App Review Malwarebytes Browser Guard 3.5.2020

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Although the idea to compare MBAM BG with uBo for adblocking is valid, the implementation (compare blocked count) is a laugh, because their reporting base differs. Adblocking should be on what was visually blocked. For measuring effectiveness of anti-tracking you should know what trackers and tracking technology is used.

That requires extensive research. That is not going to happen, because a researcher having that knowledge would earn tenfold when he/she would offer these research skills to the advertising business. This is the reason all anti-tracking extensions provide only crude and partial solutions. Think cookies, headers, pixel-tags, misuse of cache, URL-parameters, fingerprinting and more. Because advertising finances the 'free' internet, privacy is a lost privilege.
 

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it's a great little add-on it would be interesting to see if malwarebytes premium picked up on that 1 link browserguard it missed. all in all 1 miss is not bad at all. I always pair browser guard with windows defender on my families computers for that added protection.

I'm trying it now on one browser without tracking protections enabled. It's quite good but it does throw some FPs, although I haven't noticed any slowdowns.
 

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I'm trying it now on one browser without tracking protections enabled. It's quite good but it does throw some FPs, although I haven't noticed any slowdowns.
According to Firefox task manager, the extension consumes a lot of power when a page loads and closed while something like TrafficLight has little to no impact. But I'm not sure what value is okay and what not. I don't notice any slowdown either.
 

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According to Firefox task manager, the extension consumes a lot of power when a page loads and closed while something like TrafficLight has little to no impact. But I'm not sure what value is okay and what not. I don't notice any slowdown either.

The problem I've had with BDTL is I get an error message in the ext when I disable search results option. I don't remember it doing that in the past. So now I use Emsisoft and trying MB.
 

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The problem I've had with BDTL is I get an error message in the ext when I disable search results option. I don't remember it doing that in the past. So now I use Emsisoft and trying MB.
Weird. I use with search result option disabled too but it works fine. Anyway MBBG is great. Maybe I should post the power consumption thing in their forum to know why that happens.
 

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Weird. I use with search result option disabled too but it works fine. Anyway MBBG is great. Maybe I should post the power consumption thing in their forum to know why that happens.

I wonder if it's my anti-exploit settings? OK, I just tested this again and I got the same error, but when I close the GUI, surf and check GUI again it's fine. Maybe they throw that warning to disuade users from disabling this feature?


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I wonder if it's my anti-exploit settings? OK, I just tested this again and I got the same error, but when I close the GUI, surf and check GUI again it's fine. Maybe they throw that warning to disuade users from disabling this feature?


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Maybe a random bug. I see this only in search result page.
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Very light on resources is false, since most others this type extensions use less cpu .. its not that horrible in newer pcs thought, unless you spend time on looking browser task manager

Couldve tested with avira browser extension, since they have adguard adblocking included ... Cant remember if it included visual blocking too instead just blocking malicious trackers /ads

Myself using bitdefender as antivirus, no need for such extension...unless it blocks ads as well as ublock origin /adguard does with the scripts > skipping youtube ads and stuff
 

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