Poll Free DNS servers

Which is the best free DNS server for blocking both malware and ads?

  • ControlD

    Votes: 10 26.3%

  • dnsforge.de

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Adguard

    Votes: 7 18.4%

  • NextDNS

    Votes: 18 47.4%

  • Mullvad DNS

    Votes: 2 5.3%
  • Total voters
    38
SpiderWeb said:
No. Google specifically causes Adguard filters to lag up to the point where they prompt you to disable your adblocker. If you use Easylist by itself it doesn't happen. I've tried every combination and narrowed it down to if I disable all of Adguards filters, Google/YouTube leaves me alone. It's clear they have a way to recognize which filter lists are being used. They also banned Adguard from the Google TV store, their agenda is clearly targeted.
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This Google's agenda only against AdGuard is not accurate. AFAIK, EasyList filter itself doesn't contain any aggressive filters to block all anti-adblocking popups. YouTube and other anti-adblockings are mostly handled by uBO's own filter in uBO and AdGuard's own filters in AdGuard Base and AdGuard Annoyances filters. I haven't faced any issue using AdGuard products on YouTube including DNS. They usually fix quickly if YouTube change something on their end.
I don't think Google allow any dedicated adblockers on PlayStore. The beauty of Android is that sideloading apps is super easy. I also have an Android TV, but AdGuard won't work the same on TV as the desktop version because on Android apps don't accept self-signing certificate hence no adblocking on YouTube app unless you can root the device and install the certificate into Android's trusted root certificate store.
Use SmartTube on your TV for ad-free YouTube experience.
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GitHub - yuliskov/SmartTube: Browse media content with your own rules on Android TV

Browse media content with your own rules on Android TV - yuliskov/SmartTube
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rashmi said:
Do DNS service filter lists, such as those in NextDNS, function efficiently, given that not all, unlike AdGuard's DNS filter list, are fully DNS-compatible?
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Efficiently regarding blocking malicious content or blocking ads?
 
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rashmi said:
Blocking ads.
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Tried NextDNS free for a day; efficiency is similar to ControlD and Adguard dns free tier; I do not visit too many websites, so cannot depend on my reiews.
I felt website response a little bit delayed, so I reverted by to ControlD.
 
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Try programs like DNS Jumper and sites like dnscheck.tools. Try one server and look at the resolve time, etc. If it's too slow for you, then try others.
 
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monkeylove said:
Try programs like DNS Jumper and sites like dnscheck.tools. Try one server and look at the resolve time, etc. If it's too slow for you, then try others.
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I test dns servers both by subjective feeling of website response and by nslookup; the fasted in my region is Quad9, but I prefer one which block ads in addition to malware as I am not using ad-blocker in my phone browser, only in my PC one.
 
Parkinsond said:
Tried NextDNS free for a day; efficiency is similar to ControlD and Adguard dns free tier; I do not visit too many websites, so cannot depend on my reiews.
I felt website response a little bit delayed, so I reverted by to ControlD.
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Check on this website whether you're getting connected to the nearest best performing server. You have to set NextDNS as your DNS first.
 
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SeriousHoax said:
Check on this website whether you're getting connected to the nearest best performing server. You have to set NextDNS as your DNS first.
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Parkinsond said:
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Doesn't look like you have NextDNS set as your DNS.
But anyway, looks like you have only one server with pretty low ping which is not even regarded as ultralow or anycast.
If ControlD is working fine for you then you can keep using that. ControlD also let users use filters like Hagezi as their DNS which can be very helpful for users who face false positives with default free ControlD.
 
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SeriousHoax said:
Doesn't look like you have NextDNS set as your DNS.
But anyway, looks like you have only one server with pretty low ping which is not even regarded as ultralow or anycast.
If ControlD is working fine for you then you can keep using that. ControlD also let users use filters like Hagezi as their DNS which can be very helpful for users who face false positives with default free ControlD.
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I use ControlD filter for malware and ads; never faced false positive.
While I was using Quad9 a while ago, I was blocking Vodafone website.
 

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