A junk information filtering method, including: detecting an Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request data packet set generated according to that a user visits a target uniform resource locator (URL) by using a browser of a client, where the HTTP request data packet set includes at least one junk information request data packet and at least one non-junk information request data packet; identifying the junk information request data packet in the HTTP request data packet set according to a preset classification rule; and preventing, according to a preset interception policy, a destination host corresponding to the junk information request data packet from returning a junk information response data packet to the client. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a junk information filtering apparatus. According to the present invention, accuracy of web page junk information filtering can be improved and user traffic can be saved.