Anyone know of a adblocker that works

Schizo · 19 Jul 2017 at 04:03

Kelt said:
Adblock Plus works fine for me with Firefox.

Even get whinges from some sites that I'm using it, so it must be good.

Same here,works lovely for me as well.

G-MAN2004 · 19 Jul 2017 at 04:37

Ublock Origin works perfectly. Can also set it to disable WebRTC leaks in Chrome if you're using a VPN.

bloodiedathame · 19 Jul 2017 at 07:03

Even running Pihole you'll still want a browser based ad blocker. I have adblock, adblock plus, ghostery, facebook disconnect and FBP all running. Probably don't need them all.

James J · 19 Jul 2017 at 07:34

Rainmaker said:
I find Adguard blocks the stuff that Adblock/uBlock etc misses. They have an excellent paid-for app, which basically just adds the ability to block ads in all programs (apps, browsers, Windows apps etc). Crucially however they also offer equally fully featured browser extensions for free. It's also open source and protects your privacy. They block ads, banners, overlays, pop-ups, video ads (including YouTube etc)... You name it.

Once it's install you can go into the settings and enable any extra filters you want (anti-adblock, no cookies, etc). They also have integrated WoT if you wish to turn it on. The extension is very light and fast, using maybe half the resources of Adblock et al., and blocks pretty much everything. It even kills the 'Please disable your adblocker' type overlays which seem so hard to shift with Adblock and co. I love it.

Chrome.
Opera.
Firefox.

They also have extensions for Safari, IE, Edge etc but that should get you started. You're welcome.

I've been using this as well and it beats Adblock hands down. It's a far more modern version that blocks literally everything. Adblock doesn't block pop up scripts on potentially dodgy websites yet this deactivates them as the page loads and tells you it's done it.

Six6siX · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:05

Another vote for Pi Hole. Have it running on a VM and it works brilliantly.

I still use uBlock Origin on Chrome but don't really notice a difference with it on or off if Pi Hole is running. Doesn't seem to use much resource wise so I leave it for an extra layer in case of anything that might slip through.

Pawnless Endgame · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:17

I'm still after something that blocks those damn annoying modal overlays. Can anyone help? They usually ask you to fill in a survey or some similar crap.

Nasher · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:27

Mr^B said:
Except when you have a Sky Router and can't amend/edit the default DNS server entry.

Virgin routers are the same, but you can just set it a another level instead

Pawnless Endgame said:
I'm still after something that blocks those damn annoying modal overlays. Can anyone help? They usually ask you to fill in a survey or some similar crap.

Yea I need something for those too :/

Sankari · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:32

μBlock Origin.

I've never needed anything else.

peterwalkley · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:35

I use a combination of free adblock and the hosts file available at: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm I think the hosts file is pretty much what pi-hole would be doing, downside is you need to do it on each device instead of a single entry point into your network.

Freefaller · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:50

I use this: https://www.standsapp.org/?utm_source=AppWindow

Seems to be pretty good.

MooMoo444 · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:56

Kelt said:
Adblock Plus works fine for me with Firefox.

Even get whinges from some sites that I'm using it, so it must be good.

I love the ones that say "Please disable adblock to continue using this site"

Errr, nope. Righclick > Block frame

Shocky-FM · 19 Jul 2017 at 09:18

2013 said:
Any one know of a adblocker that works ?

For some reason I get popups and ads even with adblock installled ive tried adblock ublock adblcker plus ext, for some reason i still get ads, I dont visit any sites that should cause this, ive also ran antivirus and spyware scanners just in case but nothing is picked up.

I use Chrome, should i switch browsers ?

If you're getting random popups from sites that you shouldn't be getting them from it could be another issue, double check your router settings.

arty · 19 Jul 2017 at 09:24

I use Ghostery and pi-hole. However, even without pi-hole, I found Ghostery blocked quite a lot of crap, despite not really being an ad-blocker. Might be worth a shot before you go the whole hog, so to speak.

Clav · 19 Jul 2017 at 10:51

peterwalkley said:
I use a combination of free adblock and the hosts file available at: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm I think the hosts file is pretty much what pi-hole would be doing, downside is you need to do it on each device instead of a single entry point into your network.

Seconding host file blocking, except I use this one https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Moley · 19 Jul 2017 at 10:54

arty said:
I use Ghostery and pi-hole. However, even without pi-hole, I found Ghostery blocked quite a lot of crap, despite not really being an ad-blocker. Might be worth a shot before you go the whole hog, so to speak.

+1 for Ghostery - been using a couple of years now and find it more effective than most.

zophiel · 19 Jul 2017 at 11:02

Pawnless Endgame said:
I'm still after something that blocks those damn annoying modal overlays. Can anyone help? They usually ask you to fill in a survey or some similar crap.

something like this? pinterest guest

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/android/addon/pinterest-guest/?src=api

Street · 19 Jul 2017 at 11:30

MooMoo444 said:
I love the ones that say "Please disable adblock to continue using this site"

Errr, nope. Righclick > Block frame

How did I not know about this!!!

peterwalkley · 19 Jul 2017 at 11:31

Clav said:
Seconding host file blocking, except I use this one https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Ooo ... didn't know about that one. Looks like its curated from several sources including the one I quoted. Thanks !

Glanza · 19 Jul 2017 at 12:20

ublock origin but go into the filters list and tick some of the options if you want everything blocked.

Pawnless Endgame · 19 Jul 2017 at 17:16

zophiel said:
something like this? pinterest guest

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/android/addon/pinterest-guest/?src=api

Good call bud

Firefox here too, although I've been using a GreaseMonkey script to get around the Pinterest one. I was really looking for a silver bullet that would get rid of all modal overlays. Surely it's similar coding for each one?

The biggest culprit are sites that ask you for feedback on the site, even when you've only just opened that site for the very first time. Even before you get to read any of the blinking content, bloody modal pops up and you can't press ESC to get rid of it. You have to use the mouse to click it off.

Modal overlays are the scourge of Web 2.0. And I want rid of them, goddamnit Leroy! :mad:

*mad*