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Adblock Plus Returns To Android and Arrives On iPhone For First Time

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-look dept.

Mickeycaskill writes: Adblock Plus has returned to Android — two and a half years after ad blocking services were removed from Google Play — and has been released on iOS for the first time. Adblock Browser for Android has been in beta since late May, with well over 300,000 people downloading the beta in the browser's first week. Meanwhile the arrival of the app on iPhone means developer Eyeo has beaten Apple to the punch, as the company has confirmed iOS 9 will feature an adblocker built into Safari. "With the popularity of the iOS platform in places like the US, we considered it critical to offer an app in the Apple App Store," said Till Faida, co-founder of Adblock Plus. "We're thankful to Apple for working with us on this project and we look forward to their new iOS 9, which will give web developers additional ad-blocking tools. It's a big step for this industry."

102 comments

  1. Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I hope that puts the final nail into the coffin of online advertising.

    1. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Why?
      If everyone is blocking ads, then there can be no ad supported web sites.
      Everything on a mobile device will become an app so that the developer has control over the ads again.
      It has already happened with most major sites. Why do you need an app to read a blog? More ads.

    2. Re:Awesome by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 1

      I doubt that, but I also wonder why this is news.

      For a long time now, I've been running Firefox on Android with AdblockPlus, Searchonymous, Ghostery, and Lastpass installed.

    3. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm not using an app right now. It's extremely easy for me to just go to a competing site if you don't want donations or paywalls.

    4. Re:Awesome by Wycliffe · · Score: 2

      I hope that puts the final nail into the coffin of online advertising.

      I highly doubt it. It's more likely to put the final nail in the "ad blocking" industry. As soon as ad blocking goes mainstream then ad supported sites will start to actually care and start actively circumventing ad blocking via either embedded content or requiring you to download an app, etc... The vast majority of people have voted and they have voted that they don't want to pay for apps and websites and would rather see ads instead.

    5. Re:Awesome by FranTaylor · · Score: 1

      Why?
      If everyone is blocking ads, then there can be no ad supported web sites.

      Why can't web sites run their own ads? Why do they HAVE to use a service?

    6. Re:Awesome by FranTaylor · · Score: 1

      As soon as ad blocking goes mainstream then ad supported sites will start to actually care and start actively circumventing ad blocking via either embedded content

      then they are responsible for the content and they are culpable if the ads contain malware

      if you get your ads from a service, then you can just shrug and point if your customers get infected

    7. Re:Awesome by Dins · · Score: 1

      I'm not using an app right now. It's extremely easy for me to just go to a competing site if you don't want donations or paywalls.

      There are very few sites that will publish content out of the goodness of their hearts. If they can't get paid through advertising, then it's apps or paywalls or something but not free.

      Don't get me wrong; I use adblock and never see ads. So I guess I'm a hyopcrite. But if online advertising can't unltimately make money somehow we're gonna have a very different web on our hands.

    8. Re:Awesome by FranTaylor · · Score: 1

      If they can't get paid through advertising, then it's apps or paywalls or something but not free.

      why do sites HAVE to use an advertising service? why can't they run their own ads?

    9. Re:Awesome by Dins · · Score: 2

      Just convenience, I'm sure. Certainly doable though. Would be kind of a mess if every web site rolled their own, though....

    10. Re:Awesome by JackieBrown · · Score: 1

      How would they do that? Contact walmart/samsung/apple/etc and ask them to send you a check to pay for advertising space on your blog?

    11. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Because time is a valuable resource and keeping contacts, setting up agreements with the people purchasing ad space from you, and implementing your adspace takes soft-skills and a non-trivial amount of time.

    12. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      And just screwing the consumer is a reasonable response to the difficulty of running a business. Kinda like dumping thousands of gallons of mine waste into a river because it is easier and more cost effective. Can you say "Tragedy of the Commons"?

    13. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      "Don't get me wrong; I use adblock and never see ads. So I guess I'm a hyopcrite. But if online advertising can't unltimately make money somehow we're gonna have a very different web on our hands."

