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Chrome Ad Blocker with 10M+ Installs Found with Dormant Script Injection Capability

Island found dormant JavaScript injection paths in Adblock for YouTube, a Chrome extension with 10M+ installs, raising ...
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6 Reasons You Need An Ad Blocker (And It's Not Just For Ads)

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...
VentureBeat

Adblock Plus launches Adblock Browser: Firefox for Android with built-in ad blocking

Adblock Plus today launched Adblock Browser for Android. Currently in beta, the company's first browser was created by taking the open-source Firefox for Android and including Adblock Plus ...

I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes

I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes ...
Gizmodo

Best VPN With Ad Blocker 2026: Block Ads, Malware, and Trackers

Best VPN Best VPN With Ad Blocker 2026: Block Ads, Malware, and Trackers Does VPN block ads? Yes, but not all VPNs. We tested over 50 VPN Ad Blocker options and learned that NordVPN is the #1 in 2026.

YouTube ad blocker with 11 million installations with possible backdoor

Adblock for YouTube has over 11 million installations. However, it can inject script code into any page uncontrollably.