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Ad Muncher 4.73 Build 30615 Beta
Windows (All) / Shareware; $25.00 / 38,597 downloads
Ad Muncher is a system-wide ad blocker, dealing with annoyances like banner ads and popups along with new rich media ads like video ads, interstitials and floating ads. Many types of spyware and adware installers are also blocked, as well as third-party tracking systems. It works out of the box, without the need to choose what you want blocked or configure third-party filter lists, and works with all browsers and many advert-displaying programs such as ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Music Jukebox, SopCast, iMesh, BearShare, Pando, PalTalk, etc.
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Reviews of Ad Muncher
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RoSmecherReviewing 4.73 Build 30615 Beta (May 27, 2009)
it's because 4.72 version got cracked so they made a new version so they don't lose mula...
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dwbyReviewing 4.73 Build 30615 Beta (Apr 5, 2009)
Wow guys. It isn't about refusing to release lists to the previous version. The new beta carries the support needed for the new lists, 4.72 does not. Let me re-iterate what I just said, 4.72 cannot load and use the new lists.
In other words, stop moaning and groaning and update to the latest version - you have absolutely nothing to lose! Thank you to the devs for the latest and greatest ad remover program in the world! -
FreeSpeech
Reviewing 4.73 Build 30615 Beta (Mar 16, 2009)
Best ad blocker there is! Who cares if its beta? This is one of the most stable programs ever written. Worth every penny.
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wat0114Reviewing 4.73 Build 30615 Beta (Mar 16, 2009)
FixXxer is right; updates are NOT being made available to 4.72 users! What is up with that anyways!?
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FixXxeR
Reviewing 4.73 Build 30615 Beta (Mar 16, 2009)
Try running a list update on 4.72, YOU CANNOT DO IT. They are forcing users to use beta code in order to continue receiving updates. While it might be stable, users should not be put in that position and should CONTINUE to receive updates for the previous version until this version IS made a FINAL.
FreeSpeech, please learn to read. The issue here is NOT that this program is beta but it IS that the programmer has stopped providing ad list updates for users who do not want to use BETA code on their machine.
It seem's we are not the only people who feel this is wrong, check here:
http://www.admuncher.com...?f=10&t=4098#p13081
From their very own forum. Jeff (Shannow on IRC) refuses to release list updates for the latest final to "protect the users". I feel sorry for any user who does not know about the irc channel or the forums. They, like myself, are not receiving what they paid for and that is wrong.
dwby: I realize you are one of the zealots from the IRC channel, so let me make this clear since I obviously haven't above. SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT SOMETHING LABELED AS BETA ON THEIR MACHINES Especially when it can influence other sites and result in damage which remains broken despite being reported multiple times and ends up never getting fixed (ala vonage.com, download.com, fedex.com and various other sites I have reported), Customers should get what they paid for. If this product is as stable as they say, remove the beta tag and release it. I can't count how many times ad muncher has broken something and adding a "No filtering" or "minimal filtering" filter doesn't fix. Sometimes just having ad muncher opened results in the break as has been proven time and time again on the forums.
In summary, give 4.72 customers what they paid for. If you want the users to use this version, remove the beta tag and release it via the update mechanism. Otherwise, don't get upset when users complain about no updates being provided to users of the LATEST STABLE version.
EDIT - 07JUN2009
It looks like ad muncher now breaks servicemagic.com, You cannot get past the second of three screens in their search for a home contractor. This happens when logged into an account which are freely given out on their site.
Also, to add to my last comments, I would suggest that the AM Developers (Since there are now TWO developers and ONE list maintainer) make point releases if they are going to stop providing updates to stable releases. Make 4.72.1 if you have to and then continue work on 4.73.
EDIT 09JUN2009
Please note that a broken site I reported almost 2 months go, on numerous occasions, is still unfixed. I have reported it via email, the chat tab on ad muncher, and their irc channel. Fedex.com is broken. When you attempt to track a package and try and switch between the 12H and 24H formats, the links do not work. You have to disable ad muncher or add a no filtering on fedex.com to fix the issue.