Question Which Ubo filters 2023 do you use ?

[floalma]

Hi friends,

Spoiler

This is an update to a previous thread here about Ubo filters lists.
These are my UBO filter lists.
Any comments or recommendations are welcome.
Thanks you for your contribution.

 

[South Park]

After the update to 1.49.2, I noticed not only the Resource Abuse filter using 0/70, but my custom filter lists were all deleted, including the Grayware list I maintain. Fortunately I was able to restore from a recent settings backup. This is the first time I've ever seen custom lists disappear.

 

[Zappathustra]

After the update to 1.49.2, I noticed not only the Resource Abuse filter using 0/70, but my custom filter lists were all deleted, including the Grayware list I maintain. Fortunately I was able to restore from a recent settings backup. This is the first time I've ever seen custom lists disappear.

I tried adding uAssets/resource-abuse.txt at master · uBlockOrigin/uAssets as custom filter and, voila, 70/70. Strange.

Your list looks very interesting and useful, glad you didn't loose it.
Edit: I'm using your list. Thanx!

 

[South Park]

Nicolaasjan at Wilders posted this comment, from uBO developer Gorhill:​

doesn't show the list · Issue #2629 · uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues

Prerequisites I verified that this is not a filter list issue. Report any issues with filter lists or broken website functionality in the uAssets issue tracker. This is not a support issue or a que...

github.com

resource abuse has been merged with "uBlock -- Privacy"

Though I think I'm the only one whose custom filter lists vanished

 

[floalma]

@Max90
LennyFox youtube is discontinued. I think it has been replaced by :
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LennyFox/Blocklists/master/videos.txt

I use NextDNS with OISD.nl filter and JanWilly's trick to allow only third-party of a few TLD's and those filters only

Kees1958 most used EU & US
Kees1958 most used tracking parameters
LennyFox newswebsite
LennyFox youtube

I don't see ads, less is more

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Interesting comment from Sampei Nihira at Wilders:

Hi,I saw that elsewhere you posted that you use AdGuard Base filter + EasyList (Optimized) in UBO.

Did you notice that in this list if you mouse click on "view content" eye icon it highlights that there are as many as 14 errors?



I am not clear how much this may affect the blocking,it would need to ask mr.Hill.

But I personally prefer to use lists with 1/3 errors at most.

µBlock, a lean and fast blocker

Someone made an interesting observation on MalwareTips: https://malwaretips.com/threads/which-ubo-filters-2023-do-you-use.122979/#post-1038698 I kind...

www.wilderssecurity.com

I changed AdGuard Base filter + EasyList (Optimized) for EasyList (Optimized), that list has no errors.
Preferring the optimized lists above the regular ones, because with those there is no more delay when playing video's on a regional Dutch news site.
Nieuws

 

[floalma]

As Jan Willy said in WS :
AG maintains many filterlists especially for uBO. E.g. blocking cookie notices (without errors):
https://filters.adtidy.org/extension/ublock/filters/18.txt

Link : https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/ublock-a-lean-and-fast-blocker.365273/page-289#post-3145121

 

[simmerskool]

The latest version of uBlock Origin is 1.49.2.

Why recommend another extension, Privacy Badger that is IMO inferior to uBlock Origin?

it's Bot AI limiation. It's trained only thru Sep of 2021 IIRC.

 

[oldschool]

I did some reconfiguring for µBO in Firefox. My current setup.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

What's in the list Privacy Essentials?

 

[oldschool]

What's in the list Privacy Essentials?

Description: A curated list for advanced hardening. Minimize connections to third-party sites.

It's mostly trackers. The maintainer states that it will break 3rd party logins.

So for instance, if you use Easy Mode it will block YouTube videos on other websites.

 

[floalma]

Wich Ublock rules prevail, after "dynamic rules" ? Rules from "filter lists" or from "my filters" ?

 

[oldschool]

Wich Ublock rules prevail, after "dynamic rules" ? Rules from "filter lists" or from "my filters" ?

I'm not sure but my guess is they both hold the same priority.

 

[Zappathustra]

This is the order:
1) Dynamic URL filtering rules
2) Dynamic filtering rules
3) Static filtering

When you open the logger and choose an element of the page to block, you have two options: create a URL rule (Dynamic URL filtering rules) or a Static Filter. That URL rule takes precedence over the other two, but must be used on special cases. For example, i use 2 of this "special" URL rules...

* https://www.google.com/recaptcha/ * noop
* https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/ * noop

to avoid globally whitelisting google and gstatic domains with the (less granular) dynamic filtering rules.

Static filtering gives you even more granularity than what my beloved uMatrix used to, but, alas, there's no panel, you have to create the rules with the logger

When still crying over uMatrix demise, I used to create all my rules with the static filter. Give me granularity, Mr. Hill!
Well, not anymore.

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Overview of uBlock's network filtering engine: details

 

[toto_10]

How can I block static and gif images from loading?

 

[oldschool]

How can I block static and gif images from loading?

What site is it?

 

[goodjohnjr]

194,506 network filters ＋ 40,509 cosmetic filters from:

My filters – 0 used out of 0

Built-in (6/6)
uBlock filters – 33,143 used out of 33,231
uBlock filters – Badware risks 6,968 used out of 7,129
uBlock filters – Privacy 319 used out of 393
uBlock filters – Quick fixes 234 used out of 246
uBlock filters – Resource abuse 70 used out of 70
uBlock filters – Unbreak 1,980 used out of 2,016

Ads (1/3)
EasyList - 66,796 used out of 67,080

Privacy (1/3)
EasyPrivacy - 32,099 used out of 32,241

Malware domains (3/3)
Online Malicious URL Blocklist - 6,816 used out of 6,820
Phishing URL Blocklist - 90,279 used out of 90,281
PUP Domains Blocklist - 190 used out of 190

Annoyances (0/7)

Multipurpose (2/2)
Dan Pollock’s hosts file – 11,356 used out of 11,357
Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list – 2,429 used out of 3,742

 

[Zappathustra]

Updated!

Spoiler

 

[Jan Willy]

How can I block static and gif images from loading?

View attachment 275232

Blocking gif images on every site:
*.gif$image

Blocking gif images on a specific site (real world example):
*.giphy.com/*.gif$image,1p

Blocking all images on every site:
*$image

 

[ForgottenSeer 97327]

Blocking gif images on a specific site (real world example):
*.giphy.com/*.gif$image,1p

I used to have an extension which blocked animated gofs from playing. Because websites don't use them anymore (at least in my internet-bubble), I removed it a few years ago. Lately I have seen an animated gif popup again once or twice which remembered me how annoying these animated gifs are. Is it possible to block animated gifs with uBO (or AG)?

 

[Jan Willy]

Is it possible to block animated gifs with uBO (or AG)?

In post #38 you see the uBO filter rules (as you may expect in this thread). And indeed, there's an extension that can do the job.