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[mention]-Mark-[/mention] Yes, I meant the ads served by Google/Doubleclick not ads of Google itself. Should've used better phrasing.

So even ads are now serving crypto-mining JavaScript. We have heard websites implement or being hacked to crypto-mine, this being done through ads seems to be fairly new. Google ads on YouTube were caught serving Coinhive JS to mine cryptocurrency. Google says they have fixed the issue but it seems ...

[mention]-Mark-[/mention] Thanks so much, that is exactly what I was for looking for. Sad that its a CPU hog but still really useful.

I see a lot of people coming to the internet for the first time. Some people who haven't even used computers before. While its great that the internet population grows as it does so do online threats like scamming, spamming, malvertising and basically everything else we are familiar with. People new...

[mention]-Mark-[/mention] Kind of, the one [mention]intense[/mention] suggested seems much more user friendly though. Would've liked to see one as a globe but looks like it isn't available. [mention]Lanik[/mention] Not sure how that would help with a clock map. [mention]smed79[/mention] Not what I w...

Anyone know about a World Clock map? Like one which shows times for different cities on a globe. Samsung smartphones have one on the default clock map: http://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/p5/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-is-world-clock-on-my-samsung-galaxy-s7-or-s7-edge/images/what-is-world-...

Yes all fixed now. So, why did this happen was something updated or it broke on its own?

[mention]smed79[/mention] Yes, its completely broken for me now as well. Wonder why this is happening though?

So I'm seeing this on my browser (same on other browsers as well):

https://i.imgur.com/Zzvg8xf.png

Looks like the EasyList logo isn't displaying correctly [mention]Lanik[/mention].

[mention]smed79[/mention] Can you lease fix this typo above You'be to You've. Thanks.

You've probably heard about WHOIS the protocol to lookup registration information about domain names and IP addresses. Looks like the access to this maybe limited to normal persons like you and me due to the new data protection law of the European Union, General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) whi...

[mention]-Mark-[/mention] So, what is better Firefox+NoScript or Chrome+Scriptsafe?

https://78.media.tumblr.com/a353323397c0aa0b4cfbc21eead3d48f/tumblr_ns7d7t7F6H1rvcmlco1_1280.jpg This is so true sometimes even for links I have been sent for legitimate files. I once found the real download button hidden in the corner of the page LOL. Source: http://thewaxtwin.com/post/125260407489...

I recently read an excellent and detailed article about scam call centers in India in The Guardian . Scam call centers make scam calls that threaten/fool you to con your hard earned money and are as illegal as they sound. It might even seem surprising that not only do these centers work but are thri...

[mention]-Mark-[/mention] Is this the Chrome version of Noscript?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/22/cryptojackers_google_tag_manager_coin_hive/ Crypto-jackers enlist Google Tag Manager to smuggle alt-coin miners Ad giant has malware detection in its script-hosting service... but Coin Hive isn't flagged One of the reasons to use the uBlock Privacy list, Goo...

Looks like the extension was removed by the developers themselves: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/b0JUzg4HYtI Google took no action even after repeated complaints seems like they don't have a policy to ban cryptojacking/cryptomining extensions. I would suggest everyone to be e...

I don't know how I missed this. This was one of the major (actually huge) events, that directly affected adblock users. RoughTed a large malvertising campaign directly targeting adblock users was uncovered in May this year by Malwarebytes . What the malvert does is it redirects you from the website ...

An extension named Archive Poster which advertises itself as a Tumblr enhancer/mod has been caught using the browsers of its users to mine the cryptocurrency Monero. It appears that the code to mine crytocurrency was added at the start of December and uses the Coinhive miner. It did this surreptitio...

Ads requests are loaded via bigdomain.in on https://www.mapsofindia.com.

Error URL: These can be blocked by:

Many different methods are being employed these days to track users. I came across a Princeton study which analyzed the tracking methods being employed today. The most prominent and persistent trackers are from Google followed by Facebook and Twitter . Unsurprisingly News, Sports and Recreational we...

We probably shouldn't run software that injects code into any browser. Also, the so called anti virus and the extensions and toolbars that come with them weaken and expose your security rather than protect you. If you are running Windows 10 and have Windows Defender you are already better protected ...

Ads are loaded through Cloudflare's Rocketloader ( /cdn-cgi/pe/bag2? ) on http://www.storypick.com. SS: https://i.imgur.com/NUumhmD.png Error URL: http://www.storypick.com/ The website loads ad requests and other resources via XHR from Clouadflare's Rocketloader . This lets the ad requests get throu...

The year's coming to a close and the holiday season has already begun. Looks like a time to take a look at this years major adblocking events. Adblocking Year in Review: The most major event will have to be the EasyList DMCA one. An advertising company, Admiral , sent a DMCA notice to the EasyList a...

True. He was the one who took the Adblock project in the correct direction after the original was all but abandoned. He directed the EasyList in the right way too.

Hope he's still connected to the project in other ways.

While the history of EasyList itself is well documented (https://easylist.to/pages/about.html) not much is known about the beginnings of the EasyList Forum . From what can be seen lanik.us has been the EasyList Forum from the beginning. And [mention]Lanik[/mention] has been managing and hosting it e...

Wladimir Palant (one of the original developer's of ABP and founders of Eyeo) just announced that he will be taking a complete break from the development of Adblock Plus for the next year or so. He mentions other projects he'll be focusing on for the time like his Easy Passwords extension . This see...

Each of these is a different ad network. Its like these ad networks are popping up everyday :.

[mention]smed79[/mention] You repeated a filter above

Many websites show different types of notices to adblocker users informing them about how it impacts them. Some simply mock the users and block access, others simply notify. All of them do this in different ways like with attention grabbing graphics and notices, complex technical words which all vis...

With all the serious discussion about adblock I thought I'll share some Adblock memes.

MRW a website says "We've noticed you're using an Adblocker". http://i.imgur.com/D8eBp7H.gifv

H/T: https://reddit.com/r/reactiongifs/comments/5op99b/mrw_a_website_says_weve_noticed_youre_using_an/