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An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean. uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it is a wide-spectrum blocker, which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin, when newly installed, is to block ads, trackers and malware sites through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, Online Malicious URL Blocklist, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists. uBlock Origin (or uBlock₀) is not an ad...

Tired of seeing ads pop up on your Android device? You can take them all away with AdAway! AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android that uses the hosts file and local vpn. It effectively keeps pesky ads at bay so you can continue using your Android device uninterrupted by constant ads. AdAway gives you the option to add custom sources of host files. It also lets you add custom rules for your whitelist, blocklist and rules for redirects, so your ad blocking is not just generic, but tailored specifically how you want it. ...

DNS Blocklists is a comprehensive collection of DNS-based filtering lists designed to enhance privacy, security, and browsing performance by blocking unwanted or harmful domains. The project offers multiple tiers of blocklists, ranging from lightweight filtering to aggressive protection, allowing users to choose the level of blocking that best fits their needs. It targets a wide range of online threats and nuisances, including advertisements, trackers, malware, phishing domains, scam...

Next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. Privaxy is a MITM HTTP(s) proxy that sits in between HTTP(s) talking applications, such as a web browser and HTTP servers, such as those serving websites. By establishing a two-way tunnel between both ends, Privaxy is able to block network requests based on URL patterns and to inject scripts as well as styles into HTML documents. Operating at a lower level, Privaxy is both more efficient as well as more streamlined than browser add-on-based...

...In the default configuration, several widely-respected host files are used to block ads, malware, and other weird stuff. On the first start, you must manually update the hosts files (using the refresh button) before the service can work correctly (issue #1); and you must also update the hosts files yourself regularly for now. Items in the hosts and DNS servers lists can be moved around and removed) of the list using standard RecyclerView interactions (long press makes the entry movable, swipe to either side removes it). ...