Hostsblock is a bash script for Linux designed to take advantage of the HOSTS file available in all operating systems to provide system-wide blocking of internet advertisements, malicious domains, trackers, and other undesirable content.
Adblock Plus Alternatives
Adblock Plus is described as 'Free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware' and is a leading Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adblock Plus for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows apps. The best Adblock Plus alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adblock Plus are Privacy Badger, AdGuard, AdBlock and NextDNS.
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Ad Muncher is a powerful advert and popup blocking system for all browsers and advert-displaying programs like Pando, SopCast, ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, PalTalk, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWire, TVAnts.
FoolDNS is a DNS service to protect user privacy. It blocks advertising from services that use it to track the user without authorization.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
90 ZenMate Web Firewall alternativesZenMate Web Firewall is a security solution that blocks malware, trackers and security threats, plus free Ad Blocker against Malvertising!.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
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Free adblocker, anonymity, traffic and battery saver, firewall, and Internet speed increase.
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AdBlock Master is a powerful program that filters and blocks commercial banners from being loaded by browsers, Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari and any other browser you want.
A free analysis tool to check if a website is disguising third-party trackers as first-party trackers.
Pop Block Pro is a Chrome browser extension that is available from the Google Chrome Webstore. The extension provides blocking for popups and popunders opened by javascript and other methods that are missed by the Google Chrome popup blocker.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
Proximodo is a loopback proxy server, seemingly a fork of proxomitron though likely abandonware. Unlike Proxomitron its developer is not existentially challenged. Additionally Proximodo can use Proxomitron filters. Unfortunately it does not support SSL connections.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
- Warning
Platforms
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
Safari AdBlocker is the only 64-bit ad blocker built for Mac OS X 10.5+ to integrate directly into Safari, for minimum disruption to your browsing experience.
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