µBlock, a lean and fast blocker

OK I see, will remember to use this ''n'' trick.

 

yeah, it's a wild card.

 

fyi. ublock origin v1.44.5rc1 released nov 2, 2022.

 

Is settings/rules/filters/whatever backup txt file interchangeable between Chrome and Firefox?
TIA

 

Yes. I backup and restore between librewolf and vivaldi all the time.

 

No.
There are 2 differences:

• CNAME lists
• Pre-Fetching which does not work in Chrome.

At the level of custom lists Kees1958's use of lists may be different because there is an anti-trackers feature in Firefox.
In Chrome,again due to the absence of an anti-trackers feature, it is advisable compared to Firefox to strengthen these specific lists.

 

I quote from the site https://github.com/Kees1958/W3C_annual_most_used_survey_blocklist:
When you use Ege or Firefox with build-in tracking protection, you can use this version (also works with AdGuard Mv3) https://raw.githubusercontent.com/K.../master/addendum_to_Edge_Firefox_build_in.txt

 

expired?

Code:

! Expires: 30 days
!
! Version: 2022.09.27

~ 6 weeks now
does not make sense to set a date and do not keep it current.

 

Probably you didn't read, first mentioned site (well).

 

thats a different list
https://github.com/Kees1958/W3C_ann.../EU_US+most_used_ad_and_tracking_networks.txt
it contains some more new entries but at least only the half

currently user need to merge both and eliminate doubles. (which is easy with notepad++)
anyhow this does currently change that the second list is outdated.

 

That's not the way I understand it. My view is that if you use MS Edge's or FF's own ad- and tracker blocking, you can suffice with the smaller list, known as
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/K.../master/addendum_to_Edge_Firefox_build_in.txt
Not without reason it's called addendum.
I don't know why it isn't updated. Obviously the editor had no reason to do so.
For uBO in Chrome would be the advice to use the full Kees1958 list.
https://github.com/Kees1958/W3C_annual_most_used_survey_blocklist/blob/master/EU_US+most_used_ad_and_tracking_networks.txt

 

From GitHub README.md:

Thanks for the link to that list b.t.w.

 

To the list you say is not obsolete ONLY the expiration date has been changed:

https://github.com/Kees1958/W3C_ann...mmit/fd76775b4a2aa739f14acac59a5fea43dc9ee1a0

When Kees1958 made that change he could have done the same to the Firefox/Edge list as well.

 

Exactly,because unlisted trackers are blocked by browsers.
But the "Strict" setting must be used.

 

thank you for the update, this morning (europe) it was not that current.
they thought behind is that i dont want load two list where one is redundant although updated earlier.

5.550 used of 5.557

 

uBOLite_0.1.22.11056 Released

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases

 

uBlock Origin Legacy v.1.16.4.30
Anti-Facebook (under Annoyances)
Updated: 2021-09-19
99 lines

uBlock Origin v.1.44.4
Anti-Facebook (under Annoyances)
Updated: 30 Jan 2020
98 lines

Differences are the update date and 1 less line under Problematic sites in newer version.

 

I did some testing with both MV3 extensions enabled at the same time:







I don't seem to have encountered overlapping effects.

 

uBOLite_0.1.22.11075
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/uBOLite_0.1.22.11075

 

uBlock Origin 1.45.0 released

Release 1.45.0 · gorhill/uBlock · GitHub

 

Significant increase in CNAME filter rules.
In Firefox "AdGuard CNAME original trackers list" has increased from 55 rules to 56 rules.
A doubling in rules for Chromium-based browsers for the "AdGuard CNAME disguised trackers list" reaching 148,071 rules.

Make sure your mobile devices can block this sort of trackers which I understand is increasing significantly.
Again, browsers alone cannot stop these trackers.

 

uBlock Origin 1.45.2 released

Release 1.45.2 · gorhill/uBlock · GitHub

 

Hey guys! I was curious and clicked a link in Norton Power Eraser (hey we all TRUST simply every link by a well-known security software company, right?!). Anyway, uBlock Origin threw a block which I took a screenshot of and have below.The filter list responsible is oisd basic.

I looked up the filter: nebula-cdn. kampyle--and it seems there's an affiliation with Amazon there. Does anyone have another filter list that also blocks this link?

Norton Power Eraser--if anyone cares to test it (plus see if there's any "crimeware" on your drive).

Spoiler: snip of npe link

Spoiler: uBO block page

 

I have oisd set at the DNS level.
No blocking.