blocking

dns and browser blocking/avoidance of ads, tracking,
and malware for privacy and security

browser based

uBlock - github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation smaller and faster than adblock/plus. accepts hosts lists Disconnect - disconnect.me/disconnect blocks trackers. limited customization, simple to use. pings home DuckDuckGo - duckduckgo.com alternative search engine, customizable. values privacy HTTPS Everywhere - eff.org/https-everywhere forces SSL encryption when possible Ghostery - ghostery.com/download blocks and reveals trackers. fine grain control, pings home Privacy Badger - www.eff.org/privacybadger based on adblock, attempts to block trackers algorithmically (not necessarily ads) ScriptSafe - www.andryou.com/scriptsafe script management and more, fairly simple to use StartPage - startpage.com another alternative private search. default on some tor browsers

adblock lists

Adversity/Antisocial - github.com/Hubird-au/Adversity raw.githubusercontent.com/Hubird-au/Adversity/master/Adversity.txt raw.githubusercontent.com/Hubird-au/Adversity/master/Antisocial.txt raw.githubusercontent.com/Hubird-au/Adversity/master/Extreme-Measures.txt adversity targets ads, antisocial removes social networking bullshit, extreme will break things EasyPrivacy+EasyList - adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easyprivacy+easylist.txt two good lists combined. all you should need for the most part µBlock will accept any of the hosts lists below as well

DNS

AdAway - f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway hosts blocking for rooted androids, no proxy needed DNS Leak Test dnsleaktest.com make sure your DNS is set correctly and not behing hijacked DNSQuerySniffer - nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html shows dns queries as applications request them, watch what calls home HostsMan - abelhadigital.com/hostsman manages domain blocking through the windows hosts file OpenNIC - wiki.opennicproject.org/Tier2 independently public access DNS servers, many without logging OpenDNS, Google Public DNS, and ISPs all log requests QuickSetDNS - nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html nirsoft.net/utils/quicksetdns.zip manage DNS settings per-interface and save multiple configs

hosts lists

AdAway - github.com/dschuermann/ad-away/wiki/HostsSources adaway.org/hosts.txt * mobile ads AdzHosts - sourceforge.net/projects/adzhosts optimate.dl.sourceforge.net/project/adzhosts/HOSTS.txt * adblocking gjtech - gjtech.net adblock.gjtech.net/?format=unix-hosts * adblocking jansal - code.google.com/p/jansal/wiki/HostsFile jansal.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/adblock/hosts general list, seems to combine several others Malekal's Anti-PUPs/Adware - www.malekal.com/2012/01/10/hosts-anti-pupsadware/ www.malekal.com/HOSTS_filtre/HOSTS.txt old, discontinued. last update between 2013-2014 MoaAB - forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098 adblock.mahakala.is massive list, probably unnecessary level of adblocking PrivacyChoice - all companies - web.archive.org/web/20141119114641/www.privacychoice.org/trackerblock/ie9 kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/privacychoice.txt large advertising/tracking list, AVG has killed this company. last updated 2014-2015 ripped and formatted for hosts Somebody Who Cares - someonewhocares.org/hosts/ someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts * general blocking. ads, hijackers, trackers, shock sites Spybot - safer-networking.org kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/spybot.txt old list, last updated between 2012-2013 SpywareBlaster - brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/spywareblaster.txt general list, extracted TRUSTe's Tracking Protection List - tracking-protection.truste.com kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/truste.txt internet explorer "privacy" list, last updated 2011 ripped and formatted for hosts ZeuS Tracker - zeustracker.abuse.ch/blocklist.php zeustracker.abuse.ch/blocklist.php?download=hostfile blocks sites serving or infected with ZeuS/Zbot

personal lists

crunchyroll ad servers kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/crunchy.txt facbook domains kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/facebook.txt google domains kiosk.neocities.org/hosts/google.txt