      Yeah, it'll be like 1995 again before all those idiot dot-commers fucked it all up. Before them, the web was cool. And frankly, all of the ad supported websites really don't have anything that'll be missed.

      If Dice fails to sell Slashdot and decides to shut it down, well, Big fucking deal. Same goes for Reddit, Fark, Yahoo!, Google, etc...

      The web was actually a better place before them.

      And the important stuff, email, banking and other services is already being paid for by me.

      Adblock is just blocking the parasites of the web that offer nothing but just take - steal - bandwidth for their stupid business with questionable ethics.

    14. Re:Awesome by ProfBooty · · Score: 1

      Like the washingtonpost.com just started doing today?

      http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthe...

      --
      Bring back the old version of slashdot.
    15. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No rolling needed. We were on OpenX before DFP. But third party services have the advantage of allowing you to automate the ad sales process rather than having to go find every client. And even services like DFP could pretend to be content from the website easily enough; it only requires that webmasters create a subdomain in the DNS that points to a dfp server and Adblock is 80% defeated. Randomize CSS classes and ID attributes and AdBlock would no longer function at all.

    16. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sales. If you run your own ads you have to sell them. To do that you need a salesperson. They aren't cheap and you need to be running a pretty huge site to pay for them. But with eg DFP you spend 15 minutes editing some template files and you have an instant revenue stream.

    17. Re:Awesome by cyn1c77 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I'm not using an app right now. It's extremely easy for me to just go to a competing site if you don't want donations or paywalls.

      There are very few sites that will publish content out of the goodness of their hearts. If they can't get paid through advertising, then it's apps or paywalls or something but not free.

      Don't get me wrong; I use adblock and never see ads. So I guess I'm a hyopcrite. But if online advertising can't unltimately make money somehow we're gonna have a very different web on our hands.

      Like it would really matter if 90% of the advertisement-supported web disappeared.

      Where would we be?

      Back to the newsgroups that we had originally... which arguably was better than the highly predatory environment that it's evolved into today.

    18. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      After going through and learning in depth about Google Analytics, I can safely say that advertising will only increase, regardless of ad blocking.

    19. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No you don't. He meant your own ads on your own site. Not trying to get your own ads out there.

    20. Re:Awesome by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I'm not using an app right now. It's extremely easy for me to just go to a competing site if you don't want donations or paywalls.

      There are very few sites that will publish content out of the goodness of their hearts. If they can't get paid through advertising, then it's apps or paywalls or something but not free.

      Don't get me wrong; I use adblock and never see ads. So I guess I'm a hyopcrite. But if online advertising can't unltimately make money somehow we're gonna have a very different web on our hands.

      I actually don't think you are a hypocrite. When a web page takes a minute ot load on a fast service, only because it's ramming a little story, and many megs of ads, it starts to become a real mess. And when a fair amount of that is malware pretending to be an ad, it becomes an arms race.

      I think we are reaching a tipping point, when Websites are finding out that there is going to be a choice. Go out of business because people are blocking your ads, or go out of business because no one wants to visit a page with 50 scripts, a bunch of trackers and analytics, and all the malware you'd ever not want. And it isn't even a security thing for some folks. It's so much loading time that an unprotected machine might take so long ot load a page, they assume it's frozen.

      I block ads for the same reason I don't invite methods into the house.

      I'll remove adblock when sites start acting responsibly. Then I'll see all their ads. What a concept.

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      The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
    21. Re:Awesome by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 1

      Like the washingtonpost.com just started doing today?

      http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthe...

      Oh

      My

      Fucking

      GAWD!!!!!!

      NOES!

      What on earth am I going to do? The end of western civilization. If I cannot get my daily fix of the Washinton Post, I'm just going to end it all...

      umm actually no, I just won't visit their site. Just like I haven'y visited their site for years. The last time I visited, IIRC, I did a script count for some research. They are a huge source of scripts and trackers and tasty malware. My loss, I guess.

