uBlock Origin
Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
What is uBlock Origin?
uBlock Origin is a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency features. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, and more through various filter lists and advanced features, all for free and open source.
Stats
By:
Raymond Hill
Creation date:
2015-04-25
Weekly download count:
157,286
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk impact:
Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
Size:
3.86M
URLs:
Website
,Privacy policy
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
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3
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Summary
uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature.
Out of the box, uBO blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, etc. through the following lists of filters, enabled by default:
- EasyList (ads)
- EasyPrivacy (tracking)
- Peter Lowe’s Ad server list (ads and tracking)
- Online Malicious URL Blocklist
- uBO's own lists
More lists are available for you to select if you wish:
- EasyList Cookie
Safety
Risk impact
uBlock Origin is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
uBlock Origin has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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