iPhone getting properly *********d off with Cydia redirects to app store

[jpcarro]

Guys, just get NoCyAds7. I haven't had any problems with it so far.

This version just installs another variant of an ad-blocking 'hosts' file. It will work as well. The author is the same as NoCyAds. It's hard to tell if it's actually more up-to-date with it's ad-blocking redirect entries.

 

[apollo1444]

This version just installs another variant of an ad-blocking 'hosts' file. It will work as well. The author is the same as NoCyAds. It's hard to tell if it's actually more up-to-date with it's ad-blocking redirect entries.

so does it work?

 

[jpcarro]

so does it work?

Yes, it works the same as NoCyAds works.

 

[Eric374]

I'd like to see something that does this for the Facebook app as well.

 

[JOSE891]

Oh it's an automatic redirect. Happened to me 3 times and I didn't touch anything. All to King games I think. Annoying to be forced into the App Store like that. I did install the modified hosts file but I still seem to get certain ads.

Whats the difference between stock ad blocker vs using modified host files? And where did you get them from?

 

[mattkilla]

getting properly *********d off with Cydia redirects to app store

One of these sources screwed up my cydia . Nothing is showing up in cydia... Any help???

 

[thelatinist]

Yeah, it's the ModMyI repo, and it's still happening. I do not really want to install an ad blocker for Cydia, especially one from a non-trusted source. Does anyone have a copy of the modified hosts file from one of these packages they could post here so we can examine it?

Saurik prob has not realized that an ad has an automatic redirect or a tricky ad.

The ads on app listings in Cydia are not Saurik's…they are put there by the repositories and the repositories receive any revenue from them. The only 'ads' Saurik has in Cydia are on the featured apps on Cydia's Home screen and the links to his other related apps in the app listings for his own repository.

 

[Carlanga]

Yeah, it's the ModMyI repo, and it's still happening. I do not really want to install an ad blocker for Cydia, especially one from a non-trusted source. Does anyone have a copy of the modified hosts file from one of these packages they could post here so we can examine it?



The ads on app listings in Cydia are not Saurik's…they are put there by the repositories and the repositories receive any revenue from them. The only 'ads' Saurik has in Cydia are on the featured apps on Cydia's Home screen and the links to his other related apps in the app listings for his own repository.

Interesting. The more you know! I always had thought the ads were sauriks ty

 

[robotphood]

I guess I'd rather deal with the redirects than trying a sketchy package/repo. Glad I found out this was happening though. I thought I was going nuts with the phantom redirects.

 

[darricksailo]

One of these sources screwed up my cydia . Nothing is showing up in cydia... Any help???View attachment 454927

you have too many packages, remove a source and you'll be fine

 

[jpcarro]

I do not really want to install an ad blocker for Cydia, especially one from a non-trusted source. Does anyone have a copy of the modified hosts file from one of these packages they could post here so we can examine it?

Here's the 'hosts' files from both the NoCyAds and NoCyAds7 pkgs. I've used both and they both work. I'm currently using the version from NoCyAds7.

 

[bigsexyy81]

I know Big Boss isn't shady, however I don't see NoCyAds (or any variant of it) on BigBoss.

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I got it from another source (EverythingApplesPro repo), but then read that the developer (@BawbagMcGee) had tweeted to them that they stole his work, so I've since deleted it. For me, generally if its not a well known repo, I try to stay away, plus I'm not sure if this tweak is going to screw with the blocks that AdBlocker already created for websites, or if it just blocks ads strictly in Cydia alone.

AdBlocker, yes... thanks! Forgot about that one.

 

[thelatinist]

Okay. Examined the hosts file from NoCyAds7. I don't see anything dangerous in it. It just redirects a bunch of urls to 0.0.0.0. The same thing for NoCyAds except that it redirects to 127.0.0.1 (the localhost address). Either of these will have a system-wide effect, blocking access to those servers from any application, including MobileSafari. In other words, they'll block ads in any app.

The NoCyAds7 list is not organized in the same way that NoCyAds is, and contains multiple domain names per line. Fewer carriage returns and comments make it smaller than NoCyAds. I don't have time to compare each file to see which seems more comprehensive. But you could just get an ad-blockign hosts file from anywhere on the 'Net and install it manually. These packages do nothing special.

I also don't know why a certain poster above is so eager to have us use NoCyAds7 in place of NoCyAds. There should be no change in iOS7 that would make the previous version work any differently. Perhaps he has a vested interest in what is (or is not) blocked in NoCyAds7? *shrug*

I will think about it a bit and probably get a list from a more trusted source. It's not hard to edit the .hosts file. I also will look into whether it is preferable to route such requests to local host (127.0.0.1) or in addressable/any route (0.0.0.0).

 

[sk1wbw]

It's the Chinese...

 

[jpcarro]

Okay. Examined the hosts file from NoCyAds7. I don't see anything dangerous in it. It just redirects a bunch of urls to 0.0.0.0. The same thing for NoCyAds except that it redirects to 127.0.0.1 (the localhost address). Either of these will have a system-wide effect, blocking access to those servers from any application, including MobileSafari. In other words, they'll block ads in any app.

The NoCyAds7 list is not organized in the same way that NoCyAds is, and contains multiple domain names per line. Fewer carriage returns and comments make it smaller than NoCyAds. I don't have time to compare each file to see which seems more comprehensive. But you could just get an ad-blockign hosts file from anywhere on the 'Net and install it manually. These packages do nothing special.

I also don't know why a certain poster above is so eager to have us use NoCyAds7 in place of NoCyAds. There should be no change in iOS7 that would make the previous version work any differently. Perhaps he has a vested interest in what is (or is not) blocked in NoCyAds7? *shrug*

I will think about it a bit and probably get a list from a more trusted source. It's not hard to edit the .hosts file. I also will look into whether it is preferable to route such requests to local host (127.0.0.1) or in addressable/any route (0.0.0.0).

Bingo!