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      The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
    22. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'll gladly pay for content if I don't pay for that content and then STILL GET F@#$*&% ADS!

    23. Re:Awesome by Yosho · · Score: 2

      There are very few sites that will publish content out of the goodness of their hearts. ... But if online advertising can't unltimately make money somehow we're gonna have a very different web on our hands.

      Ahh, that sounds so nice.

      But seriously, there was a time, somewhere around two decades ago, when web pages were not covered in advertisements. If a web page had a banner ad, it was because it was part of a circle of related pages who all agreed to display each others' banners; they weren't earning money, they were just sharing places of interest.

      Believe it or not, many web sites were published out of the goodness of peoples' hearts -- many of them just wanted to share information or connect with other like-minded people. That kind of thing doesn't really happen any more, though, now that social media has provided people with a way of easily connecting with others and sharing information without needing to write your own web page or host a server... and Facebook will gladly provide you with that service, funded by their corporate overlords.

      If online advertising fails to make money and we have to go back to the good old days, then bring it on, I say. If your business model depends on annoying people, you deserve to go out of business.

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      Karma: Terrifying (mostly affected by atrocities you've committed)
    24. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Online advertising has reached it's peak and may even become less visible over time. Yes, it's finally starting to sink in that you can't force people to watch your obnoxious flashing banners, they will find ways to block/avoid it.

      However, do you really think Google would start allowing Adblock if it was orthogonal to their business interests? Their strategy has already shifted, and you may not like where it's going. Simply put, there is far more money to be made not by selling your eyeballs but by selling...you. Your personal data is highly valuable to everyone from insurers to retailers as well as traditional advertisers. The reason your data is so valuable is because it allows all these entities, who you do business with day in day out, to optimise their pricing and marketing to YOU so that as much money is extracted from you as possible. Like any adversarial relationship, knowledge and intelligence about you adversary is power.

      So while we might continue to enjoy all these wonderful things on the internet apparently for 'free', and with fewer ads, you are still going to be paying for it, one way or another.

    25. Re:Awesome by wbr1 · · Score: 1

      I block ads for the same reason I don't invite methods into the house.

      What about procedures & functions?

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      Silence is a state of mime.
    26. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why do you assume that EVERYONE WILL block ads when that assumption simply cannot be accurately made without a time machine?

      I refuse to use an app that includes ads, I'd either buy the paid version or seek another app to do the job.

    27. Re:Awesome by Wycliffe · · Score: 1

      What on earth am I going to do? The end of western civilization. If I cannot get my daily fix of the Washinton Post, I'm just going to end it all...

      umm actually no, I just won't visit their site. Just like I haven'y visited their site for years.

      This is the best way to vote but it does have its limits. I use google news and I notice more and more sites are paywalled (or limit you to 5 articles a month or something). I block them from the feed and move on but this only works for so long. If enough people do this, then they will either change their business model, go out of business, or someone with a profitable business model will replace them. If enough people put up with ads and/or pay then eventually the people insisting on no-cost ad-free content will be very limited on what they can see.

    28. Re:Awesome by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 1

      I block ads for the same reason I don't invite methods into the house.

      What about procedures & functions?

      Yikes! Gotta turn off that spell check. Or maybe not.

      --
      The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
    29. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yikes! Gotta turn off that spell check. Or maybe not.

      I'm guessing you meant "meth heads", but "methodists" might work just as well.

    30. Re:Awesome by mjwx · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I actually don't think you are a hypocrite. When a web page takes a minute ot load on a fast service, only because it's ramming a little story, and many megs of ads, it starts to become a real mess. And when a fair amount of that is malware pretending to be an ad, it becomes an arms race.

      And when your telco has a small data quota, it literally costs money to see ads.

      --
      Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
    31. Re:Awesome by amxcoder · · Score: 1

      ADP on android even blocks ads embedded in apps as well in my experience. The app was available as a side-load for quite a while, and I've tried it out, and it killed any and all ads, regardless of whether they were on a webpage, or in an app.

