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AdGuard blocks spyware and warns users of malicious websites. AdGuard Content Blocker is an additional browser extension for Yandex Browser and Samsung Internet , which uses Content Blocker API. It downloads filter list updates and requests browsers to enforce them via Content Blocker API.
uBlock Origin (/ ˈ j uː b l ɒ k / YOO-blok [5]) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking.The extension is available for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers (such as Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera).
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks , typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Some websites have taken countermeasures against ad blocking software, such as attempting to detect the presence of ad blockers and informing users of their views, or outright preventing users from accessing the content unless they disable the ad blocking software, whitelist the website, or buy an "ad-removal pass".
Adblock Plus (ABP) is a free and open-source [11] [12] browser extension for content-filtering and ad blocking.It is developed by Eyeo GmbH, a German software company.The extension has been released for Mozilla Firefox (including mobile), [13] Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari, Yandex Browser, and Android.
Under its former owner Evidon, Ghostery had an opt-in feature called GhostRank. GhostRank took note of ads encountered and blocked, then sent that information back to advertisers who could then use that data to change their ads to avoid further being blocked; although this feature is meant to incentivize advertisers to create less intrusive ads and thus a better web experience, the data can ...
AdBlock is an ad-blocking browser extension for Google Chrome, Apple Safari (desktop and mobile), Firefox, Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge and Opera. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] AdBlock allows users to prevent page elements, such as advertisements , from being displayed.
Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".