trillian myself for years. I love it.

Dreamstalker · 01-23-06, 12:06 PM

If you can figure out where the ads are loading from, you could pop it in a hosts file pointing to 127.0.0.1

I have aimtoday.aol.com pointed to the loopback address, but the page still tries to load (intensely annoying as it opens a new browser window).

stratcatprowlin · 01-23-06, 12:41 PM

Theres something called viewpoint killer and I think it's the viewpoint player that allows those popups so that might be an option too if it works.I havn't tried it yet because I don't get those popups.
The reason I stick with aim is for the file transfer ease and everyone I know uses it hehe.

twoeyes · 01-23-06, 01:14 PM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Archer36 · 01-23-06, 01:34 PM

I would say use a different client, I use Trillian on windows and GAIM while in linux. Both are excellent and I love the multi protocal support of each.

mikieboyblue · 01-23-06, 01:53 PM

The only problem with GAIM in windows is the troublesome file transfer support and picture sharing (I use it at work). But otherwise it does well. Of course I get rid of AIM ads two ways. First, I make sure to remove any and all traces of the damn viewpoint software. That should be deemed spy/adware. Second, I run a back level of AIM (so I can talk while away) and a copy of DeadAIM...

01-23-06, 08:16 AM	Thread Starter #1
orionlion82 Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Help with AIM ads? i cant take it anymore. movies playing at 3:30am, songs, announcements. crap popping up when youre trying to do other things. its all got to end forever. no more ads on AIM, period. i know it might be done, but how. i had it stopped at one point but i cant remember how i did it. a little help would win alot of appreciation.
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01-23-06, 09:30 AM	#2
TalRW Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA	you could try switching to a alternate AIM client such as GAIM or trillian. I use trillian and get 0 ads. Also you could get aim adhack I've never tried it but I know one of my friends did so I can't vouch for how well it works personally. You can get trillian here: http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ and gaim here: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ AIM adhack: http://aftermath.dyndns.org:8888/~aimadhack/ __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ MOBO: Asus K8N4-E Deluxe HARD DRIVE: MEMORY: 3.0GiB POWER: VIDEOCARD: GNU/Linux Distribution: Trisquel 5.0 (Dagda) Support software freedom! Try one of the nine FSF endorsed distros. Got a wireless network? Secure it!
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01-23-06, 10:07 AM	#3
dicecca112 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: MA, USA	vote for ad hack or gaim
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01-23-06, 11:10 AM	Thread Starter #4
orionlion82 Member Join Date: Jul 2004	oh, yummy aim ad hack. oh so good! thanks talRW!
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01-23-06, 12:02 PM	#5
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Been using trillian myself for years. I love it. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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01-23-06, 12:06 PM	#6
Dreamstalker Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brookline, MA	If you can figure out where the ads are loading from, you could pop it in a hosts file pointing to 127.0.0.1 I have aimtoday.aol.com pointed to the loopback address, but the page still tries to load (intensely annoying as it opens a new browser window). __________________ "allright, i am declaring myself a sovereign nation...." --orionlion82 "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own." --The Prisoner My Heatware Navi 2.0 under construction
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01-23-06, 12:41 PM	#7
stratcatprowlin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MG,Brazil	Theres something called viewpoint killer and I think it's the viewpoint player that allows those popups so that might be an option too if it works.I havn't tried it yet because I don't get those popups. The reason I stick with aim is for the file transfer ease and everyone I know uses it hehe.
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01-23-06, 01:14 PM	#8
twoeyes Member Join Date: Sep 2005	http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
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01-23-06, 01:34 PM	#9
Archer36 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Michigan, US	I would say use a different client, I use Trillian on windows and GAIM while in linux. Both are excellent and I love the multi protocal support of each. __________________ "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free." -- Fmr. President Ronald Reagan "We must all hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately" -- Benjamin Franklin "Freedom is not free, that it comes with the highest of sacrifices. The price of blood" -- 300 HeatWare
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01-23-06, 01:53 PM	#10
mikieboyblue Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY	The only problem with GAIM in windows is the troublesome file transfer support and picture sharing (I use it at work). But otherwise it does well. Of course I get rid of AIM ads two ways. First, I make sure to remove any and all traces of the damn viewpoint software. That should be deemed spy/adware. Second, I run a back level of AIM (so I can talk while away) and a copy of DeadAIM...
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