While I am not fond of ads on a webpage, I don\'t mind them just being there. Bu

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While I am not fond of ads on a webpage, I don't mind them just being there. But I don't like it when I accidentally click on ads and then a billion webpages open up.

What I am looking for is an extension or add-on that makes the links in ads unclickable. Leave the ads themselves up so the advertisers can get view counts, but take away the link behind them.

I would be nice if this extension was:

Free
could work with IE (8-9-10-11), Firefox (18+), Chrome (21+), or Opera (15+, so Blink-based)
not stop the ad from showing

Basically I just want somethings that takes a clickable ad and turn it into another picture on the page.

Explanation / Answer

Since there doesn't appear to be an extension that does exactly what you want, here is an alternative.

You can try PrivDog. It basically blocks the harmful ads (ones that do not originate from the webpage's domain) and only displays the ones from trusted sources (ones reviewed by AdTrustMedia and authorized by the webpage's publisher). This will also speed up your browsing by reducing clutter and it protects your privacy. You'll still be helping the publishers get their ad revenue without being exposed to "malertising"

It is free
Works on all Windows browsers
Only stops untrusted ads from showing
It doesn't hurt the publishers

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