Wow! Am I glad I have a Mac! Solution: find lib folder. Find ads. move contents to trash. Enjoy the pale blue that doesn't flash at you. In case they get tricky later on, I have a lovely blue graphic file that I can rename to match any advert they throw at me.

You get a strange error when you update, but the program runs fine.

I should also add that I will NOT pay simply not to be irritated by obnoxious animated adverts. Nor will I pay for features removed from software to make an "enhanced" version.

I would pay for LW Pro for a solid hashing feature that can download files with different names. I think that would be a legitimate dividing point for the free and pro versions.