I agree. I just installed the AdBlock Plus add-on, mostly to get rid of those stupid video advertisements on YouTube, though, but it works wonder on other websites, too.
You stole my pic. http://www.iis******.com/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/397fa_funny-pictures-oh-shi.jpg
Why the hell are you using IE? Because of its something you're used to? Because Firefox is faster and safer, just a tip :)
I also used Internet Explorer 8, but then it started having random freezes, so I moved to Mozilla Firefox a long time ago. The freezes were only temporarily and for about 5 seconds, but they were frequent, which got annoying.