A web banner ads are annoying flash images or words that blink and move constantly, distracting us from the information on the site. Some even have sound effects. Spam sites often place their banners on sites that have popular content, such as newspaper articles, game sites, or blogs.

Ad-Block Plus is an excellent tool that blocks banner ads from your view. If you have a Firefox browser, you can install this as an add on. You will see fewer ads with this tool. If it does miss an ad that you want blocked, all you need to do is right click on the ad and select the option to block the image. The ad will disappear as if by magic.