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<blockquote data-quote="PlayerFromTheITtic" data-source="post: 1002820" data-attributes="member: 22686"><p>I'm coming back to you all again with an update related to this challenge.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in the original post, I have a lifetime licence for AdGuard for Windows, but wasn't using it as I noticed a slower Internet connection despite improvements in recent versions. I decided to give it another go as maybe it was just a day when network performed less than usual, unrelated to my hardware. Turns out it's pretty much alright, latest versions definitely improved! There're still some caveats (such as the <a href="https://malwaretips.com/profile-posts/34246/" target="_blank">HTTPS Scanning "controversy"</a>) but most of them can be dealt with easily enough.</p><p></p><p>Here's the latest configuration:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ad and tracking blocking is obviously handled by AdGuard for Windows:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the trackers, I stuck to AdGuard Tracking Protection filter & AdGuard URL Tracking filter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the ads, AdGuard Base filter & AdGuard's insertyourlanguageofchoiceifavailable filter will do (sometimes using the Optimized version -only for them though-, sometimes not depending of the mood, when I want to test stuff and so on)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As it also got userscript manager feature, I use AdGuard Extra and Popup Blocker</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Browsers got AdGuard Browser Assistant (obviously for further increasing interaction between the browsers and the app)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Annoyances part is dealt with AdGuard for Windows in a more straightforward manner:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After testing parts of the Annoyances filter list from AdGuard (AdGuard Cookie Notices, and AdGuard Popups), I reverted back to the main Annoyances filter list for the time being, I might test stuff around it to find a possibly even better result<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">YouTube with the Sign-in and cookie dialogs: AdGuard gets rid of them already (not having to rely on browser APIs does seem to give the app even better capabilities <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite116" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />).<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As an extra I was even able to use AdGuard for Windows' ability to handle userscripts to install <a href="https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass/" target="_blank">this one to bypass Age Restriction</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Facebook: Actually I didn't have to test it and see how well it's doing ha ha</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twitter: It appears that website found a way to enforce the log-in pop-up, one can only imagine AdGuard filter list maintainers will find a way to fight it back</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Le Monde: Cookie notice is let's say unnoted <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After the release of AdGuard DNS 2.0, I decided to switch to this one instead of NextDNS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AdGuard for Windows offers a DNS Protection feature, I set it up to use my tweaked AdGuardDNS account with DNS-over-QUIC protocol (as of the day I made the switch, it was not yet possible to set up NextDNS on Windows using their client and use DNS-over-QUIC protocol)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't use the Browsing Security feature (eww Google Safe Browsing), I got the security part covered by other, better means <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite115" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></li> </ul><p>Et voilà ! What I came up was the closest to what I was aiming for. An universal solution that is efficient most of the time (with one "content manager") and reduce the number of add-ons/scripts to use, as well as the time to get a browser ready for basic daily browsing.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to all of you, from those who participated to those who got the curiosity of taking a look at this topic. Who knows, maybe it's inspired you to alter your own setup for the better?</p><p></p><p>Cheers Malwaretipsians, and happy clutter-free browsing :3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PlayerFromTheITtic, post: 1002820, member: 22686"] I'm coming back to you all again with an update related to this challenge. As I mentioned in the original post, I have a lifetime licence for AdGuard for Windows, but wasn't using it as I noticed a slower Internet connection despite improvements in recent versions. I decided to give it another go as maybe it was just a day when network performed less than usual, unrelated to my hardware. Turns out it's pretty much alright, latest versions definitely improved! There're still some caveats (such as the [URL='https://malwaretips.com/profile-posts/34246/']HTTPS Scanning "controversy"[/URL]) but most of them can be dealt with easily enough. Here's the latest configuration: [LIST] [*]Ad and tracking blocking is obviously handled by AdGuard for Windows: [LIST] [*]For the trackers, I stuck to AdGuard Tracking Protection filter & AdGuard URL Tracking filter [*]For the ads, AdGuard Base filter & AdGuard's insertyourlanguageofchoiceifavailable filter will do (sometimes using the Optimized version -only for them though-, sometimes not depending of the mood, when I want to test stuff and so on) [*]As it also got userscript manager feature, I use AdGuard Extra and Popup Blocker [*]Browsers got AdGuard Browser Assistant (obviously for further increasing interaction between the browsers and the app) [/LIST] [*]The Annoyances part is dealt with AdGuard for Windows in a more straightforward manner: [LIST] [*]After testing parts of the Annoyances filter list from AdGuard (AdGuard Cookie Notices, and AdGuard Popups), I reverted back to the main Annoyances filter list for the time being, I might test stuff around it to find a possibly even better result [LIST] [*]YouTube with the Sign-in and cookie dialogs: AdGuard gets rid of them already (not having to rely on browser APIs does seem to give the app even better capabilities :D). [LIST] [*]As an extra I was even able to use AdGuard for Windows' ability to handle userscripts to install [URL='https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass/']this one to bypass Age Restriction[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Facebook: Actually I didn't have to test it and see how well it's doing ha ha [*]Twitter: It appears that website found a way to enforce the log-in pop-up, one can only imagine AdGuard filter list maintainers will find a way to fight it back [*]Le Monde: Cookie notice is let's say unnoted ;) [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]After the release of AdGuard DNS 2.0, I decided to switch to this one instead of NextDNS [LIST] [*]AdGuard for Windows offers a DNS Protection feature, I set it up to use my tweaked AdGuardDNS account with DNS-over-QUIC protocol (as of the day I made the switch, it was not yet possible to set up NextDNS on Windows using their client and use DNS-over-QUIC protocol) [/LIST] [*]I don't use the Browsing Security feature (eww Google Safe Browsing), I got the security part covered by other, better means :p [/LIST] Et voilà ! What I came up was the closest to what I was aiming for. An universal solution that is efficient most of the time (with one "content manager") and reduce the number of add-ons/scripts to use, as well as the time to get a browser ready for basic daily browsing. Thanks to all of you, from those who participated to those who got the curiosity of taking a look at this topic. Who knows, maybe it's inspired you to alter your own setup for the better? Cheers Malwaretipsians, and happy clutter-free browsing :3 [/QUOTE]
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