Adguard - Ad Blocker

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by Tyrizian, Mar 2, 2013.

  1. LittleDude

    LittleDude Registered Member

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    I use the YouTube Center extension with Adguard. It can do a lot more than just disable autoplay.
     
  2. KaptainBug

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    Thanks.. I know there are extensions and userscripts which does it, but if there is a filter(if its possible) then that would be great.
     
  3. The Red Moon

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    auto-play can be turned off within the youtube page itself.
     
  4. KaptainBug

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    It doesn't stay turned off after you clear the cookies.
     
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  6. Chrome extension seems to lock the screen when Adguard's Phising and Malware protection kicks-in. Anyone else having same problem (chrome becoming unresponsive)?
     
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    Autoplay that plays next video or autoplay that plays current one?
     
  9. KaptainBug

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    I'm talking about autoplay of recommended videos by youtube and NOT autoplay in a playlist.
    autoplay.JPG
     
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    Try adding this to the user filter:
    Code:
    youtube.com#%#(function() { var autoplay = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt.autonav::autonav_disabled')); if (!autoplay || !autoplay.data) { localStorage.setItem('yt.autonav::autonav_disabled', '{ "data": true }'); document.cookie='PREF=' + escape('f1=50000000&al=en&f5=30030&f4=4000000'); window.location.reload(); }; })();
    
     
  11. KaptainBug

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    Thanks :thumb:
    You are a genius :)
     
  12. denniz

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    What do the developers of Adguard think about this article: https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/869...irus-software-lowers-your-HTTPS-security.html

    Although even with Adguard HTTPS scanning enabled I'm not vulnerable to FREAK, it does break TLS 1.2 support in Firefox 37. When I disable HTTPS scanning in Adguard, TLS 1.2 is working fine again in Firefox. What other possible vulnerabilities might there be while HTTPS scanning is enabled in Adguard?

    Might it be safer to disable HTTPS scanning in Adguard?

    I used this website to test: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html
     
  13. denniz

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    Another test I did was visiting a website with a deliberately revoked certificate: https://revoked.grc.com/

    With Adguard HTTPS scanning enabled I'm able to visit the website, while it should be blocked by Firefox. But when I disable Adguard HTTPS scanning the website is correctly blocked. This leaves the impression that Adguards own signed certificate is not completely safe when HTTPS scanning is enabled?
     
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    Too much paranoia in the article. Your network traffic should be already compromised so that someone can implement freak attack.
    I mean if someone is sniffing your traffic already then FREAK attack it the least important problem you have:)

    AG does not break TLS 1.2, we use it in case if server does not support TLS 1.0.
    Ideally our ssl filter should use the same TLS version as the browser and that is on the roadmap.
     
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    That is our bug indeed, thank you!
    Seems that relying on windows cert validation was a mistake and we should implement our own revocation check.

    Will be fixed this week.
     
  16. denniz

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    The reason I said it broke TLS 1.2 was because SSL/TLS testing websites say my browser does not support TLS 1.2 and that I should upgrade, but this error message only occurs when I enable HTTPS scanning in Adguard. But I understand from your message that in the near future this error message should go away when Adguard is updated?

    Thx for the quick action! :)
     
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    We plan to fix it in one of the future updates, yes.
     
  18. WildByDesign

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    This is an important conversation regarding intercepting SSL, particularly for the fact that Google plans on encrypting the majority of their advertisement services over the next few months. And the initiative for more ad services to encrypt (plus the web in general) going forward.

    Personally, I love Adguard so far. It's far more efficient compared to extensions and so on. But I haven't enabled SSL filtering yet because I haven't had any need to because I've never seen any ads over SSL before. And with all of the MITM talk lately, of course. Although over the next year or two I'm guessing things are going to change quite a bit.

    I have no doubts in Adguard though. As a matter of fact, I'm leaning more toward Adguard now and planning on purchasing lifetime licence soon. It's unfortunate that Ad Muncher fell too far behind.
     
