Ad Muncher 4.81 Build 31376 Final

Rated 50/50 by jspratjr at Apr 25, 2008

Problems? none here...excellent

Rated 50/50 by mark7649 at Apr 26, 2008

New build is out 30392/E - Added filter category for the default list, "No filtering on content", allowing us to avoid filtering on specific content without excluding entire pages.

Rated 50/50 by Metshrine at Apr 28, 2008

I would like to apologize to ad muncher's staff, and the community for my reviews as of late. My reviews were uncalled for. Yes, the development is slower than I would like, however, the developer only releases when he is sure the program is ready and fits his high standards. This is a great program, it works very well, and while it does lack certain functions I would like to see in a timeline sooner than I can honestly expect given the staffing situation with AM, it is really no reason to rate it poorly as I have. So to Murray and Jeff, I am sorry. Keep up the good work and you will not hear any more negativity on my part. To the community, if you want an ad blocker, use this. It works far better than anything else, including ad block and proxo. You wont be disappointed. Metshrine

Rated 50/50 by Diam0nd at Apr 28, 2008

A real improvement in this build, cuts ads out in the place where it used to fail.

Rated 30/50 by YouAreBeneathMe at Apr 28, 2008

rcadams, many reviews from the past 36 hours or so WERE removed. Just because you see several "poor" reviews during April doesn't mean none were removed. Metshrine made several valid points, such as the fact that it has been YEARS yet we still have no HTTP 1.1 support.

Rated 50/50 by BarneyR at Apr 28, 2008

why hello there - you are a complete idiot - why do you still rate it (assuming you no longer use it - why would you based on your feedback)? No problems noted.

Rated 50/50 by jspratjr at Apr 29, 2008

No problems here, amazon or any other - the best!

Rated 20/50 by marks1976 at May 4, 2008

Program does what it says. It eats all the ads but it also ate most of the pages I was looking at. Which is no problem if you tell the program not to filter anything on that page. Problem was even after telling the program not to filter it did anyway. The only way to disable it was to shut it down for that page and re-open when you start surfing again.

Rated 10/50 by Steff_P at May 5, 2008

Awfully slow development (is http 1.1 supported already?), lots and lots of useless updates gimmick (home page proudly displays the hundreds of updates done last year, still the functionality/bugs/page damage stays pretty much unchanged over time) Not Reccomended.

Rated 50/50 by war593122 at May 26, 2008

Still the best.. *** WARNING: Begin Rant *** Last three viewers are newbies so ignore them, they don't have a clue what they are talking about... every ad blocking application worth a hoot has false positives/negatives. Its a limitation of current technology. Willemans, does not even explain why Proxomitron is so much better. Steff_P, seems not to understand that Jeff works his a** off trying to fix false positives/negatives. He also seems to think new features is the only important thing when it comes to software and if his demands are not meant the software sucks. As if the software was created just for him and as if he is paying anyone's pay check. Why not hire a developer yourself to get what you want. Good luck with that!!! marks1976, again basses his total view on the fact that from time to time their are false positives. Clearly not a software developer! And if you set a filter correctly it will work. Never had a filter not work the way it was suppose to. However, I have used the wrong filter before. That was my fault not the developers. So perhaps your blaming the wrong person! Anyhow, be sure to check out the admuncher forums. Jeff does a great job at fixing false positives. If you have a problem with some site that works just fine without admuncher but is "broken" in admuncher he will do his best to get it fixed right away. Normally under 72 hours. Really is amazing. Also, about price. You do realize that is for like 5 years or so, right? Pretty damn cheap!! You newbies are just use to hand outs and expect everything to be free. Get a job!! Grow up! Find out how the world really works!! There sure are a lot of reviewers here who seem to think that software is magic and that it was created for only him/her and that developers are some how supposed to be Gods! Code code code! No life! If its not perfect then it sucks attitude. I wonder what the average age is of these posters. And before anyone calls me a fan boy. Hell yeah I am. I love a

Rated 10/50 by Mr Whizzle at May 29, 2008

The fact that this software hasn't been improved significantly in the past 10 years or so says alot on the developers coding ability. The Proxomitron took much, much less time to code and blows this software out of the water in every respect (gzip,http 1.1,ssl,regex, etc) and even if it's not developed anymore, still no bugs are in sight and the much more powerful and FREE proxo-lists beat Ad-Muncher's ad blocking capabilities any day of the week. I might give this program a shot again if it ever catches up with the no more developed proxomitron, but at this rate i believe i'll get there faster if i learn to program and code a similar program myself from scratch *rolls eyes* Paying for a software less featured than freeware alternatives makes no sense in my book, but to each its own.

