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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 92963" data-source="post: 976657"><p>That is what I posted <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> hard mode (third-party blocking) blocks something which triggers a popup. Also using to many filters can also be the reason for popups coming through, simply because the rules work counter productive. I know of a few websites where you will get a popunder when either an XMLHTTPrequest is blocked or a cookie can't be set. That is why AdGuard for instance sets an allow rule for that website and uses an advanced rule to fool that website into thinking the user has used an introduction coupon to see some paid content for free and don't get any advertisements. Easylist on the other hand tries to block the network which pushes the ad and tries to hide the popup. When I remove the allow rule for that website (with badfilter option) the pop-under sneaks through. The combination of using many blocklists with advanced (3p) blocking, might have the same effect*.</p><p></p><p>That said I am wondering why you use so many filters when you use advanced mode? Third-party scripts/frames are blocked anyway no need for so many blocklists. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite132" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>* PS.</p><p>I don't have the link anymore, but I remember a Brave blog explaining why using many filters with many rules was a bad idea. Maybe some other forum members recall this Brave blog post also to convince you that it is not just my opinion, but that idea is shared broadly by adblock builders (except Gorhill <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ), why would Fanboy (employed by Brave) spend 1.5 year to clean up Easylists block lists, why would AdGuard provide optimized filters? Why do the EFF (Privacy Badger), Ghostery, Disconnect, Microsoft (Edge), Firefox, StartPage extension all opted for small blocklists (focussing on ad & tracking networks). I am not the only one advocating this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 92963, post: 976657"] That is what I posted :) hard mode (third-party blocking) blocks something which triggers a popup. Also using to many filters can also be the reason for popups coming through, simply because the rules work counter productive. I know of a few websites where you will get a popunder when either an XMLHTTPrequest is blocked or a cookie can't be set. That is why AdGuard for instance sets an allow rule for that website and uses an advanced rule to fool that website into thinking the user has used an introduction coupon to see some paid content for free and don't get any advertisements. Easylist on the other hand tries to block the network which pushes the ad and tries to hide the popup. When I remove the allow rule for that website (with badfilter option) the pop-under sneaks through. The combination of using many blocklists with advanced (3p) blocking, might have the same effect*. That said I am wondering why you use so many filters when you use advanced mode? Third-party scripts/frames are blocked anyway no need for so many blocklists. :unsure: * PS. I don't have the link anymore, but I remember a Brave blog explaining why using many filters with many rules was a bad idea. Maybe some other forum members recall this Brave blog post also to convince you that it is not just my opinion, but that idea is shared broadly by adblock builders (except Gorhill :) ), why would Fanboy (employed by Brave) spend 1.5 year to clean up Easylists block lists, why would AdGuard provide optimized filters? Why do the EFF (Privacy Badger), Ghostery, Disconnect, Microsoft (Edge), Firefox, StartPage extension all opted for small blocklists (focussing on ad & tracking networks). I am not the only one advocating this. [/QUOTE]
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