On your smartphone, you can block harmful ads and virus ads by changing DNS settings or using third-party support applications. Both methods are explained in detail by Mytour.vn in the article below.
2 Methods to Block Virus Ads on Your Phone
How to Block Harmful Ads on Your Phone
1. Block harmful ads on your phone using DNS
Step 1: Begin by accessing the Settings feature on your phone -> Find and select: Other connection settings.
Step 2: Next, opt for the Private DNS section -> Check the box Private DNS provider hostname and enter the following content: dns.adguard.com ->Save.
Note: For some other phones, you can access the following path if the Private DNS option does not appear as above: Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Private DNS and enter dns.adguard.com in the Private DNS Configuration field.
Step 3: Then open the Chrome browser on your phone and enter the search bar with the address: chrome://flags
At this address, type the keyword: DNS into the search bar -> Locate the Async DNS resolver section -> Change Default to Enabled.
Step 4: Next, enter the search bar on the Chrome browser with the address: chrome://net-internals
Locate the DNS section and select Clear host cache. Now you can browse the web without worrying about harmful ads appearing on your phone.
2. Block harmful ads on your phone with the Adguard app
Step 1: In the browser of your phone, go to the following address to download the app that supports blocking harmful ads on the smartphone.
- Download: Adguard for Android
- Download: Adguard for iPhone
On the main interface of the website, click on the arrow icon to download the Adguard app
Step 2: On the main interface of the Adguard app when you first access it, click on the Start section -> Choose browser .
Here you will need to use one of the two browsers that Adguard supports to block harmful ads on your phone, namely Yander Browser or Samsung Internet Browser.
If you already have one of these two apps, there is no need to download again. If you don't have them, you need to click on either browser to download.
Step 3: After having one of those two browsers on your phone, go back to the Adguard app and click on Enable Adguard . Activate the AdGuard Content Block feature by dragging the circle to the right.
Press the back button, and the app will take you to the browser you installed above. Click Start . Now you can browse any website without worrying about harmful ads appearing.
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So the above article on Mytour.vn has guided you on how to block harmful ads on your phone. Additionally, you can refer to how to turn off ads on Android, iPhone, Windows phone for more methods. Wish you success in implementing the above two methods.
