the-quantum-ad-list
By The_Quantum_Alpha
hosts
Hostfile blocklist for ads and tracking, updated regularly (by lightswitch05)
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The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.
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.
the-quantum-ad-list
Posts with mentions or reviews of the-quantum-ad-list.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-29.
- Listas de bloqueio de DNS focadas no mercado brasileiro?
- The Quantum Hosts Ad-List
- what are the domains that you guys use to block ads? ill include the domains that I have blocked on here, and let me know if there are some domains that I should include in my list, Thanks!
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Is OpenBox deprecated?
#!/bin/sh curl https://gitlab.com/The_Quantum_Alpha/the-quantum-ad-list/-/raw/master/For%20hosts%20file/The_Quantum_Ad-List.txt > hosts nano ~/hosts sudo rm /etc/hosts sudo cp ~/hosts /etc/ rm ~/hosts
- Are the EasyList from Adblocker Plus OK to be used with Pi-Hole?
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dbl.oisd.nl why is it blocking aidc.apple.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashah/smashblock/master/blocklist.txt https://ipa-apps.me/FixRevoke/New_Install_Fix.txt https://oooo.b-cdn.net/blahdns/blahdns_rpz.txt https://oooo.b-cdn.net/blahdns/adsblock.txt https://oooo.b-cdn.net/blahdns/rpz.txt https://canihazprivacy.com/ https://gist.githubusercontent.com/random-robbie-research/75dd826a538406235c68b02de9f514c5/raw/f4e0164d2f0d1020d1076a1b41891beb345ac9e7/apple.com-fixed.txt https://pastebin.com/raw/6mjs7XLu https://raw.githubusercontent.com/c-edw/ios-telemetry/master/blacklist https://gitlab.com/The_Quantum_Alpha/the-quantum-ad-list/-/raw/master/For%20hosts%20file/The_Quantum_Ad-List.txt https://github.com/j-moriarti/pDNSf-Hosts-collection/releases/download/v1.0.0/pDNSf-hosts-part0.txt https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ftpmorph/ftpihole/master/blocklists/apple-macos-big-sur.txt
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Some questions from a new user
I no longer recommend the OISD lists, see here as to why and also here for a good write up as to how the author ignores legitimate concerns nor do I recommend the “Quantum Blocklist that’s been going around - here’s why
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TIL studies done by online stockbrokers where they analyse the results achieved by their clients found that the ones that did the best were those that had died (and the category that did second best had forgotten their log in details).
I don't know of a better list. https://gitlab.com/The_Quantum_Alpha/the-quantum-ad-list
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Block lists
I no longer recommend the OISD lists, see here as to why and also here for a good write up as to how the author ignores legitimate concerns nor do I recommend the “Quantum Blocklist that’s been going around - here’s why
hosts
Posts with mentions or reviews of hosts.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-24.
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DNS server set to Pihole but no traffic
I've added the Ads & Tracking list and the AMP Hosts list from Developer Dan to the default list; any others you recommend I add? It's hard to tell if the ads coming through are a 'my blocklist isn't good enough' problem or a 'my pihole's not set up properly yet' problem.
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Annoying A/B testing mistakes every engineer should know
Posthog is on developerdans "Ads & Tracking" blocklist[1], if you're wondering why this doesn't load.
[1]: https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/blob/master/docs/list...
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Is it okay to use pi-hole if I don’t know what the hell I’m doing?
This is how you learn. Going forward you'll start noticing some ads and some not, based on the default adlist. I think the default adlist is good enough for starting. But you should also look into developer dan's adlist and ticked firebog adlist.
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What filters do you people use for adguard?
Enable most of the default ones, use DNS filtering. I use Cloudflare DNS. And for some third-party filters you can load, I recommend Steven Black hosts, OISD blocklists, Developer Dan hosts and AnudeepND Blacklist.
- Benign domains randomly being blocked?
- Any recommendations for a streaming device where the home screen is not 90% ads?
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Using pi-hole to reduce my grandparents vulnerability to scams?
Did you bother looking at the sticky issue that says the lists are in maintenance mode? I’m trying un-inspire confidence https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
- TikTok Tracks You Across the Web, Even If You Don’t Use App
- Pi-hole FTL v5.18, Web v5.15 and Core v5.12.1 released
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Use more than just the OSID list?
FYI https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
What are some alternatives?
When comparing the-quantum-ad-list and hosts you can also consider the following projects:
pihole-regex - Custom regex filter list for use with Pi-hole.
The Blocklist Project - These lists were created because the founder of the project wanted something with a little more control over what is being blocked. Many lists out there are all or nothing. We set out to create lists with more control over what is being blocked and believe that we have accomplished that.
pihole-updatelists - Update Pi-hole's lists from remote sources easily
hosts - 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements
firebog-ticked-list - Merges firebog.net ticked host list to one giant file
my-pihole-blocklists - Create custom pi-hole blocklists
blacklist - Blacklist and Adware Blocking for the Ubiquiti EdgeMax Router
no-google - Completely block Google and its services
WindowsSpyBlocker - Block spying and tracking on Windows
nextdns - NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)
the-quantum-ad-list vs pihole-regex
hosts vs The Blocklist Project
the-quantum-ad-list vs pihole-updatelists
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the-quantum-ad-list vs Pi-hole
hosts vs firebog-ticked-list
the-quantum-ad-list vs my-pihole-blocklists
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the-quantum-ad-list vs no-google
hosts vs WindowsSpyBlocker
the-quantum-ad-list vs nextdns
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