Adblocking / Privacy
Adblocking, Privacy, VPN's, Proxies, Antivirus
Adblocking β
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Don't run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.
- οΈ Spotify Adblockers
- οΈ Twitch Adblockers
- οΈ Bypass Article Paywalls
- uBlock Origin or uBO Lite (MV3 compatible) - Adblocker / Redundant Extensions
- Report Issues - uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList
- SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / Script, 2 / / /
- Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
- Popupblocker All, PopUpOFF, Popup Blocker (strict) or PopupBlocker - Popup / New Tab Blockers
- AdGuard - Adblocker
- Test Ad Block - Adblocking Tests /
- BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays
Adblock Filters β
- LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules
- yokoffing's Recommended Filters - Blocklist Collection
- FilterLists - Filter and host lists directory
- FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter
Redirect Bypass β
- Bypass All Shortlinks - Bypass link Shorteners
- Bypass.vip - Ad Links Bypasser / Userscript /
- bypass.city, 2 - Bypass Link Shorteners /
- BypassUnlock - Bypass Link Shorteners
- AdsBypasser - Bypass Ad Counters /
- Bypass-Links - Bypass Links /
- Yuumari - Convert Shortened Links / Script
- UploadHEaven - Bypass Uploadhaven Time Restriction
- Lootlabs Bypass - Loot-Link / LootDest Bypass
- Bypass FileCrypt - FileCrypt Bypass
DNS Adblocking β
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If your goal is to block browser ads, it's best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.
- DNS Providers - DNS Provider Index
- οΈ DNS Filters / Blocklists
- οΈ Free DNS Resolvers
- Pi-Hole - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / /
- Pi-Hole Tools - WSL1 / Filters / Anti-Telemetry
- AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-Adguard / / / /
- Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension /
- BlahDNS - DNS Adblocking /
- AlternateDNS - DNS Adblocking
- LibreDNS - DNS Adblocking /
- Tiarap - DNS Adblocking /
- NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Guide / Video
- AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / / /
- Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / / /
- NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking /
- TBlock - DNS Adblocking Client / CodeBerg
- YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows
- Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
- Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist /
- DNS Party - Encrypted DNS Profiles for Apple Devices
- Samsung Smart TV Adblock - Block Samsung Smart TV Ads
- Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server / /
- DNS Perf or NameBench - DNS Speed Tests
Linux Adblocking β
Mac Adblocking β
Android Adblocking β
iOS Adblocking β
Antivirus / Malware β
- /r/Antivirus Index - Antivirus Tools Index
- οΈ Site Legitimacy Check
- οΈ Virtual Machines
- AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware /
- Malwarebytes, 2 - Antivirus /
- Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities
- FMHY SafeGuard - Check Trusted Sites Easily
- BleepingComputer Forums, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative Forums - Malware Removal Forums / Note
- Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide /
- Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
- ESET - Antivirus /
- Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files /
- Triage or Cuckoo - Online Sandboxes
- No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools
- ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool
- ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings
- DefenderUI - Improved Windows Defender UI
File Scanners β
- The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools /
- VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner
- VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
- Microsoft Safety Scanner or Emsisoft Emergency Kit - On-demand AV Scanners
- Manalyzer - PE File Scanner /
- YARA - Malware Identification Tool /
- Winitor - EXE Malware Assessment
- pyWhat - Identify Anything /
- Grype - Container Images Vulnerability Scanner
- Jotti - Online File Scanner
- FileScan - Online File Scanner /
- Farbar / Guide - Local File Scanner
Privacy β
- οΈ SMS Verification Sites
- οΈ File Encryption
- οΈ Drive Formatting / File Deletion
- /r/Privacy, /r/TheHatedOne or /r/privatelife/ - Privacy Discussion, News & Tools
- Tails / / , Whonix / / or Qubes / - Privacy-Based Operating Systems
- O&O ShutUp10++ or W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools
- Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
- Frigate / , Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / / - Security Camera Systems
- Team Elite or Technet24 - Security Software / Translator
- Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources
- Surfer Protocol - Multi-platform User Data Exporter / /
- F-Secure Identity Theft Checker - Identity Theft Check
- PrivNote, SafeNote / , Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, burnmynote or OneTimeSecret / - Send Self-Destructing Messages
- chausies encrypt / , Steg Cloak or spammimic - Send Encrypted Text
- HiddenVM - Run an Oracle VM on TailsOS
- SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections
- If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents
Privacy Indexes β
- Privacy Guides - Educational Guide /
- Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security /
- Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide
- The New Oil - Educational Guide /
- No Trace - Educational Guide /
- The Hitchhikerβs Guide - Extensive Guide to Online Anonymity /
- Lissy93's Awesome Privacy / , Awesome Security Hardening or pluja's Awesome Privacy / - Privacy App / Service Lists
- Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide
- Ken Harris - Educational Guide /