      The bad part of it is that many websites and apps are written poorly, and crash/won't load when the app servers don't respond. I've seen many websites with this behavior... they start loading, and then try to reach the web server, which is blocked, and boom, the whole page load comes to a halt and won't complete. When I come across sites written this way, I have 2 options, disable ADP, or leave the site, I choose the latter.

    32. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      you sound like that's a bug, but it's actually a feature from the providers pov. If you dont load their ads, they wont give you the content. But i do the same thing and just go somewhere else.

    33. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And I've been running AdBlocker and AdBlockerNetworks on my iOS devices, which blocks most ads systemwide. For iOS, this is news because it won't require jailbreaking with iOS 9. I can almost guarantee it won't block in-app ads though.

    34. Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There will always be sites that publish stuff without resorting to ads. That's the way it was before the bandwagon of noobs arrived on the internet.

      You can even go back to the BBS days. I don't recall any of them ever having advertising. They either ran them out of the goodness of their hearts, or they charged for privileged access.

    35. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Damn those method actors! Coming into your house and trying to absorb the environment for their next role!

    36. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I know. You ever done that? I have. I used OpenX. Those ad spots don't sell themselves.

    37. Re:Awesome by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      That would be suicide for many of those sites. Doesn't mean they won't try it of course, look at paywalled newspapers that instantly become ghost towns. It only works if the revenue they get is enough to keep going, and I think a lot of sites over-estimate the value that their users see in them.

      The ad industry needs to come to the table and negotiate a truce. Unobtrusive ads and no tracking, or it gets burnt to the ground.

      --
      const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
      SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
    38. Re:Awesome by martin-boundary · · Score: 2

      I will never remove adblock. I consider ads to be theft of attentionspan. Who authorised some thirdparty ad peddler to divert the image recognition neurons in my brain on some silly profitseeking mission that doesn't benefit me and actually lowers the quality of the text recognition task they are supposed to be performing in the first place?

    39. Re:Awesome by scarboni888 · · Score: 1

      There, now how hard was that?

    40. Re:Awesome by JackieBrown · · Score: 1

      Let me know once you have done it

    41. Re: Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I block ads in apps as well. Why would I block one if not also the other?

    42. Re:Awesome by sglewis100 · · Score: 1

      What are the major sites that can't be read from a mobile web browser? They may OFFER apps, but require them?

  2. Returns? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Was working just fine on firefox mobile for quite some time now. Not that I use ABP anymore, uBlock origin and uMatrix have long since succeeded it.

    1. Re:Returns? by kav2k · · Score: 1

      Previously it was a stand-alone app that would act as a proxy and filter out ads from all traffic. That was yanked from the store since it "interfered with operations of other apps". To some extent, that's a fair accusation.

      Now, a FF plugin affecting only FF or a standalone browser are okay by this criterion, so it's "back" in this form.

    2. Re:Returns? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's still a standalone proxy app. You have to sideload it. And since there's no global proxy settings available, you have to configure it every time you join a new network. And it only works over wifi.

  3. And for WP8? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Seriously, I've been dying to get FF and ABP on my Lumia (which I otherwise love)... any way this is going to happen?

    1. Re:And for WP8? by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 1

      Microsoft has Windows Phone locked down so badly that there's not a chance in hell you'll ever see any kind of ad blocking for that platform. And they've already sunk so much money into it (over $20 billion so far, and rising) with nothing to show for it, I highly doubt they'd allow anybody to bring any harm what little money they get from it.

      That said, even if you could run third party browsers, (REAL third party browsers, not just alternative shells for the Trident rendering engine) they'd NEVER let you configure it as the default browser.

    2. Re:And for WP8? by FranTaylor · · Score: 1

      what can stop people from using a proxy service that removes that ads?

    3. Re:And for WP8? by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 1

      You could do that. Not a 100% solution (i.e. it isn't going to work on every network you're likely to be using,) and may slow you down a bit, but other than hat it should work.

  4. MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    MS, Amazon, Google bribed Adblock+ to not work fully http://www.businessinsider.com... by default

    1. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 1

      Well in order to make that list, it has to be benign advertising. However if you want it to "fully" work, just uncheck the box marked "allow some non-intrusive advertising."

