Outlook emails.....i am getting unwanted ads and cant remove them.

[Dave7]

As per the heading I am on Hotmail/Outlook Express.
I have suddenly received 2 adverts from companies offering to help with old car finance agreements.
They both have tags telling me they are ads.
I cannot see any way to delete them.
This has never happened before.
Any advice/suggestions ?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Leave them, they stay at the top, change frequently.
Afaik those ads are the price of the free mail app

 

[Once a Wheeler]

Try GMX and Firefox.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Sadly, the adverts are there for everyone who uses the free version. If you don't want them, you'll need to pay an annual subscription for Microsoft 365 at about $99.

 

[richardfm]

They are there for people who pay on the Android version of Outlook. There are lots of posts about them on Microsoft support forums. Despite anything MS people can't get rid of them.

 

[Dave7]

Leave them, they stay at the top, change frequently.
Afaik those ads are the price of the free mail app

Right, I will see if I can get used to them. Strange that it's never happened before though (or is this a new gimmick?

 

[classic33]

Right, I will see if I can get used to them. Strange that it's never happened before though (or is this a new gimmick?

I've a feeling it's an attempt at getting round adblocking software, whilst ensuring there's a greater chance that they'll be opened by accident, simply because they're at the top when you go to your inbox.

 

[Psamathe]

Possibilities:

1. Use an app firewall to restrict domains Outlook Express is allowed to access

2. Often in-app ads are served from specific sub domains. Just block those domains in your DNS as they won't appear.

3. Just re-route the sub-domains serving the ads to 127.0.0.1 through local hosts file.

I don't know Outlook Express but certainly works on other platforms (as I hate ads and have done it). Probably other

Or just change to a better mail client.

Ian

 

[Dave7]

I've a feeling it's an attempt at getting round adblocking software, whilst ensuring there's a greater chance that they'll be opened by accident, simply because they're at the top when you go to your inbox.

Could be as when they first appeared I did click on them (that was all I did).

 

[Dadam]

I've a feeling it's an attempt at getting round adblocking software, whilst ensuring there's a greater chance that they'll be opened by accident, simply because they're at the top when you go to your inbox.

Adblock Plus on Chrome seems to do a good job of getting rid of them. I had to disable it and refresh to check they are still there on the standard page.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Tbh, those ads don't bother me.
I don't click on them, they don't open up spontaneously.
All good.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Setup hotmail email on the Windows mail app.

 

[briantrumpet]

Firefox + ublock origin also blocks them.

Sadly Chrome will no longer let uBlock work (it's the bee's knees of adblockers), so only the 'lite' version is now available.

 

[Seevio]

Apart from the ad emails, the mail client that comes with windows is acceptable. I just ignore the spam. Others may have lower tolerance. In that case either pay to remove ads or use a different mail client.

As for ad blockers, I use a PiHole. It's not subject to Google's extension blocking and covers every device on my home network.