what has happened to the site blocker in the latest avast free version

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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i have just upgraded to latest avast free 9.0.2006.144 the front ends had a makeover,but its missing the site blocker in tools :cry: .so do i need to revert to an older version to get this back,a i used this to block annoying ads plus popupsā€¦please help any advice would be much appreciatedā€¦it was on the previous version before i upgraded???

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The AdBlocker has been dropped in V9.

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that a pity,and is there a program i can use instead that you could suggest thanks very much

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Adblock Plus or Adblock would work fine for both Chrome and Firefox. The Avast adblock was based on Adblock (plus) IIRC.

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Check my sig. :wink:

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Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=hp-dl-mostpopular
Opera (Blink):
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/opera-adblock/?display=en-GB
IE:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/Simple-Adblock.shtml
For IE I am using Adfender although it works with all browsers.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/AdFender.shtml

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Thanks Asyn.Alikhanā€¦i have heard of adblocker,and will try now it on chrome as avasts blocker was based on this programā€¦Asyn by check your ā€œSIGā€ do you mean the link on your post replyā€¦sorry i am not very very technically minded with regards to PC lingoā€¦thank you VM! to you both for your help too!! Just Seen abrumptemā€™s post for adblocker links plus thank you for posting these it saves me trying to locate this program :o

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No, I meant my signature. (I use ABP with FF)

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right i understand its on the top what make of PC.operating system.Anti Virus.browser etccetera