Disable Banner Ads in WebBrowserControl

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Hi Everyone. I'm trying to create a safe web browser for kids in C#, and I need to disable the banner ads. Or atleast block them so that nothing happens when they're clicked on. Please help. Thanks.

Bryan · Answer

Does anyone else have a possible solution to this? Please let me know. Thank you!

Bryan · Answer

This doesn't exactly work as planned because banner ads can open up in separate windows as popups, and that can cause a problem.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Dear Friend , Here i coded That Safe Filter Take a Look It Will Allow Only Google to be Surfed No Other Site it Will Allow dont Forget to mark " Do you like answer " please it will give me some credits :) private void webBrowser1_Navigating( object sender, WebBrowserNavigatingEventArgs e) { //Here is Your White List Sites Yo can also Fill this List from Text File by lil Code List string > SafeList = new List string >(); SafeList.Add( "google.com" ); //Check if it is From safe List if Not Block it !! :P if (SafeList.Contains(e.Url.Host) == false ) { webBrowser1.Stop(); MessageBox .Show( "Sorry Site Blocked !!!Site is not in White List" ); } }

Bryan · Answer

That's great. But what do I need to do to the host file to block ALL ad banners? I don't want them to be able to click on any ad banners no matter where they go.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Here On IE Only things You can do is edit Host File to block banners no Other Way is there but When you use Host file it will be Applied for Internet Explorer as well as Your Browser Control Instance also because both uses same Host File When you Want to add Add Banner Filter to Your Web Browser Control edit C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\host Ie if you want to Block Google Just Write Line In That Host File using StreamWriter 127.0.0.1 google.com That Will block Google you can do same thing for Ad Sites also :) dont forget to mark " Do you like answer " please if answer helped you it will give me some credits :)

Bryan · Answer

Nikhil , I didn't see the part to disable Banner Ads. Do you think you could point me in a more specific location for it? Thank you.

Disable Banner Ads in WebBrowserControl

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