- PrivSec - Educational Guide /
- AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog /
- Hostux - Privacy Tools / Git
- Privacy Settings - Privacy Setting Guides
- Privacy Not Included - Product Privacy Ratings
- EncryptedList - List of Encrypted Services/Apps /
- Awesome Vehicle Security - Vehicle Security Resources
Network Security β
- nekoray - DIY Privacy Network / /
- simplewall - Firewall / Network Monitor /
- Safing Portmaster - Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall / /
- DNSveil - DNS Client / Guide /
- I2P - Encrypted Private Network Layer / Guide /
- β XrayUIGroup - DIY Privacy Network /
- Fort - Firewall
- WFC - Firewall
Linux Privacy β
Mac Privacy β
Android Privacy β
iOS Privacy β
Web Privacy β
- Google Alt List, /r/degoogle, degoogle / or No More Google - Google App Alternatives
- οΈ Chat Service Comparisons
- οΈ Encrypted Messaging Apps / 2 / 3
- οΈ Encrypted XMPP Servers
- οΈ Encode / Decode URLs
- PrivacySpy / or ToS;DR / / - Sites Privacy Policies
- JustGetMyData - Links to Obtain Your Data from Websites /
- Cryptomator / , Boxcryptor or Tahoe-LAFS / - Cloud File Encryption
- FirefoxMonitor - Data Breach Check /
- BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / / or LeakPeek / - Data Breach Search Engines
- JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts /
- OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / / or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites
- DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher
- SimpleDiscordCrypt - Discord Message Encryption
- ssh-chat or Devzat - SSH Chat
- GPG Suite - Encrypt & Sign Data / Communications
- PeerTube - Decentralized Video Hosting / Tools /
- Redact - Delete Twitter / Reddit Data /
- tweetXer - Delete Twitter Posts
- delete-likes-from-twitter.md - Delete Twitter Likes / Favorites
- Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete
- Hyphanet - Browse / Publish Freenet Sites /
- mat2 / Web Version or Metadata Cleaner - Remove Metadata from Files /
Browser Privacy β
- οΈ Browser Comparisons
- Tor Browser, 2, 3 - Onion-Routed Browser
- Tor Resources - TG Downloads / / / /
- Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) /
- arkenfox - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI
- LibreWolf - Pre-tweaked Firefox Fork / Auto-Updater / CodeBerg /
- Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser /
- Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check
Password Privacy / 2FA β
- 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support /
- Ente Auth - All Platforms 2FA / /
- Aegis - Android 2FA /
- Stratum - Android 2FA /
- Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check
- Password Strength Chart / 2
- 2FAS - Android / iOS 2FA / /
- Mauth - Android 2FA
- FreeOTPPlus - Android 2FA
- KeePassXC - Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA / Guide /
- AuthMe - Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA /
- Yubioath - Windows / Android 2FA / YubiKeys /
- OTPClient - Linux 2FA
- 2FAuth - Self-Hosted Web Based 2FA /
- Sentinel - Android / iOS / Mac 2FA
- OTP Auth - iOS 2FA
- Tofu - iOS 2FA /
- Authenticator - Generate Two-Factor QR Codes /
- OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens
- steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes
- PasswordsGenerator - Secure Password Generator
- Intelligence X - Password Breach Check /
- psbdmp - Password Breach Check
- ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check
Email Privacy β
- οΈ Temp Mail Sites - Create Temporary / Throwaway Emails
- οΈ Email Aliasing - Create Permanent Anonymous Emails
- Have I Been Pwned? - Monitor Email Breaches
- Proton Mail - Encrypted Email / / /
- Tuta - Encrypted Email / /
- Disroot - Encrypted Email
- DNMX - Onion Based Email
- Mailvelope - Give Emails PGP Encryption /
- Email Privacy Tester - Email Privacy Test /
- SecLists - Security Mailing List Archive
Fingerprinting / Tracking β
- CanvasBlocker - Prevent Canvas Fingerprinting
- CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, Device Info, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData - Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests
- ClearURLs - Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites / /
- Webbkoll or Blacklight - Site Tracking Info
- Data Removal Guide - Remove Online Data
- GameIndustry - Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games
- BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net - IP Leak Tests
- JShelter - Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code
- Extension Detector - Extension Fingerprinting Tests /
- No-JS fingerprinting - Non-JavaScript Fingerprinting /
- Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier /
- AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links
- Simple Opt Out - Turn off Targeted Ads /
- Twitter Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from Twitter
Search Engines β
- Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons /
- Instance Scores or Searx Index - Searx Instance Indexes
- searx.space / Onion or searx.be - SearXNG Instances /
- Araa - Google (searches) / Qwant (images) / DDG (auto-completes) /
- DuckDuckGo - Own Crawler + Third Parties / Shortcuts, 2 /
- Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles - Searx Instances
- Whoogle - Whoogle Instance / Uses Google
- LibreY - Privacy Respecting Metasearch Engine
- 4get - Proxy Search Engine / Git
- Mojeek /
- Qwant - Uses Bing (partially) /
- Swisscows - Uses Bing
- YaCy - Decentralized /
- Startpage - Uses Google /
- Brave Search - Private Search
- ekoru - Uses Bing
- Gibiru - Uses Google
- SearXNG - Self-Hosted /
- Whoogle - Uses Google / Self-Hosted / Frontend
VPN β
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For torrenting, it's recommended to use a paid rather than free VPN. Free VPNs are only really useful for things like viewing sites blocked by your ISP / country.
- Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts
- VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Chart
- /r/VPNs - Discussion Forum
- Warp - Free VPN / Unlimited / CLI / Mobile Client / Desktop Client
- Windscribe - Has Free Plan / 10GB Monthly / /
- Proton VPN - No Torrenting with Free Plan / Unlimited / Config Generation / / /
- RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / Onion / / Config CLI Script
- AirVPN - Paid / Onion / /
- Mullvad VPN - Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning /
- IVPN - Paid / No Logging / Port Warning / /
- PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
- Bitmask - Free VPN / , 2
VPN Tools β
- οΈ Free VPN Configs
- How to Bind VPN to Client - Bind VPN to Client to Avoid ISP Letters
- WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Setup Guide / Tools / Web UI / Source Code
- WGDashboard - WireGuard Manager / /
- OpenVPN or tinc VPN / / - VPN Tunnels
- WireHole - Wireguard VPN with Adblocking Capabilities / Web UI
- VpnHood, IPsec VPN or Outline / / - Self-Hosted VPNs
- Self Hosted VPN - Pi-Hole + WireGuard on Google Cloud
- OpenConnect - SSL VPN / GUI /
- Gluetun - Docker through VPN
- Pritunl - VPN Server /
- Algo VPN - Cloud VPN /
- Amnezia - Self-Hosted VPN / / /
- VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot
Proxy β
Proxy Apps β
- Hola Proxy - Alternative Client for Hola Free Proxy Service
- Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension
- Censor Tracker / / , FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions
- Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy
- SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / - Local DNS Encryption Proxy
- Blocky - DNS Proxy /
- Proxifier - Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Keys
- wireproxy - WireGuard as proxy
- Hiddify - Auto-Proxy Client / /
- Nginx Proxy Manager - Self-Hosted Proxy Server / /
- Ultraviolet / or Metallic - Self-Hosted Proxy Websites
- 1337x Proxy - 1337x Proxy Guide / Example
- Titanium Network - Proxy Developer / Instances /
Proxy Sites β
- οΈ Proxy Lists
- οΈ Piracy Site Proxies
- Incognito
- Blockaway
- Alu /
- Holy Unblocker /
- ProxySite /
- hide.me /
- SSLSecureProxy
- HideIP
- 4everproxy
- Free Proxy
- Free Proxy Servers
- CroxyProxy, 2
- Proxy Site, 2
- proxysite.one
- ProxyOf2
- Proxy URLs
- Sitenable
- PlainProxies /
- Proxyium
- Google Translate / Explanation, 2
- Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper, WhatIsMyProxy or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
- CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker
Anti-Censorship β
- Censorship Bypass Guide - Censorship Bypass Guide
- No Thought is a Crime - Internet Censorship Discussion
- zapret, GoodbyeDPI / GUI, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - DPI Circumvention Local Proxies
- Shadowsocks - Proxy Client and Self-Hosted Server / Free Servers, 2, 3 /
- Psiphon - Anti-Censorship Proxy / VPN /
- Lantern - Anti-Censorship Proxy / Slowed Past 250mb /
- FreeSocks - Shadowsocks Proxies /
- Hi!Load VPN - Censorship Resistant Proxies / 30GB per month / No Torrenting / Support
- Hysteria - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / /
- Project X - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / , 2
- sing-box - Anti-Censorship Client / β /