New Update AdGuard Browser Extension - Stable Updates Thread

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

 

[JasonUK]

Switched back to AdGuard Browser Extension from AdGuard Windows to try v4. Only side issue to decide on is whether to set up secure DNS in Browser (Brave & Edge) or use a DNS client (YogaDNS).

 

[amirr]

@JasonUK Why you decided to not use AdGuard for Windows?

 

[JasonUK]

@JasonUK Why you decided to not use AdGuard for Windows?

No particular reason other than to check out the browser extension which I've used previously There is a slight time-lag when loading webpages using AdGuard for Windows compared to uBlock Origin or AdGuard Browser Extension in my experience. If the ad/tracking protection is pretty close to desktop version in v4 may switch to the extension for a while.

 

[ForgottenSeer 92963]

When uBlock also implemented the $removeparam URL filtering option of AdGuard, GorHill warned that one badly crafted removeparam rule would be as cpu intensive as 10.000 wel contructed rules. Because I like to use as few rules as possible and the Adguard URL Tracking protection list contains over 90 generic removeparam rules (generic rules are often called badly crafted rules) I always doubted between one-setup for both my easy and hard edge profiles or use a best blocking extension for browsing purpose.

With Adguard v4 having an improved rule processing engine, I finally settled for using the best extension for my browsing purpose profile:
- Hard mode profile: uBlockOrigin in hard mode without any adblock filters in uBO, because I have Edge tracking protection on strict
- Easy mode profile: Adguard v4 with two default lists and three custom lists with Edge tracking protection on default

Default AG lists:
- AdGuard URL tracking filter
- Legitemate URL shortener

Custom Lists
- EU US most used ads & trackers ABP format (link)
- Easylist allowlist (link)
- EasyPrivacy allowlist (link)
- LennyFox's allow list Dutch payment services (link)

User Rules
- Copied AG base filter rules for Youtube

Total rule count is just above 8000, with no website breakage because I added the Easylist allow lists. I really like the new filtering log. It was very easy to copy the AG base rules for youtube (just start youtube and see which requests are blocked/modified and copy them to User Rules).

Spoiler: AG's new filtering log

 

[ForgottenSeer 92963]

I also asked for a simpler user interface option simular to uBO Simple popup GUI · Issue #1908 · AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension

My wife finds the 'extra information' distracting. She holds two Master degrees (in Psychology and HR) so not a dumb 'Sheila' but a typical I hate confusing technology kind of PC user ("technology designed by men, who see to little sunlight and women" when she complains about IT or Tech).

 

[JasonUK]

It's interesting to see how v4 beta is changing some of the user rules that I had set up in v3 when copied across ~ examples of each change below together with comment what original rule was aiming to achieve! The TLD's blocked are taken from Spamhaus' list of most abused TLDs at The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Most Abused TLDs

! --- Block downloading executable content from insecure HTTP websites
|http://*.exe^$empty

Becomes:
|http://*.exe^$redirect=nooptext

! --- Block all on much abused country code TLD's. The TLD is between ||* and ^$, e.g. ||*.AM^$
||*.cn^$all

Becomes:
||*.cn^$document,popup
||*.cn^$csp=script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' http: https: data: blob: mediastream: filesystem:
||*.cn^$csp=font-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' http: https: data: blob: mediastream: filesystem:
||*.cn^


I won't pretend to understand structure of new rules but they block the TLDs effectively enough (same blocking screen as AdGuard for Windows). Blocking the TLDs are probably unnecessary to be honest as chances of visiting most of them are slim to nil so I might delete those anyway.

 

[amirr]

Thanks. Taking it for a spin.

Does AdGuard Browser extension, requires Adguard for Desktop to be installed?
Can I enter the same license I have for Adguard for Windows, to activate AdGuard Browser extension?

 

[amirr]

Switched back to AdGuard Browser Extension from AdGuard Windows to try v4. Only side issue to decide on is whether to set up secure DNS in Browser (Brave & Edge) or use a DNS client (YogaDNS).

Thanks for your input. Today, I started getting ads on YouTube, while Adguard for Windows is installed.
Decided to give AdGuard browser extension v4.0 (Beta) a try and ads again disappeared. I don't know what went wrong with Adguard for Windows today.
I think I will use AdGuard browser extension. Is it free? I paid for Adguard for Windows, but I dont see anywhere saying that the AdGuard browser extension is free.

Also, thanks and now I can get back to KIS and enable these settings mentioned this thread:

Advice Request - Need advice on enabling or disabling these options in KIS together with Adguard for Windows

Hi all. I keep these options enabled in KIS as shown in the screenshot below: And I guess keeping those options above as enabled, would not have any conflict with keeping these options below in Adguard for Windows, enabled, is that true? I talked with a friend about this, and his idea is...

malwaretips.com

 

[silversurfer]

Does AdGuard Browser extension, requires Adguard for Desktop to be installed?
Can I enter the same license I have for Adguard for Windows, to activate AdGuard Browser extension?

Adguard browser extension works independent and it's free to use, same as other well-known adblockers like AB+ or uBO.
Your Adguard license isn't required

AdGuard AdBlocker Browser Extension | Overview | AdGuard

AdGuard browser extensions are among the fastest and most lightweight adblock extensions available. Choose AdGuard to block ads, pop-ups, and tracking.

adguard.com

 

[amirr]

@silversurfer Thanks a lot. ^_~

 

[silversurfer]

You are welcome @amirr

Adguard offers a lot of guides including AdGuard browser extension, it's useful even for long time users, sometimes new features are added...

Filters | AdGuard Knowledge Base

This article is about AdGuard Browser Extension, which safeguards only your browser. To protect your entire device, download the AdGuard app

kb.adguard.com

 

[SeriousHoax]

I wish it had a UI like this to instantly check what's allowed and what's blocked without requiring to open filter log and reload the page.

 

[ForgottenSeer 92963]

My simpler UI feature request got the tag 4.1 Simple popup GUI · Issue #1908 · AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension

I understand that AG wants to push out a stable 4.0 first, 4.1 is usually a catch up release with 'nice to haves' which did not make in 4.0.

Considering the fact that I added this request after the release of the 4.0 beta (and it is a nice-to-have with low priority). I am

 

[ForgottenSeer 93751]

Global Privacy Control feature is not working in 4.0.64 beta.

 

[Mountainking]

I wish it had a UI like this to instantly check what's allowed and what's blocked without requiring to open filter log and reload the page.
View attachment 262373

I have this also

 

[Mountainking]

Second example: Complimentary to adguard

 

[Moonhorse]

It just takes twice more time to check adguard filterling log , ublock origin is much simple

 

[Sorrento]

Run 4 for a week or so without issues, oddly prefer it over AdGuard for Windows, though just my opinion.

 

[JasonUK]

I've been running v4 too for a while (disabling Adguard for Windows) however this morning when I opened multiple (30+) tabs at once it seemed to really struggle and filter list showed virtually nothing blocked until I refreshed each tab. Not sure what could have happened there as it's not done that before? Perhaps the extension hadn't loaded properly (on Brave).