Sorry for the poor quality / lack of screenshot, this is from my work computer which I isolate from my personal devices, so I just took a picture.
Yeah, that extension actually pushes unwanted popups. That's a legit flag indeed.
Just use uBlock Origin.
Ooh thank you. I hope you can see why I was sceptical!
I'm gonna have to say that Google is correct in this case. Use uBlock Origin instead.
What if the extension is actual malware?
Evil Google interfering with my right to run malware 😡
Just sounds like antivaxxers complaining about the covid vaccine.
"How dare you suggest me and my family take a preventative measure against the virus. The government is just trying to control our lives!"
Except "evil Google blocking malware" usually comes with an "accept the risk and continue" button
Has anyone said to use uBlock Origin instead yet?
Also, add in SponsorBlock. It's an extension that skips embedded adverts within the content but it's community driven so if it's not been submitted, it won't know about it. (Hint: get involved!)
Someone should tell them to use uBlock Origin instead.
Everyone
You know that ublock origin blocks youtube ads right?
Chrome actually protected your sorry ass. Why the fuck are you not running Ublock origin?
The malware on your system is Chrome.
Expecting an advertising company to have your interests in mind (you are the nothing but eyeballs they are delivering to their customers) is the hight of naivety.
It's okay, ignore that this is actually a shitty extension and Google is correct, and use the time to rant and soapbox about unrelated crap.
Maybe you're right about the soapbox, but OP didn't say anything inaccurate. Google is actively pushing to have more ads shown in Chrome wherever they can. The author of UbO even advocates for Firefox being the best experience regarding ads.
we are on a privacy sub. Everything I said is relevant to privacy.
So, in the nicest possible way. Pull your head in.
Don't use Chrome then. There are plenty of browsers using the Chromium open source platform. So if you like how Chrome behaves but don't like Google, use one of the Chromium-based systems.
It's my work laptop, I have limited choices. I use Firefox on my PC.
Everyone keeps saying to use ublock origin. However, there is a better way. Just use invidious.
Also that extension is malious
you can't just say there's a better way without explaining why it's better
Exactly, ublock origin is better because of the way it is, but you can't just say that about [random extension]
^(/s)
ublock origin has long before been proven to be a great extension
Nah, UbO works perfectly. I have zero QOL complaints. It literally blocks every single banner ad and video ad on every single website.
But it your still visiting a website that doesn't respect your freedom. That's why I suggested invidious
I get what you're saying. But remember - invidious is just another frontend to the same website that doesn't care about your freedom. Now you are blocking at a server, instead of blocking in your browser. If you care about freedom, then you must leave that abusive service behind.
When you use chrome you might as well go full corporate bootlick and not use any blockers at all
It's my work laptop, I don't have a choice.
I hope you find a way to solve the issue then
From a certain point of view...
Chrome does the AV joke now?
Does it do this for uBlock Origin ?
To all you uBlock Origin fans: Any reason why nobody ever recommend AdGuard over uBlock Origin? Anything questionable about it? Or is it just that uBlock is well-known?
AdGuard being ran by a for-profit company and some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall probably doesn't help its case compared to uBlock Origin, though AdGuard is definitely the next best option currently. I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.
(Edit: Apparantly the paywall only applies to the Safari extension and their desktop app, but not the extension on most platforms, see the reply below, my other points still stand)
I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.
Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it. Two comments said AdGuard was the more techy one, and most users would prefer uBlock Origin because of that. A bunch of comments are people who obviously havent tried them both. Some are confusion about the difference between AdGuard desktop program and AdGuard browser extensions.
Maybe better if I just test it for myself.
some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall
The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.
Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it.
Does AdGuard have anything equivalent to uBlock Origin's advanced blocking modes? That's mainly what I meant by "advanced features".
The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.
I know their Safari extension has some blocked functionality without paying, but fair enough, it may be different for other platforms, I'll edit my reply then. Thanks for the correction. I stand by the other point though, I think uBlock Origin has an inherent advantage and added trust by being non-profit and fully community driven vs. AdGuard being ran by a for-profit company.
Isn't AdGuard just DNS? That means it blocks ads from everywhere, not just the browser. But you can't customise the blocklist unless you selfhost it.
If there's a web extension too, then idk. If you use say, Firefox for Android, then you don't have much choice besides uBlock, and with... Hm, other mobile browsers you don't have any at all.
If you use say, Firefox for Android, then you don’t have much choice besides uBlock,
Or AdGuard. I run the AdGuard browser extension on my Firefox for Android. It claims to also have one for iOS Safari. It has a paid desktop app, and that one add DNS blocks. I tried it once and paid for a license, but then I switched back to the free browser extensions for a reason I dont remember anymore.
switched back to the free browser extensions for a reason I dont remember anymore.
I remember now. It caused havok with a lot of UWP apps. So I went to browser-extensions only.
Isn't AdGuard just DNS?
It isn't "just" DNS level blocking, no. They have an adblocker for browsers, too. uBlock is using their filters.
other mobile browsers you don't have any at all
Some have built-in adblockers (ex: Brave, DDG), others support extensions (ex: Safari, Orion).
uBlock Origin is FOSS.
Edit: AdGuard is FOSS too, for some reason I never even consider the possibility of AdGuard been FOSS
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