First post, by KJ_Jose
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Browsers themselves have now become gaming platforms, from simple soduku to complex Unity 3D gaming.
Yet advertisements may be a problem by itself. You know, ads above, on the side of, or below, the game, some even show ads inside the game itself and require you to wait to continue playing.
Adware, or advertisement software, is malware that injects extra advertisements to pages, thus in turn, sites that should be ad-free will appear to have ads, and ad-supported sites will look cluttered.
Over time you may see the ads from the adware appeal more to you, because it records your browsing habits, including passwords, just to customize the ads. Your password, which is tracked by the adware, can get stolen by cybercriminals. This may also affect browser gaming, as sometimes the ads block your game.
AdBlock, on the other hand, is the opposite of adware, removing advertisements, so sites that should be ad-free will be ad-free, and sites normally supported by ads will also be ad-free. If however you want to support sites that use non-obtrusive ads, use ABP, that whitelists some ads.
AdBlock and ABP may be referred afterwards as simply AdBlock, although unique from each other. If the word AdBlock is enclosed in brackets, it only refers to AdBlock.
To hunt for adware browser extensions you should get AdBlock, then disable all extensions except AdBlock. Refresh an open non-HTTPS page. Then enable an extension, refresh the page again and so on. Once you get to the culprit, disable or delete that browser extension.
AdBlock may prevent some web games from working, but you can whitelist their site.
ABP: Click the ABP icon, then Options, go to Whitelisted domains, then type the site you want whitelisted.
{AdBlock}: Click the AdBlock icon, then Options, go to Customize, then click Show ads on a webpage or domain, then type the site you wanna whitelist.
Get ABP: https://adblockplus.org
Get {AdBlock}: https://getadblock.com
Note: AdBlock does not prevent all web games from working.
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