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UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Post by gattilorenz »

DDebbieDDowner wrote: post #46
sysstemlord wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since when is uBlock an Anti-Virus? If you benchmark the latest Ferrari against a wooden boat for driving on water you will get the same results as this test.

None of the other browser extensions in the test are Anti-Viruses yet they seem to block fine many of the malware threats Furthermore, what is the purpose of Malvertising filter list by Disconnect​​​​​​​​​, Malware Domain List​​​​​, Malware domains, in uBlock Origin if they can't protect the user from malwares?

Fair enough, uBlock Origin advertises itself as following (from the github page):

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, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.

However, I assume that most people still use it mainly for blocking ads. And for that it is excellent.

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Post by vonseel »

lorenzhs wrote: post #50
karrotwaltz wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've got this list in my favs, I think it was posted on HN a while ago: https://gist.github.com/0XDE57/fbd302cef7693e62c769 I had some problems with sendRefererHeader, so it can definitely break some websites

See, there are some good ideas in that list, but then it gets to disabling Safe Browsing without any explanation. There's a lot of false information around about what Safe Browsing sends to whom, and you should make sure you know what you're doing when disabling it. Also, the DNS cache size explanation is a bit backwards. "Number of cached DNS entries. Lower number = More requests but less data stored." Where do you…

> don't blindly apply settings from this list

I am not a security expert, but I tend to agree with this. I took a look at the script and noticed a few of the things you pointed out, and I have had horrible experiences running random scripts I found on Github before from claimed-to-be "experts", so I'll stick with the defaults (and UBlock).

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Post by pgl »

DDebbieDDowner wrote: post #30

Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but in this test uBlock Origin failed miserably, to say the least. https://avlab.pl/test-web-browser-extensions-protection-agai...

The blocker's effectiveness is only as good as its blocklists.

uBO, however, is the most efficient blocker out there. And it comes with some of the best default blocklists for blocking ads and trackers.

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Post by slowmotiony »

tpush wrote: post #5

I wish gorhill would make a Safari content-blocker version of ublock. None of the existing blockers (who mostly just package existing block lists and charge money for it..) work as well as uBlock IME.

Do you mean on iOS? I find that AdGuard works pretty good and uses pretty much the same lists as uBlock anyway.

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

#56

Post by castis »

raverbashing wrote: post #54

I've been having a lot of cosmetic filtering issues with UBlock lately, not sure if it's an issue with the lists or with UBO itself. Sites that load but stay "blank" until you disable filtering

some websites out there will detect that no ad code was allowed to run and then refuse to show you a page.

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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Post by la_oveja »

DDebbieDDowner wrote: post #46
sysstemlord wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since when is uBlock an Anti-Virus? If you benchmark the latest Ferrari against a wooden boat for driving on water you will get the same results as this test.

None of the other browser extensions in the test are Anti-Viruses yet they seem to block fine many of the malware threats Furthermore, what is the purpose of Malvertising filter list by Disconnect​​​​​​​​​, Malware Domain List​​​​​, Malware domains, in uBlock Origin if they can't protect the user from malwares?

What. Everyone of them is an anti-virus extension except uBlock Origin:

Avast, Avira, Bitdefender, CheckPoint SandBlast Agent, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Panda, Windows Defender,... All are extensions made to enhance the effectiveness of it's own security suite.

uBlock is just a content-blocker.

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

#58

Post by Zekio »

raverbashing wrote: post #54

I've been having a lot of cosmetic filtering issues with UBlock lately, not sure if it's an issue with the lists or with UBO itself. Sites that load but stay "blank" until you disable filtering

This type of issue is usually solved for me by going into uBlock Origins settings and pressing update for the blocking list

Re: UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

#59

Post by sundar4344 »

UBlock Origin is more than an ad-blocker. Some usecases other than being ad-blocker

1. Hide Quora notification icon

2. Hide YouTube notification icon

3. Hide stackoverflow questions you might be interested section(right bottom section)

How do you use other than ad-blocker?

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