    2. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There's no benign ads. They steal your speed + infect you. Most users won't dig into options and admen know it.

    3. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by FranTaylor · · Score: 1

      there are plenty of benign ads, here is one:

      buy fresh vegetables today

    4. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by jonbryce · · Score: 1

      If you the likes of Taboola and Outbrain to be benign. I don't.

    5. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "buy fresh vegetables today"

      Never again. Damn Listeria kept me on the can for a week last time.
      _All_ Ads are vectors for Infection.
      _All_ Ads steal Bandwidth.
      _All_ Ads are guilty. And don't give me any Libertarian crap about Caveat Emptor, or the "Internet Will Die without Advertising". These self-serving Morons don't have a Clue as to how the Internet came to be in the first place.

      The _only_ reason that People have to go to such extremes is because the entire Advertising Industry is corrupt. They refuse to Self-Police, they resist any Regulation, and the biggest hypocrites are those Snowflakes who claim that _their_ Ads are benign, it's all the fault of the Other Guys. (But, I vass a _Good_ Nazi!)

      Blocking Ads is just the beginning, by the way. There are many Tools available to Anon that would make the lives of Marketing People absolutely miserable. But they have their Tools as well: I can imagine the "Internet Protection Act of 2016", that makes it a Felony to leave Bags of Flaming Dog Poo on the doorsteps of Account Executives. Three Strikes, and you're Executed.

    6. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by Tough+Love · · Score: 1

      Ad servers don't just steal bandwidth, they often add massive latency. Google's front page search gets really slow sometimes because of that.

      --
      When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
    7. Re:MS, Amazon, Google payoff Adblock+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Tracking galore results from ads too. I forgot to mention that too.

  5. Adblock Edge is better by Spy+Handler · · Score: 1

    Adblock Plus takes money from advertisers and shows you their ads. Edge doesn't.

    1. Re:Adblock Edge is better by vux984 · · Score: 1

      Some of us merely want to create a balance between ads and content. We're happy to have static ads out of the way to help fund the content. We don't freak out about adds in news papers.

      We just don't want adds that pop up, hover, float, move around, overlay what we're looking at, interfere with browsing, track us, flash, animate, play sounds, disrupt normal browser controls, alter the cursor, rotate, etc, etc, etc, etc...

    2. Re:Adblock Edge is better by msimm · · Score: 3, Informative
      Adblock Edge (ABE) is discontinued. ABE's developer is recommending uBlock Origin which apparently:

      outperforms Adblock Edge but is also available on other browsers and, of course, without "Acceptable Ads Whitelist".

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      Quack, quack.
    3. Re:Adblock Edge is better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Some of us merely want to create a balance between ads and content. We're happy to have static ads out of the way to help fund the content. We don't freak out about adds in news papers.

      We just don't want adds that pop up, hover, float, move around, overlay what we're looking at, interfere with browsing, track us, flash, animate, play sounds, disrupt normal browser controls, alter the cursor, rotate, etc, etc, etc, etc...

      The difference between ads in newspapers and those online is that the former are truly static and a part of the page. You don't have to do an extra download that you have to pay for, they don't run programs on the page and if you look at the wrong one you don't get a virus. Plain and simple, online ads, no matter how static they purport to be will never be as inert as those in newspaper. And God have mercy on us if newspaper ads become dynamic.

  6. Correct Me If I'm Wrong... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Correct me if I am wrong, but despite the article talking about AdBlock Plus as a browser extension and returning to Android and IOS, it was my understanding form yesterday's announcement, that this is the AdBlock Browser. It's basically AdBlock's own build of Firefox. All your other shit is still full of ads, especially Safari, Chrome and YouTube..

  7. People still use ABP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ublock does the same thing and more without bogging down your browser with tens of thousands of CSS rules on every page. It can load the same filters as ABP on top of ones that use its extended features.

