Adguard for Chrome open beta test

installed it 2 days ago and disabled ABP and so far so good with no issues. great job.

 

@avatar I have got this warning today. Please see attachment. This is a trading website

I have also checked on Webutation and this is the outcome:
http://www.webutations.info/go/review/plus500.com

Can be considered a False Positive or it's a serious threat?

 

I think the site is blocked based on users' bad reviews but apart their business practices the site itself shouldn't be malicious but let's wait what avatar is to say.

 

It is false-positive indeed. Fixed it now, thank you!

 

Included in v1.0.2.11. Sub options of Adguard settings are also welcome. Thanks

 

Hi @avatar

I have the following user filter entries to hide favicons

but unfortunately I have been stumbling upon sites where favicons are not filtered. For instance Google Search, Google Drive, Feedly etc. Therefore is there any other custom filter which I can add to filter them? If not how do I create a custom filter for particular sites where the favicons are not filtered using the above said entries?

Thanks!

 

Hi @pegas!

It is rather difficult to find and block all favicons.
But you can replace favicon for any site with any ico you like more.

Code:

#%#(function() { var link = document.createElement('link'); link.type = 'image/x-icon'; link.rel = 'shortcut icon'; link.href = 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/n63k01ia40aw3tk/empty_fav.ico?dl=1'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(link); }());

 

Thanks! I will try the code but first what I should link to if I want only empty icon (see below)?

 

It's not possible to remove it with javascript.
You can replace it with blank favicon though (you should just find the image opera use for blank icon).

 

Thanks but I gave up. I couldn't get it to work properly. I can live with how it is, i.e. the most favicons are blocked. Anyway let's admit that this is the first thing where Ad Muncher did better job than Adguard because I recall that I didn't need to create any custom rule and Ad Muncher filtered all favicons (at least for me). Nevertheless Adguard still rock! (at least for me)

 

Report these sites with favicon unblocked to our forum: http://forum.adguard.com/forumdisplay.php?55-Custom-Filters
When I have a spare minute I'll look at it (or some guys from the forum could help you).

 

Why block favicons? Genuinely curious.

 

Because they distract me when browsing. They're usually full coloured what pains me to eyes.

 

@avatar I am testing ublock in comparison with Adguard. Well, it blocks more ads than Adguard, especially on some local language websites. I agree with @gorhill that is a matter of lists available, you might consider to add some local language lists in Adguard to improve its performances. Think about all EU languages which are not there, yet.

 

An excerpt from Adguard roadmap for Windows version 5.10

For extension ETA is end of august.

 

Chrome extension v1.0.3.0 has been released via Beta channel!

Changelog:
Version 1.0.3.0
+ Added capability to add known ABP filter subscriptions.

Just use "Edit filters list" and there you can choose filters from the main three groups: Adguard Filters, EasyList and Others. Don't forget to Save changes before leaving.

@avatar Great job! Well done!

Btw, I've got this message:

Whereas I have enabled all Adguard filters, except the Japanese, I didn't notice any slowdown

 

Just for those interested to filter favicons.

After thorough testing I ended up with the below custom entries which will filter most favicons:
*favicon*
*.ico*

WARNING: Use at your own risk. Keep in mind that these entries may cause some problems when browsing. Especially some pictures having in name "favicon" and/or extension ".ico" might be blocked! However, so far I didn't encounter any issues.

 

It may does not mean it will This message is shown if you've selected 10 or more filters.
There are some users who love to check all available options and then blame us for slow software.
Just want them to understand that it is not recommended.

 

@avatar
There is inconsistency in keeping settings between Adguard setting page (section Ad blocker) and Edit filters list. If I disable, for instance, Japanese filter in Ad blocker section this is not reflected in Edit filters list and vice versa. Can you kindly check it?

 

Checkboxes in "Edit filters list" are not for Enabling/Disabling filters but for Install/Uninstall.

 

OK thanks for the clarification but frankly it isn't so clear. Maybe you could consider to somehow rename it to be completely clear.

 

The difference is that installed filters are stored on your computer, extension check their updates, and it could be enabled or disabled rather fast.

Talking about interface I understand that it's confusing now but I can't think of acceptable solution now.
I'll ask our designer what he thinks, maybe he'll suggest something better.

 

For instance, put a text just beneath each filter checkmark, i.e. when filter checkmark is checked (green) it will show "Installed" and when filter checkmark is unchecked (orange) it will display "Not installed". Or anything else, designers are very creative so it shouldn't be a hard task for them.

 

This is really irrelevant notice because filters are automatically enabled when you browse. In my case when I stumbled (unintentionally) upon a Polish site the Polish filter (Adblock Polska) was automatically enabled. The same happened with a Romanian site where ROList filter was automatically enabled. Actually I like when filters jump into work automatically but then the above notice is a bit odd.

 

Maybe we should change the text? We want to stop users for selecting all filters. Somebody may think that selecting all filters makes him superprotected. But in reality he'll get lots of broken websites.