If you’re not using Firefox and AdBlock Plus, you can still block a good number of ads from showing in your web browser. Not only that, but you can use a hosts file to prevent your software from “phoning home” as well. I personally use a combination of Firefox, AdBlock Plus, a custom hosts file, a firewall, and PeerBlock to lock down my PC. Between all these, I feel pretty secure 
Below is a sample hosts file that you can use and edit as you see fit. This file is normally located in Windows under C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and can be opened with Notepad or Wordpad. Simply copy and paste the data below into your hosts file, or pick and choose which sections you want. Be sure to make a backup of your own file, in case you ever want to restore it.
I used to have the file just pasted here into the body, but it was reaaaaallly long and it’s easier to just do an attachment instead. Just copy and paste the contents into your own hosts file and you’ll be good to go.
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@Luffie
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