Recommended Filters for uBlock Origin

NOTES

• uBlock filters - Unbreak: While many of these rules seem unnecessary to me, you are free to leave it enabled, especially if you are adverse to breakage. A few strings from this list are in Privacy Essentails.
• Peter Lowe's lists: His entries and more are in OISD and 1Hosts.

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Why should I use these lists?

https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/

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Custom Filters

Privacy

1. OISD (full) | add
   "The Best Blocklist" - OISD combines hundreds of lists and filters out the false positives. If you ever tried the Energized project but became annoyed at all the breakage, then this list is for you. The maintainer is very responsive to false positive reports. He also provides a domain-list version if you use Pihole, and it is listed on NextDNS. It passes the "girlfriend test". Phenominal project. I've yet to find a list that he hasn't heard of. Be sure to use the full list, not basic.

2. 1Hosts (Pro) | add
   1Hosts (Pro) is much stricter than OISD; it includes domains that OISD leaves out. I've not experienced any issues using this list, though it may cause some "minimal breakages" (see feedback). I recommend using 1Hosts (Lite) on NextDNS/Pi-hole while using 1Hosts (Pro) in uBlock Origin because it's easier to troubleshoot breakages when they occur (i.e., lighter blocking at the DNS-level and stricter blocking at the browser-level).

3. Privacy Essentials | add
   A curated list for advanced hardening. Includes site requests like connect.facebook.com and more that are not covered by uBO's default settings. It also includes my click2load filter list (what is this?). Ideal use is with uBlock Origin in medium mode.

URL Tracking Parameters

Add the functionality of ClearURLs to uBO:

1. Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool | add

2. ClearURLs for uBO | add

For either list, if you find websites with tracking parameters or experience breakage, you can submit those here.

Fonts

1. Block third party fonts | add
   A successor to Fanboy's Anti-thirdparty Fonts, this option blocks all web fonts from third-party providers but allows the browser to download fonts from first-party domains. I prefer this method as it does not require the extra connection to a third-party domain (speed and privacy); and, since I trust the first-party site enough to connect to it, I do not take on much additional privacy or security risks when I allow my browser to download a font directly from them.¹ WARNING: This will break the "look and design" of some sites.

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Security

1. Dandelion Sprout's Anti-Malware List | add
   Blocks heavily abused top-level domains (TLDs) and even search engine results for them. Blocks domains used in malware redirection trains and in domain parking schemes, as well as sponsored Windows PUP nags on PC guide articles. Mass blocking of domains belonging to bad IPs, and has many other subcategories that give it a solid advantage over similar lists out there.

2. Enhanced website protection | add
   A supplement to Dandelion Sprout's Anti-Malware List. Block more abused TLDs for extra security.

3. The malicious website blocklist | add
   This list aims to protect against scams, phishing, and malware. This list also includes a version of vxvault.net's list, modified to work in adblockers.

4. DuckDuckGo clean up | add
   [optional] Remove ads and spammy, deceptive, or malicious websites from DuckDuckGo search results.

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Annoyances

1. yokoffing's Annoyance List | add
   A curated annoyance list that captures nuisances missed by other maintainers. It also cleans up the cludder around many sites (e.g., related articles).

2. Browse websites without logging in | add
   Once you use it, you wonder how you got by without it!

3. Anti-paywall filters | add
   This list blocks additional third-party requests and annoyances that are not covered in the Bypass Paywalls Clean filterlist.

4. Bypass Paywalls Clean filter | add
   [experimental] The Bypass Paywalls Clean (BPC) filter is from the same developer as the add-on implementation. You do not need this filterlist if you use the extension. Moreover, the add-on covers more sites than the filterlist. "Disclaimer: the list doesn't support as many sites as the extension/add-on does ... (and even less on iOS)."

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Scriplets

Add these scriptlets to uBlock Origin.

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Reading

uBO Wiki

• Toggle on advanced settings
• Dynamic filtering | video
• Medium Mode | video
• Overview of uBlock's network filtering engine (graph)
• Resources Library
  • Empty redirect resources (clicktoload.html)

Filter Creation

• filterAuthorMode
• Introduction to basic filtering syntax
• Static filter syntax
  • redirect
• Syntax Meanings That Are Actually Human Readable

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Mentions

User comments: 1 2

Guides

• FMHY uBlock Filters

Contributions

• 1Hosts
• Ghostery extension
• DDG Tracker Radar (Blokada)
• Easylist
• uBlock Origin
• AdGuard
• DandelionSprout/adfilt

23 July 2022