by gmp51261 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:48 pm
mapx --I updated the Easylist subscription and the /neo/ads/* is now included in the list. Unfortunately, the bar is STILL there. I have two copies of the underlying Javascript running on two different Yahoo! accounts. The first one is below:
<script>Neo.mix(NeoConfig.moneyball,{beacon:"",ad_headline:"",creative_id:"",ad_summary:"",ad_source:"",ad_img:"",click_url:"",landing_url:""});</script>
Note that "beacon" is set to NULL, as is ad_headline, creative_id, ad_summary, ad_source, and -- ad_img. (Which is the source of the "bar." Click_url is where you will be sent by clicking on the intrusive ad.
The second example is from a different Yahoo! account that has the annoying bar:
<script>Neo.mix(NeoConfig.moneyball,{beacon:"http://ad.yieldmanager.com/csc?ve=2&82qGmp12wp1TKXGwD8k1Qwy2X9ZVxk4w9gkx2gB.Ega0ynAYkGwYiGYm35QnH0ua7v17wQS8fzvJkncMKc9YlBAclXL5TdO5Qjnkl07WgBWLibG8OQRn23CHwl9bm.gG6NII9bo0zBQzU7zn6sHL9PViySi0MevHNjsZ0z_3n8rAjgIf2mzN9EQTcpMuW._6EBBK0bauiZtCyX3rE6dHyrlHVe.OSo3nym1Uqq4wDv46L30TAtHeLDUwCeB1G0eBQebjFpb7aLJdOMOqMsattl9LO95CUYzFFgO3rpj0tTrpn3.G5qtVrOV2OCPKoogXEsa32XmwhK6PlT_ygeWVBl5p8iHX2SPlAYDf71svm_DFuRU8U9JABjX7YOXNmr7rIoG5qAEkbdkwi3y7PYY7xBfhhFwcWiSbqmJeYgwwVzXcXeK7NOVFVuezcFfP8P6gi5D1G1ZDd3G9xhN9b_EdKSpm7uFnEcMp5_hAmmvGX90F41XzES4ZgSgFSCXH2YRMZ0deF6CZMLAgmBNT6DeLsZpxtfDg3l8oA8U7DdK1kSVlBCpXZWl3ZmYSdkTtoKW3KakdO2jnaN2xGZqTcl8852QlPNQr1SBas9B8vlItn85xnFSmnu2Y5T6XCPyV5J1K6SpSJf2.RQN_4qMC.exMiY9KGgdMP_0CtwgxHYi6.eIqlZe.X4wnT_y1kOFDE6JljCmK9R44TGiPT4gOUu4D0VFw4dZKQa5YLwHrVQhBcTej4YswRYp0r5DpEqBWAjuqAY40ooo9CqFLvNYEb1cf02fEzkT1VLWfxiCmfSVvY4bguix9CUqX&ap=$(AD_POSN)",ad_headline:"Hemlock Grove - A Netflix Original TV Series",creative_id:"22260418",ad_summary:"From director Eli Roth comes a chilling supernatural series based on Brian McGreevy’s novel. Watch all episodes exclusively on Netflix. Only $7.99/mo.",ad_source:"Netflix",ad_img:"http://l7.yimg.com/av/moneyball/ads/0-1375937530-4439.jpg",click_url:"http://ad.yieldmanager.com/clk?3,eJyti9sKgkAURX.IxHFGnWHo4XiprA6UmNKjWYiTBUox6dd3xS9ovezNvhAi7RNjtl0IUZKCl8SThFlFWXiOax0MS0pJbUFcKhyLGBX17xBPVKLDoG3QhzeLvs0r-BFySKrgYzccTB2aJuvvsP22x5Xo4S8Eegnxz7-00xwVA57l1y4Cf5yFmcI0pjiP9Tr1FV6iG6azBntS43B-Z.V-2D1e-YAKKOrxOTWMJw-yUBE=,",landing_url:"http://movies.netflix.com/movie/Hemlock-Grove/70242310?locale=en-us&mqso=81003556"});</script>
Note that all the fields that were NULL in the first example now have values, including the ad headline of "Hemlock Grove ..."
This is what I am trying to block; unfortunately, it doesn't look like any blocking rules will help in AdBlock Plus. Nor will blocking an embedded script (using NoScript); the .yieldmanager.com domain is blocked by NoScript.