  19. marzametal

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    I think AdMuncher got too big for its pants. Fair enough, back in the day it was the bees knees; gold medallist in adblocking software.

    Then little things started floating to the surface that ticked me off. Firstly, we all know of the promises of v5, dragging its release on and on most likely burnt a lot of bridges between the developers and the users. In my opinion, that pales in comparison to AdMuncher taking all of the download bandwidth and checking it. I used to watch Online Armor record MB's collected by applications, and AdMuncher had the same MB # as the browser or download manager did when I was downloading something. Why? Another thing I started to notice was my frequently visited sites were being broken by AdMuncher's default rules list. I seriously can't be bothered telling an application what TO show, rather than what NOT TO show. More time was spent on the AdMuncher GUI than it was on the browser GUI. So I said goodbye.

    I tried AdBlock Plus/Edge for a short while, and that was **possibly offensive word removed**. Waste of time. Lucky enough I came across AdGuard. Awesome, they provided both an installer and an extension. For my setup, the installer works wonders, covers both IE and FF, and has a couple of friends to assist along the way in Ghostery and Spyware Blaster. Lets face it, some websites were only built for IE.

    The issues I had with AdGuard were negated when I swapped over from an OEM W7 installation (downloaded ISO from MS) to the pre-installed W7 installation that came with this notebook. VPN login issues disappeared, lag times in website loading disappeared. The only thing that needed monitoring was which sites needed to be added to the HTTPS exclusions list.

    AdGuard vs UBlock? Comparisons have been made, and it is quite easy to do so. But one would have to provide a correct comparision; such as, AdGuard extension vs UBlock extension. There is no use comparing AdGuard installer vs UBlock because UBlock does not have an installer. Most of the time I use the AdGuard Assistant to create block rules. Sometimes I have had to resort to UBlock Assistant via right clicking the website to create a block rule. Some rules are damn tedious to trigger!

    All this, before I even install a security package such as EAM, MBAM or SSP. At the end of the day, no one application can do it all. I see Ghostery pick up items, AdGuard pick up items, UBlock pick up items; I am sure Spyware Blaster does its job well also. EAM also picks up stuff in Surf Protection. As you can see, a blend is better than running a solo application.

    Enough rambling, all I really wanted to say was thanks for offering a lifetime licence. I've been burned once by HitmanPro and once by Zemana for trying to activate the same licence after a format on the same machine and it was blocked. So thanks for not turning into cash cows and stiffing dedicated users of your software.

    This is a nice change.
     
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    @marzametal, @WildByDesign
    Thank you for the good words about AG, we'll do our best to not disappoint you.
     
  21. The Red Moon

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    I see the adguard extension also has an "acceptable ads" button within the interface,Well considering all the flack that adblock received because of this i certainly would not like to see adguard running into the same quagmire.

    Just a little pointer for the developer in case the deluge of criticism comes crashing down.
     
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    No way we'll ran into it.

    There is a huge difference between our list and the one ABP has:
    1. Our whitelist is very short and the only thing it contains is context ads in all search engines results. The only reason we did this is that context ads are often more relevant then search results and thus it may be useful to see them.
    2. We don't get paid for it.

    I don't like ABP acceptable ads policy. But I like the idea of a compromise between users and site owners. What I know for sure now is that whitelist managed by one company is not the right way. I have some ideas in my mind but it's too early to talk about it.
     
  23. WildByDesign

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    You're welcome, my pleasure. My testing of Adguard went so exceptionally well that I have committed to a lifetime licence. Keep up the great work, Andrey. I have a lot of respect for the work that your team has accomplished with Adguard.
     
  24. cooperb21

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    Can someone explain the difference in adguard for windows and extension? Do they both to job same way and just as well i only have on browser so is there any pros to cons to using one over the other.
     
  25. Tyrizian

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    Differences between Windows and Extension versions...click -->http://adguard.com/en/faq.html#differences
     
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