indiatimes.com

[intense]

Try yourself, first blocking all scripts, then xmlhttprequest, and so on.

[gotitbro]

I blocked all scripts on the website the ads were still loading, then I blocked the inline-script on the page it disabled the clicking of ads but the ads were still loading.

After looking at the source code, I found this: https://paste2.org/FK0W4xtX on the timesofindia page.

The ad script is embedded in the page itself?

[dhruvsahni]

Thanks..it worked..Cheers

[smed79]

as a lot of data was being spent ... In the above case, the best we can do is hide them right?

in this case to save your data you can block colombia images

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||techradar.com/trcdem/

||indiatimes.com/toiitpic/

[gotitbro]

in this case to save your data you can block colombia images

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||techradar.com/trcdem/
||indiatimes.com/toiitpic/

You are right, for some reason I thought the indiatimes URL above was also being used to serve other images as well, the above filters work and can be used with ##STYLE[type="text/css"] + [class] to block and hide the ads.

Filters for some other sites with these ads:

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||indiatimes.com/toiitpic/
||techradar.com/trcdem/
||businessinsider.in/bimed/
||media.mensxp.com/mxcip/
||lifehacker.co.in/lhega/
||mediaresources.idiva.com/idivage/

[gotitbro]

For "Recommended by Colombia" ads: ||economictimes.indiatimes.com/itetpic/

LazyLoad Ad blank frame (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business):
economictimes.indiatimes.com##.lazyLoadAd

[gotitbro]

Blank ad iframes in the middle and bottom of article.

Error URL: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-22/news/53112597_1_bitcoin-digital-afterlife-heirs

These frames end with /googleadarticle.cms for example in the above URL they load as:
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-22/news/googleadarticle.cms

These can be blocked by:

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/googleadarticle.cms$domain=indiatimes.com

[Khrin]

Added: https://github.com/easylist/easylist/co ... 1484932c0a

[gotitbro]

@Khrin This filter in the EasyList @@||timesofindia.indiatimes.com^$image,~third-party
(3ba6af49d29...) lets ad images through which are served through the first party URL

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toiitpic/

See: viewtopic.php?p=110851#p110851

It would be better if this filter was changed to just block the third-party images instead:

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||timesofindia.indiatimes.com^$image,third-party

[Khrin]

Where's exactly allowing adverts, can you give the exact link? I don't feel myself confident to block all third-party images in this case...

[gotitbro]

Where's exactly allowing adverts, can you give the exact link? I don't feel myself confident to block all third-party images in this case...

You can check here:

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hundreds-of-companies-willing-to-build-donald-trumps-border-wall/articleshow/57458064.cms

The ad images below the article are served by the first part URL

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toiitpic/

Also what were you trying to achieve by the filter you added?

[gotitbro]

@Khrin I realize that you wanted to allow all first party images from timesofindia.indiatimes.com to load on all indiatimes.com domains. I thought the filter you added @@||timesofindia.indiatimes.com^$image,~third-party only applied to timesofindia.indiatimes.com domain and for some reason thought you wanted to block third party images from timesofindia.indiatimes.com (my mistake I apologize).

We should not add the the above filter however as the same domain is being used to load ad images. For the anti adb filter we can for the time being whitelist the specific URL:
@@||timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ad-banner-zedo$image

[nowayjoy]

using following code leaves "recommended by colombia'' in page everywhere

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indiatimes.com##A[onclick*="/click.htm"]

url

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/white-house-asks-congress-to-probe-whether-obama-ordered-wiretap/articleshow/57480314.cms

!	Message from: smed79
	Removed your link links

[sram_rey]

timesofindia network is using their native ad network to deliver ads as articles. Their native ad network is called columbia and in page it appears as
"Recommended by Colombia". The technique they are using is proxying ad images as native images. The following are the some of the native namespace they are using for delivering ad images

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||indiatimes.com/toiitpic/
||techradar.com/trcdem/
||businessinsider.in/bimed/
||media.mensxp.com/mxcip/
||lifehacker.co.in/lhega/
||mediaresources.idiva.com/idivage/
||economictimes.indiatimes.com/itetpic/

But incase of timesofindia.indiatimes.com, the following filter will prevent blocking ad images as we are allowing all first party images.

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@@||timesofindia.indiatimes.com^$first-party,image

!	Message from: smed79
	Merged your topic forumsearch

[gotitbro]

@sram_rey This has been reported earlier viewtopic.php?p=114252#p114252.
If you are using uBO use: ||indiatimes.com/toiitpic/$important, I think this should be looked into and the whitelist filter be modified.

Blank ad in the left sidebar on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com.

Error URL:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/ban-on-cash-dealings-not-applicable-for-bank-post-office-withdrawals/articleshow/58032459.cms

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indiatimes.com##.internalAd

[gotitbro]

A music widget from the website http://gaana.com appears in the bottom right corner with the title " gaana of the Day". I am not sure how to block this, seems to be dependent on js.

SS: https://i.imgur.com/nC7oGjU.png
Error URL:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/oil-firms-sell-petrol-at-rs-29-litre-government-adds-another-rs-48-in-taxes/articleshow/58352435.cms

[intense]

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com##[class^=gaana]
timesofindia.indiatimes.com##[id^=gaana]

[gotitbro]

Thanks, the second filter work fine itself as well.

Edit: For anyone wondering the music widget was loaded by the websites CSS, so it was just an element. Upon clicking it loads the full fledged widget's iframe: http://gaana.com/gaanawidget-v4

So hiding it with the filters suggested by intense should work fine.

[gotitbro]

Blank ad iframe below the photo gallery on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com.

Error URL:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/dont-worry-atms-are-safe-from-ransomware-attack/dont-worry/slideshow/58701761.cms

This can be blocked by:

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/stocksad.cms

[Khrin]

Added: https://github.com/easylist/easylist/co ... bac99d0409

[Racer]

hi,

colombia ads in m.economictimes.indiatimes.com

please help me to block them, tried quite a few filters here, but still cant block them

also news alert notification popup

[intense]

Try (last filter only in uBo). Report back what ad is still visible and locate it on page.

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indiatimes.com##A[onclick*="/click.htm"]
indiatimes.com##[class^="sponsor"]
indiatimes.com##.ad.widget
indiatimes.com##[class*="adlist"]
indiatimes.com##A[onclick*="utm_source=Colombia"]
indiatimes.com##.internalAd
indiatimes.com##.cookie_info
indiatimes.com##.main-content > div[class]:matches-css(background-image: /timesofindia\.indiatimes\.com/toiitpic/commons/images/rbc-/)

[intense]

for the popup stuff

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indiatimes.com###pushSec
indiatimes.com###backgroundPopup

[Racer]

just a reminder, no ads in pc

only on my andriod, i want to block it on my andriod.

i have firefox and ublock in it, everything gets blocked except this colombia ads and notification.

should we use m. as its a mobile site


https://s9.postimg.org/t63zk4d9b/Screen ... 002947.jpg

[intense]

I cannot test on android. See if helps adding those filters above (add also "m." for all filters if you want)

[Racer]

will test them, thanks a lot for the help !

[intense]

probably the link you posted above is wrong:

the normal 1 would be:
m.economictimes.com ?

[Racer]

just noted it,
could i added all the above filters you noted and change indiatimes to m.economictimes?
could that work ?

[intense]

Probably wont work. Are you see ads or only the label "Ad by Colombia" ?

[Racer]

i have changed to site name and added m and its working

https://s9.postimg.org/n7q69yevz/Screen ... 004917.jpg

now only by colombia word is there, no ad

Notification also gone !


it would be great if i can block by colombia ads text

thank you so much !!