How can I block offensive ads on DU if I can't afford to pay?

[Liberty Belle]

Hubby lost his job. Lately on DU I keep seeing ads with trashy photos, very vulgar, and tonight I had a pop-up ad asking me to "click to see nude pictures." I do NOT want this semi-porn content on my computer, where kids or anyone could see it. It's making me not even want to come to DU.

I don't mind seeing some ads, if that's what it takes to keep free membership but isn't there a way to request G-rated ones please?

[JimDandy]

1. I see no ads. Don't know what happened

but I'm loving it!

One day last week, I stopped seeing ads on DU and then I noticed I wasn't seeing them on ANY site.

I didn't do anything to my computer. If something malicious on my computer is causing this, well I hope it isn't doing anything else but making all the ads disappear.

[bananas]

2. Adblock Plus

http://adblockplus.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus

[arithia]

5. ^^ this

Noscript is another good plugin to prevent malware infection and adds.

[Liberty Belle]

6. I don't want ad block - I just want to block OFFENSIVE ads.

I own a website with ads and need to be able to see what's on my own site.

Sometimes I actually also find helpful ads of something I do want to see or buy.

But on DU surely the mod should not allow offensive sexual content to be seen or at least give us an option to block such items.

[bananas]

8. Sounds like you have a malware infection - run the free MalwareBytes scan

As someone mentioned below, DU doesn't have porn ads, they are being inserted by malware on your computer.

MalwareBytes is designed to catch things other antivirus programs miss.
It works in addition to your existing anti-virus program,
it's not a replacement for an anti-virus program.

Go here:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
Click the "Download" button.
Install and run the program.
Do what it says.

The paid version runs in the background and prevents malware infections,
that's the only difference between the two.
They used to have a lifetime subscription for what they now charge per year.

You can run the free version as often as you like.

MalwareBytes is also abbreviated as "MBAM".

[Agschmid]

3. DU and many other wesbsites serve ads based on browsing history.

You may have Malware as well, it might be worth getting your computer checked. However the other anti-ad tools mentioned in this thread also work.

[REP]

4. DU does not have pop-ups; you have malware

Run the anti-malware of your choice; that will take care of the problem.

[Liberty Belle]

7. Thanks, I will have to try that. Not a teckie; will need to hire someone I guess to help.