"How many ads do you see per day? I'm guessing you see them so often that you can't keep track. Ads aren't just annoying; they can also be dangerous. One malicious ad and you wind up with malware or ransomware on your computers, phones, tablets, and even TVs. If you've ever had to deal with malware or ransomware, you know how bad that can get."
"The way your network is most likely set up is that the router uses DHCP to hand out IP addresses for each machine. Along with the IP addresses, the router also assigns DNS addresses to those machines. Typically, the router will use the DNS servers of your ISP, which are pretty basic and have no security or privacy features included. Instead of using your ISP's DNS servers, you should log into your router, locate the DNS address setting, and change it to ad-blocking DNS servers."
Ads are ubiquitous and can deliver malware or ransomware to computers, phones, tablets, and TVs. Browser ad-blocker extensions require installation on each device and often cannot be used on TVs or on phones without compatible browsers. Network-level ad blocking can protect every device on a LAN by replacing ISP DNS with ad‑blocking DNS servers. Services such as AdGuard DNS and NextDNS block ads, trackers, and malicious domains and offer options like family protection and customization. Changing the DNS settings on a router to use ad‑blocking DNS provides a simple, free, and effective way to reduce ads and improve security across the home network.
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