I found a new way to use the Google Chrome browser without having to install or use a proxy.
The solution is called http://www.adsweep.org/
Since I use the developer preview channel, I installed adsweep as an extension/plugin.
Quick steps for Chrome-dev with adsweep extension:
- Switch chrome to dev channel with the Google Chrome Channel Changer (more info)
- Download AdSweep extension AdSweep.crx
- Install extension by running chrome from command-line with:
- chrome.exe –install-extension=AdSweep.crx
Chrome is installed by default in your application data profile: for Vista users:
C:Users[user]AppDataLocalGoogleChromeApplication - Enable extensions by adding:
–enable-extensions
to your Google Chrome Shortcut - Verify that the extension/addon loaded correctly by navigating to chrome-ui://extensions/
Happy browsing, without Ads and proxy!
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Neither this nor the other javascript way http://www.googlechromeplugins.com/plugins-talk/block-for-google-chrome-out-t173.html seem to actually block google ads, nor privoxy get rid of google adwords (but adblock for FF does). Sigh.
Adblock Plus, the most popular ad-blocker in Firefox, was now ported to Google Chrome and can be downloaded from the official website at https://adblockplus.org/en/chrome.
I have tested all available adblockers in Chrome and this is by far the best :)