  8. A new industry. by geekmux · · Score: 1

    "It's a big step for this industry."

    Kind of funny labeling the blocking of an entire industry as an industry.

  9. Adblock BROWSER by iONiUM · · Score: 2

    This isn't clear from the summary or article, but the adblock offering on the Google play store (which you can find here: https://play.google.com/store/... -- WHY don't they have the link in the summary?!) is a BROWSER, not a plug-in (which I guess doesn't exist on Android Chrome anyways).

    I'm not sure I want a full browser.

    1. Re:Adblock BROWSER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm not sure I want a full browser.

      I'd like a browser that explicitly refuses cross-site scripts and has a hardcoded blacklist of the dominant advertising companies. Why use a kludgy plug-in that the browser developers are trying to work around when you can get a browser built on one of the dominant 3 rendering engines that is written to resist adspam?

    2. Re:Adblock BROWSER by iONiUM · · Score: 1

      Because I don't trust the people who created it, especially with things like saved passwords etc (not that I use this feature anyways, but still).

      I realize you can say the same thing about trusting Mozilla, or Google, but at least I know (mostly) where they stand and there is someone to answer for it. If some dude's app starts nosing through your shit there isn't much recourse.

    3. Re:Adblock BROWSER by Herve5 · · Score: 1

      You want Privacy Badger, from the EFF. Unfortunately not validated on the latest Firefox version. ..
      https://www.eff.org/privacybad...

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      Herve S.
  10. Always had Adblock by CimmerianX · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just because Google play blocked the app didn't mean it wasn't available. F-Droid App store always had the app ready to load. I've been using it nonstop for last few years.

    Google Play is just 1 of many app stores.... people don't always realize that.

    1. Re:Always had Adblock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Never heard of that app store. Like half the features in any product, if it's not obvious, it may as well not be available!

    2. Re:Always had Adblock by wardrich86 · · Score: 1

      I was hoping somebody else had made this point. The app is also far more effective - blocking out ads even from applications. The downside is that it requires Root access. This seems to be a feasible solution for non-rooted users to at least get around browser-based ads.

  11. Firefox for Android + uBlock Origin by LichtSpektren · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am just wondering what advantages I get from the Adblock Browser over using Firefox for Android with uBlock Origin (or Adblock Plus/Edge if you prefer)? TFA doesn't seem to enlighten me.

    1. Re:Firefox for Android + uBlock Origin by CrashNBrn · · Score: 4, Informative

      Likely None --- or Worse. uBlock is the evolution|forkish of the "AdBlock+". Now if you don't mind some fiddly-bits, uMatrix is even better (less memory, less CPU usage, etc). uMatrix is interesting as it takes the reins from all of these: NoScript, Ghostery, Adblock+|uBlock|RequestPolicy.

  12. No history control options for iOS? by afmstuff · · Score: 1

    I just loaded the Adblock Browser for iOS and don't see any settings to delete history or to not keep history, either in the browser or in iOS' settings menu. As such, this seems to be a step backward. Am I missing something?

  13. Anon is a rock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  14. Can't install. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Unable to install on a non-rooted Note 2. Gives error Applications cannot be installed in the default install location. Only gives option to press OK. Unable to file bug without making account with: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+ or their forums. I do not have any of these accounts and am unable to find any useful information on the support page as it says I should just be able to tap install.

    So even though I really like the idea of being able to get around the internet without all the bullshit ads, to get the adblock browser to work I would have to have other bullshit accounts I don't need nor want.

  15. Great browser, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Adblock Browser is nice, but it uses Gecko which has wonky scrolling behavior.

    Is there a browser out there that uses Webkit and has an Adblock extension? #NoChromo is a side project and doesn't format the page properly after blocking ads (huge white spaces). Getting sick of that Mobogenie scareware redirection to the Play Store.

  16. Internet ads = failed business model by TractorBarry · · Score: 1

    Here we go again with the tiresome "but sites need ads to survive" crap.

    If your website is based on being funded by advertising you have a failed business model. Users don't want to see them and will not tolerate them.

