I backed a few projects on Kickstarter and the one I was most satisfied with was a product called Ad Trap, which filters out all advertising from your internet connection , including pop up ads, banner adds, side bar adds, all ads totally removed. It has worked well for about five years now.
I don't know how the company has ended up doing but it was good for me and they delivered, a little later than promised but only by a month or two.
I will fill out form and good luck with your thesis.