# How to remove Video, audio & banner ads for Spotify \[Windows\]

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** tips-tricks\
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177 "2020-03-20T15:49:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sbh1311](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/sbh1311/32/30010_2.png) [@sbh1311](https://onehack.st/u/sbh1311)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177/1 "2020-03-20T15:49:31Z")

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**Note: only works on Windows pc and not android or ios or mac**  
**This mod is for the [Desktop Application](https://www.spotify.com/download/windows/) of Spotify on Windows, not the Microsoft Store version.**

**How those it work ?**  
you will replace 2 files in your Spotify folder to an modded files.  
this will get you an `A multi-purpose adblocker and skip bypass for the Windows Spotify Desktop Application.`

**How to do it?**  
close Spotify.  
enter this GitHub project [BlockTheSpot](https://github.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot) and download the last [release](https://github.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot/releases) you only need the file named `chrome_elf.zip`.  
after that, you can follow the official guild on the Github or here, make sure in there that nothing changed if this post gets outdated.

> 1. Browse to Spotify installation folder `%APPDATA%/Spotify`
> 2. Backup existing `chrome_elf.dll` by renaming it (e.g. chrome\_elf.bak)
> 3. Extract chrome\_elf.dll, config.ini from chrome\_elf.zip to that folder.

That’s it!

what do you get from it?

> - Blocks all banner/video/audio ads within the app
> - Retains friend, vertical video and radio functionality
> - Unlocks the skip function for any track

**How do I remove it?**

> 1. Browse to Spotify installation folder `%APPDATA%/Spotify`
> 2. Simply delete chrome\_elf.dll, config.ini from your Spotify installation
> 3. Rename your backup dll to chrome\_elf.dll
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> - or reinstall Spotify

**Note: “chrome\_elf.dll” gets replaced by Spotify Installer each time it updates, make sure to replace it again. always download the last build from the GitHub page.**

if you liked it remember **support Spotify by purchasing premium**

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**Author:** ![Iss\_Ech](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/iss_ech/32/25346_2.png) [@Iss\_Ech](https://onehack.st/u/Iss_Ech)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177/2 "2020-04-09T03:10:25Z")

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file: C:\Users\pc\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\chrome\_elf.dll  
**This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.**  
Category: Trojan  
Level: Severe

_Now I’m in trouble because of this f_\*\*_ng article_

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**Author:** ![umenzi](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/umenzi/32/29147_2.png) [@umenzi](https://onehack.st/u/umenzi)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177/3 "2020-04-09T07:45:58Z")

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Don’t worry, it isn’t a malware. Just read here (compares it to over 60 antivirus): [https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ae1f23552369aa2c839b824cfb62699d8876515de7073926b3cddd779d5c8013/detection](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ae1f23552369aa2c839b824cfb62699d8876515de7073926b3cddd779d5c8013/detection)  
I hope it helps!

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**Author:** ![Iss\_Ech](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/iss_ech/32/25346_2.png) [@Iss\_Ech](https://onehack.st/u/Iss_Ech)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177/4 "2020-04-12T22:58:47Z")

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Thanks, I already checked before. Right after Windows Security had detected the file as a trojan, in order to see if it’s true or a mistake. So I uploaded the file on this website and many other websites with the same service and the result is this…

 ![screenshot_20200412_235434](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f8632760677aaf3fc6be76450bfc4d9558906710.jpeg)

And I did my research to understand what is **SecureAge** and how it works.

Here’s what I get: _ **SecureAge’s APEX engine uses machine learning to recognize zero-day and mutated threats that are traditionally undetectable.** _

What do you think?