    Like most internet users I pay for my bandwidth and I'm not paying to download your crapulent ads for rubbish I have zero interest in. Plus being somewhat wise I don't allow ads or javascript by default as this is a great start on keeping malware off your machine.

    All you "but we need ads" people need to stop behaving like King Canute. The users have spoken. We do not want your ads.

    You therefore need to find a better business model. End of discussion.

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    Sky subscribers are morons. They pay to be advertised at !
  17. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  18. Ublock = inferior & inefficient vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ublock do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dyndns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (4 reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you by dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded favs
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do those & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu + memory use

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on UBlock doing it as well or @ all!

    APK

    P.S.=> UBlock does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ublock's NOT as efficient:

    Hosts @ 3mb-11mb w/ current data vs. threats + ads - test yourself using my program.

    UBlock uses 63++ MB -> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/...

    SCREENSHOT -> http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte...

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it detecting it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods to do so!

    +

    UBlock adds complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's better?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  19. Ghostery = 'souled-out' & inferior vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ghostery do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop communique to C&C servers
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop communique to C&C servers
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop communique to C&C servers
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. bandwidth caps
    11.) Get you by a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (e.g. stand-alone email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Block ads more efficiently in cpu + memory use vs. addons

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on Ghostery doing all that let alone as well as hosts do!

    APK

    P.S.=> Addons do FAR less than hosts do & FAR less efficiently - hosts by way of comparison, do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ghostery (Advertiser owned) - "Fox guards henhouse" -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...

    Addons add complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    ClarityRay DETECTS browser addons like Ghostery & blocks them (not hosts) via native browser methods.

    What's better than ghostery by FAR?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  20. Hosts beat the crap out of addons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See this post & my subsequent ones beneath it as proof http://apple.slashdot.org/comm...

    APK

    P.S.=> Just SOLID facts from reputable sources & analysis... apk

  21. Hosts beat the crap out of browser addons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See this post & my subsequent ones beneath it as proof http://apple.slashdot.org/comm...

    APK

    P.S.=> Just SOLID facts from reputable sources & analysis done in them... apk

  22. advertise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    personally I block ads because they are a distraction, and often misleading.
    We I need something I'd rather research that specifically than rely on ads. Companies should focus on making useful info about their products easily obtainable and ditch blanket advertising altogether.

  23. Ublock = inferior & inefficient vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ublock do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dyndns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (4 reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you by dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded favs
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do those & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu + memory use

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on UBlock doing it as well or @ all!

    APK

    P.S.=> UBlock does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ublock's NOT as efficient:

    Hosts @ 3mb-11mb w/ current data vs. threats + ads - test yourself using my program.

    UBlock uses 63++ MB -> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/...

    SCREENSHOT -> http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte...

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it detecting it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods to do so!

    +

    UBlock adds complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's better?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  24. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  25. Ublock = inferior & inefficient vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ublock do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dyndns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (4 reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you by dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded favs
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do those & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu + memory use

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on UBlock doing it as well or @ all!

    APK

    P.S.=> UBlock does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ublock's NOT as efficient:

    Hosts @ 3mb-11mb w/ current data vs. threats + ads - test yourself using my program.

    UBlock uses 63++ MB -> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/...

    SCREENSHOT -> http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte...

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it detecting it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods to do so!

    +

    UBlock adds complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's better?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  26. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  27. Ublock = inferior & inefficient vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ublock do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dyndns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (4 reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you by dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded favs
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do those & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu + memory use

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on UBlock doing it as well or @ all!

    APK

    P.S.=> UBlock does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ublock's NOT as efficient:

    Hosts @ 3mb-11mb w/ current data vs. threats + ads - test yourself using my program.

    UBlock uses 63++ MB -> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/...

    SCREENSHOT -> http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte...

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it detecting it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods to do so!

    +

    UBlock adds complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's better?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  28. Ublock = inferior & inefficient vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can ublock do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dyndns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (4 reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phishing
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you by dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded favs
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do those & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu + memory use

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each on UBlock doing it as well or @ all!

