Manually block website ads with Browser Guard

Browser Guard protects and enhances your browsing experience by automatically blocking ads and trackers in real time. If you see a website ad that was not blocked, you can block it manually by adding it to the Browser Guard Block list. This feature is available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers with the Malwarebytes app installed and an active subscription on a Windows or Mac device.

Stop ads by adding them to the Block list

1. On a web page, hover over the ad and right-click to display the context menu.
2. In the context menu, select Remove ads.
   
3. Select the ad you want to block. A blue square will appear over the ad.
4. Use the sliding scale to increase or decrease the area that you want blocked.
   
5. Click Preview to see what the website will look like after you've blocked an ad. Click Exit preview once finished.
6. Click Block to stop seeing the ad.

View your blocked items in the Block list

1. Click the Malwarebytes icon in your browser's header.
2. Click the Dashboard tab at the bottom of the Browser Guard dashboard. A web page opens in your browser.
3. On the left side bar, click Manual ad removals.
4. The website address for the items you blocked display.

Allow ads by deleting items from the Block list

To delete all items from the Block list:

1. On the Manual ad removals page, click the menu iconnext to URL / IP address.
2. Click Delete all.
3. In the confirmation window, click Remove all.

To delete a single item from the Block list:

1. On the Manual ad removals page, click the menu iconnext to the website you want to remove from the Block list. 
2. In the drop down, click Delete.
3. In the confirmation window, click Remove.