Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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).
On December 7, 2015, the official AdBlock site's knowledge base article stated that with version 44 or higher of Firefox desktop and Firefox Mobile, AdBlock will not be supported. [27] The last version of Adblock for those platforms will work on older versions of Firefox. [27] AdBlock was released again on Mozilla Add-ons on November 17, 2016. [28]
Users can choose to use an already modified DNS server [63] [64] [65] or set up a dedicated device running adequate software such as a Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole themselves. [66] Manipulating DNS is a widely employed method to manipulate what the end-user sees from the Internet but can also be deployed locally for personal purposes.
Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open source [12] web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. [ 13 ]
The Mozilla add-ons website is the official repository for Firefox add-ons. [1] In contrast to mozdev.org which provides free hosting for Mozilla-related projects, the add-ons site is tailored for users. By default, Firefox automatically checks the site for updates to installed add-ons. [19]
The goal of the LibreWolf project was to create a more privacy-focused version of Firefox. [6] A community-maintained version for Windows was released a year later, with a macOS port released soon after. [7] [8] It can also be installed via a portable AppImage or via the Microsoft Store and Windows Package Manager. [9] [10]
While it would previously learn to block new trackers heuristically after installed, it now defaults to blocking only trackers it already knows from automated testing before release. While it can still be configured to learn heuristically, it is no longer the default option because it can be exploited by third-parties to fingerprint the user ...