AdCensor 0.11 review

Ad Censor filters annoying ads by matching requested urls with a blacklist and checking the HTML code for suspicious tags. Here are

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 23K Developer: Chris Meinzer

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Ad Censor filters annoying ads by matching requested urls with a blacklist and checking the HTML code for suspicious tags.

Here are some key features of "AdCensor":
Checks HTML data from HTTP connection for user defined patterns (e.g. ads) and deletes them.
Works with any Browser (even without) because it is a proxy.
Works even over a HTTP proxy.
Has an easy to use GUI config editor.
Filters can be defined with perl regex.
Can also block cookies.

Requirements:
Unix like environment, but was only tested on LINUX so far.
Perl v5.8.7

Installation:

copy all files into the same directory.

The files:

adcensor_gui the config editor (GUI)
adcensor_proxy the proxy
ad_data.xml the config file
error.log log file
1px.png the place holder pic
COPYING the GPL license
README this file

Run:

run 'adcensor_gui' for the GUI program;
run 'adcensor_proxy' for the proxy;
run 'adcensor_proxy -v' for being verbose;

What's New in This Release:
A proper installation and a Debian package were provided.