hblock
Improve your security and privacy by blocking ads, tracking and malware domains. (by hectorm)
Maza ad blocking
Simple, native and efficient local ad blocker. Only Bash. (by tanrax)
| hblock | Maza ad blocking | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 3 | |
| 1,952 | 1,862 | |
| 0.8% | -0.2% | |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | |
| 5 months ago | 7 months ago | |
| Shell | Shell | |
| MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
hblock
Posts with mentions or reviews of hblock.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-11.
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This is a new kind of scammer
I'm talking something like hblock (https://hblock.molinero.dev/) which is for host blocking malceous+ other websites. Imagine blocking every single address manually. To get a picture how impossible it be here is the sample hosts file (https://hblock.molinero.dev/hosts) just do line count and you will understand.
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Ads on YouTube now?
they will never block open source world! For Linux: https://github.com/hectorm/hblock For Linux/Win/Android https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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How can I find out which applications are communicating back to servers and stop them from doing so?
A quick and dirty solution is just using something likehBlock, that will block most unnecessary traffic (malware from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and generic advertising companies, etc.)
- [Adguard] Mes 2 listes de blocage préférées...
- Safari Adblocker
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Ad Blocking without PiHole or other new hardware
I just came across this tool hblock that seems simpler to install and run.
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Are there any actual perks to using those large consolidated lists as opposed to the smaller lists they are made from?
An Australian got an error with their postal tracking app, compare Hagezi's "OK we'll whitelist it so your app doesn't break" vs hblock's "Meh, go report to the source list maintainer".
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Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon - First Things to Do After Installation
If you want systemwide block you may look hblock
- Adblock from MX Linux
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New blocklist added: hBlock
Yeah, definitely going to skip that list. Compare how Hagezi and hblock deal with the exact same issue, still not going to adopt it because the hype turns me off, but at least I prefer "ok, we make sure the site you visit doesn't break" compared to dismissive "oh it's a tracker so it's your fault".
Maza ad blocking
Posts with mentions or reviews of Maza ad blocking.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-23.
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Apps that should be paid, but are not (Part 6)
https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking - Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system. - if you have heard about AdGuard, but want to use something similar locally, give this tool a try.
- Adblock from MX Linux
- maza-ad-blocking - Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing hblock and Maza ad blocking you can also consider the following projects:
DNS-Blocklists - DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean!
SPF Toolbox - SPFtoolbox is a Javascript and PHP app to look up DNS records such as SPF, MX, Whois, and more
Ultimate.Hosts.Blacklist - The Ultimate Unified Hosts file for protecting your network, computer, smartphones and Wi-Fi devices against millions of bad web sites. Protect your children and family from gaining access to bad web sites and protect your devices and pc from being infected with Malware or Ransomware.
blocky - Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features
privaxy - Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic. Also check out my new project, https://github.com/Barre/ZeroFS
CoreDNS - CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins