Built-in Ad Blocker and uBlock Origin
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@Gwen-Dragon , I use Vivaldi Blocker with uBlock filters, together with Trace (fingerprints, header and referer) , I think it's a good combination.
>Laptop ACER, AMD Ryzen, GPU AMD Radeon RAM 16GB, SSD 512GB -Win11 Home 64 v24H2| Vivaldi last stable|
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@Gwen-Dragon gotcha. so one is troubling the other. that's what I wanted to know. Thanks & keep up the amazing work!
@Catweazle didn't know Trace. Thanks for recommending.
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@promero , if you want more security, you can use 9.9.9.9 DNS and/or DNScrypt
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@Gwen-Dragon , Vivaldi Blocker lacks the context menu for blocking elements that has uBO.
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Thank you, all. I keep on using my beloved uBlock Origin and uMatrix then, but it would be great if the built-in solution would soon be as good. That can only benefit users, and it makes Vivaldi even more attractive.
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@promero , good, but uMatrix is Discontinued
The repository has been archived and the development has been stopped.
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@Catweazle I know I know - that's a major bummer. But its still functional, I never experienced any interference with uBlock Origin, and just plan to enjoy it while it lasts
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@guigirl thank you so much for encouragement and sharing your experiences. There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, after all
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Hi all,
This is a very interesting topic but I do not really understand what the best solution is against trackers and ads.
I have been using uBlock Origin so far but has the Vivaldi's inner blocker improved after the recent updates?
My question is: do I have to use both or only one of them? (and which one?)
As for cookies, I use Ninja cookie which is mainly great and effective (even if it does not detect everything)
I noticed V's inner blocker have the same cookies blocking lists (Easylist Cookie list and I don't care about cookies) but Ninja Cookie seems to have more inner lists within.
Question is: do you think V's inner blocker alone is enough to replace both uBO and Ninja cookie?
Will I get exactly the same protection and performance including against coin mining for example?
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@guigirl Thanks for your answer.
I had quite a bad impression of V's inner blocker when it was first released but I thought it had made enough improvement to use it instead of uBO.
I forgot to mention Malwarebytes Browser Guard: does anyone use it? Do I have to add it to uBO?
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@c2a said in Built-in Ad Blocker and uBlock Origin:
forgot to mention Malwarebytes Browser Guard:
What is that? Another addon or filter list for uBO?
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@stardust No, it is a chrome extension. From the malwarebytes anti malware company
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Note for all browsers
To benefit from uBlock Origin's higher efficiency, it's advised that you don't use other content blockers at the same time (such as Adblock Plus, AdBlock). uBlock Origin will do as well or better than most popular ad blockers. Other blockers can also prevent uBlock Origin's privacy or anti-blocker-defusing features from working properly. -
@c2a https://forum.vivaldi.net/post/457046
Vivaldi blocker unfortunately does not block access to sites when necessary, so it cannot function as a malware blocker at this time. Whether you use malware bytes is up to you, I am not familiar with it.
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@stardust thanks for your post; it answers my doubt about combining uBO and V's inner blocker.
I am still wondering if someday V will be able to match or even do better than uBO.
In fact, I do not really notice a difference at use between both (maybe some ads not blocked by V but it also happens on Youtube with uBO) but I think that psychologically I feel "safer" with uBO.
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@code3 thanks for the information.
In fact, I do not know anyone who uses this Malwarebytes extension so I think uBO should be enough.
As for V's inner blocker, I tend to think it would not be effective against coin mining but I do not have any proof about it.
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@c2a It should be effective against coin mining with third party providers.
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@code3 oh I see; if I add a no coin list or something like that
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@c2a This webpage can be used to test vivaldi adblocker or ubo: https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/src/adblock.html Alternatively, if you don't trust it, look up d3ward adblock. It will offer you an percentage of how many most known adverts and trackers have been blocked.
Also, if you have an Android or iOS device, there is a software called Blokada that will block all ads/trackers across the system, not just in the browser. It will block all ads/popups if you use apps that have a lot of them. I've been using it for a few weeks and it's blocked nearly 13k ads/trackers.
