Why should you avoid clicking on pop-up ads?

Clicking on a pop-up ad is extremely risky. Most are not vetted by secure ad networks; they often host scripts that trigger drive-by downloads of trojans or redirect you to phishing schemes designed to steal your banking credentials.

The AdBlock Network perimeter barrier

Accidental clicks are a genuine threat if ads reach your screen. AdBlock Network blocks the request before the payload is downloaded. Our local firewall updates via asynchronous, read-only requests to multiple independent endpoints, intercepting ad-tech scripts at the Address layer.