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How to block MOTD ads

Post by Oddjob » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:48 am

I was annoyed by ingame MOTD ads much like everyone else so I went searching for a way to disable them. The easiest solution I found was to modify your Windows host file to disable the source sites.

How to modify your host file
  1. Select the Start key and locate Notepad.
  2. Right click on Notepad.
  3. Select Run as administrator.
  4. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc and open the hosts file.
  5. Make the needed changes, close Notepad. and save when prompted.

Add the quoted area to your host file to disable the ad based websites.
127.0.0.1 pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 bin.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 blog.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 cdn.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 crm.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 cp.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 delivery.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 docs.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 kermit.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 legacy.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 log.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 mail.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 motd.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns1.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns2.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns3.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns4.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns5.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ns6.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 pinionprizes.gg
127.0.0.1 pog.gg
127.0.0.1 pog.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 stage.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 templ4d2.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 tix.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 video.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 voip.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 wiki.pinion.gg
#02 Feb 2013 update
127.0.0.1 oscar.pinion.gg
127.0.0.1 ads.intergi.com
#6 March 2013 update
127.0.0.1 adback.pinion.gg

# motd ad servers

# pinion
127.0.0.1 motd.pinion.gg
# motdgd
127.0.0.1 motdgd.com
# paid to promote
127.0.0.1 http://www.ptp22.com
# elitepowered
127.0.0.1 ads.elitepowered.com
# motdz
127.0.0.1 motdz.com

# end of motd ad servers

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Re: How to block MOTD ads

Post by eumoria » Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:45 pm

a+ thank you! never thought of just blocking it entirely!

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