    APK

    P.S.=> UBlock does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ublock's NOT as efficient:

    Hosts @ 3mb-11mb w/ current data vs. threats + ads - test yourself using my program.

    UBlock uses 63++ MB -> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/...

    SCREENSHOT -> http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte...

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it detecting it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods to do so!

    +

    UBlock adds complexity/room for breakdown/exploit + from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's better?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit -> http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  29. PrivacyBadger = ABP code & inferior vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can PrivacyBadger do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on PrivacyBadger doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> PrivacyBadger does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    PrivacyBadger's Adblock+ codebase 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    PrivacyBadger adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  30. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  31. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  32. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  33. BEST adblocker (& FAR more) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject & APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    FREE & adds speed, security, + reliability, doing more with less, more efficiently vs. browser addons & locally installed DNS servers @ home + fixes DNS' redirect security issues - obtaining its data vs. online threats & adbanner blocking from 10 reputable sites in the security community - using something you already have vs. "bolting on browser addons 'MOAR' that's usermode slower & increases messagepassing, cpu + ram overuse overheads & actually SPEEDS YOU UP 2 ways (adblocking + locally cached in RAM favorites placed @ the TOP of hosts for fastest resolution speed), whereas by way of comparison, other "so-called security 'solutions'" SLOW YOU DOWN!

    * :)

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus per this VERY recent testing of them all http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model also https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ---

    "The premise is quite simple: Take something designed by nature & reprogram it to make it work for the body rather than against it..." - Dr. Alice Krippen: "I am legend"...

    APK

    P.S.=> By "yours truly" - "The Lord of Hosts" so-to-speak:

    PERTINENT QUOTE/EXCERPT:

    "The image this title brings to mind is of a mighty military commander, one who can at a mere word summon rank upon rank of protective power" from https://answers.yahoo.com/ques... & THAT WORD = hosts!

    (Accept NO substitutes!)

    ...apk

  34. PrivacyBadger = ABP code & inferior vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can PrivacyBadger do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on PrivacyBadger doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> PrivacyBadger does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    PrivacyBadger's Adblock+ codebase 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    PrivacyBadger adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk

  35. AdBlock+ = inferior & 'souled-out' vs. hosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can adblock+ do 16 things hosts do for speed, security, & reliability:

    1.) Protect vs. malicious sites/servers (past ads)
    2.) Protect vs. fastflux botnets + stop C&C communique
    3.) Protect vs. dynamic dns botnets + stop C&C communique
    4.) Protect vs. DGA botnets + stop C&C communique
    5.) Protect vs. downed DNS (adds reliability)
    6.) Protect vs. DNS redirect poisoned dns
    7.) Protect vs. trackers
    8.) Protect vs. spam
    9.) Protect vs. phish
    10.) Protect vs. caps
    11.) Get you past a dnsbl
    12.) Keep you off dns request logs
    13.) Speed up surfing by adblocks & hardcoded fav. sites
    14.) Work on anything webbound (ie email programs) multiplatform.
    15.) Give you easily controlled data
    16.) Do all that & block ads better than addons more efficiently in cpu cycles + memory usage

    * ANSWER ="NO" to each above on ab+ doing it as well or @ ALL + hosts = already on every device natively.

    APK

    P.S.=> Ab+ does less than hosts & less efficiently - hosts do MORE w/ less + Hosts start w/ the IP stack before REDUNDANT inefficient addons BEGIN to operate (as 1st resolver queried):

    Ab+'s 128mb memory inefficiency http://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-conte... (hosts consume 3-11mb using my program initially).

    +

    ClarityRay defeats it by dumping addons in use in a browser via native browser methods!

    +

    Ab+'s paid to not do its job http://www.businessinsider.com...

    Ab+ adds complexity from a slower mode of operations (usermode = more messagepassing overheads vs. hosts in kernelmode).

    What's best?

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's GUARANTEED safe & clean per it being checked by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ... apk