Rated 50/50 by sparskter at Jun 1, 2008

EXCELLENT! AD MUNCHER is a must! Really... It is VERY difficult nowadays to find a lightweight and well written software like this one. It is VERY FAST and lightweight because it was written originally in assembly. Nowadays they are changing the code to 'C' for better portability. I bought this. 1 license, 25 dollars. Very cheap. I am serious considering buying 3 more licenses for using at work. @ADBLOCK PLUS: I know firefox users can use ad block plus. I personally dislike it... It hangs your browsing speed and is slow in overall performance. Besides, using AD BLOCK and OPERA BROWSER is a perfect match... @Mr Whizzle: Ok, you have your opinion. But let me say this: do you have the TIME to hunt down ads and patterns to block most of them editing the .INI file on Proxomitron? If you have, ok , GOOD FOR YOU! But there a lot of people whom just wants to browse without the worry "oh no! a new ad I will have to hunt down and write the rule on proxomitron .ini file". You gave your rating based on your PERSONAL like and not considering the software itself and facts. AD MUNCHER does what it promises and does V-E-R-Y VERY WELL!! So it deserves a good rating and not a ad one because YOU don´t like it besides the features being there. The fact is: Ad muncher works VERY WELL and is updated EVERY DAY! And this is important: a dedicated team improving the software sin 1999!!! (9 years!)

Rated 10/50 by Administraighter at Jun 5, 2008

I take back my review from last year. Ad muncher used to be a fairly quickly updated program feature-wise but that has since stopped. As pointed out by several reviewers below, features like gzip, ssl, http 1.1, per site and various other features are being pushed to the way side. Not good, not good at all. All the 1/2 ratings are appropriate now in my eyes.

Rated 50/50 by tipstir at Jun 27, 2008

Listen, I've been using this software and all its versions for years now. Best we got to remove ads and etc from pages and speed-up those pages. Still FLASH has taken over for ads now so the old static ads kind of history now, but still on some sites and forums. I'll keep on using this program. You all should stop and think what else runs less on the system and been around for years that can do all that it does!

Rated 10/50 by Undesired Username at Sep 8, 2008

Indeed, the delay on HTTP 1.1 support is just crazy. Saying that Adblock Plus slows down your browsing is equivalent to saying "I've never tried Adblock Plus, but I think I'll mention it just to slam it". Besides the curt replies from Ad Muncher support, I dropped it because it broke too many sites. I got so completely sick of sites not working. Don't tell me to report the damned things; I'm not turning ad-blocking into a part-time hobby.

Rated 50/50 by war593122 at Jan 28, 2009

Still the best.. Cant wait for version 5 though.. ;)

Rated 10/50 by ssb at Jan 28, 2009

I used to love Ad Muncher, but with no support for HTTP 1.1 is a no go.

Rated 50/50 by skapig at Jan 28, 2009

Still a very solid app and one of the very few that I have purchased, although the volume of program updates has declined a bit lately. Hopefully it will pick up. Still, the definitions often get updated several times a day. They are very responsive to reports, which take very little time to issue (browser context menu item). Adblock Plus is great, but not nearly as robust. Additionally it ties you down to Firefox. What's great about Ad Muncher is that I can bounce between browsers, as web devs often do, and have it block consistantly in each with very low overhead. The only downside is that Muncher can't block secured (https) content due to the level that it sits on, but you don't often get secured pages ladened with ads.

Rated 50/50 by pjb at Jan 28, 2009

A really great application. I have been using it for many years - without any major issues. Some minor issues have always been resolved prompt and efficiently. Great that Windows 7 Beta is now able to install this version. Ad Muncher is an application I personally highly recommend.

Rated 10/50 by Young Strider at Jan 29, 2009

Proxomitron and AdBlockPlus beat this payware with a 1000 slaps, and they're both free and so much stronger than AdMuncher.