Amigafever

Yes, this is the latest version from AstroSkipper. Perhaps you could consider porting over the security-related patches that were recently implemented?

This is quite an interesting area, the uc.js stuff. I don't use any of the above browsers but I'd still love to see your efforts and new scripts. In general, I prefer to avoid using them since they are a bit hacky and cumbersome to handle, but the power and potential of these cannot be ignored.

Most probably the "Legacy" version, as compared to the WebExtension. As an end user, I wouldn't say there's much difference. They both block content excellently. Yes, the WebExtension is newer, more optimized and maintained but with careful filterlist selections, you can achieve excellent results with "Legacy" too. I might even assume that due to its XUL nature, "Legacy" could have some tricks under its sleeve that the WebExtension doesn't, but this is just an assumption. The latest MV3 version aka uBO Lite, is the one to avoid: Less power, less features, as dictated by Google.

Don't use both at the same time. Select which one your prefer, and use that one. If you don't know the difference between them, it's not difficult to find out. "Optimized" does not have the same meaning on all filterlists that offer such a version. And it doesn't automatically mean it's "better".

I've been meaning to look at custom buttons and your related links, but still haven't managed to. Don't stop posting about them! Unless of course it takes up a lot of your time.

I've had zero issues with either yours, or AstroSkipper's version. They work perfectly. Filterlists remain the most important ingredient for now and I don't feel uBO Legacy is superseded in a substantial way. If you want/need something more "modern", why not try AdGuard for Windows, assuming you are on Windows? Should work on ALL browsers, since it's not a browser extension.

Did you like it in the end? It seems to work quite well.

Hello again. Pale Moon 33.3.0 enables DNS prefetching by default. However, that now clashes with the default uBO setting "Disable pre-fetching (to prevent any connection for blocked network requests)" which disables it in the browser every time. Perhaps it's worth considering disabling that default setting in uBO. In any case, the user can still make a choice. More info here: uBlock Origin will interfere with your DNS prefetching setting

The userscript links are at the bottom of their main page, which is displayed normally in Pale Moon. The filterlist links are also on the same page. Indeed, that web "file manager" does not seem to work on Pale Moon but all needed links are on the main page.

The Bypass Paywalls Clean filter has stopped working. I'm guessing their account has been taken down, again. They have moved here.

Reported and fixed.

That workaround works nicolaasjan, thanks (Pale Moon). Is it meant to enforce an IPv4 connection? As for Android, there's really no need to mess with those hacks. The GitHub mirrors are perfectly fine. If that website doesn't fix its web config, perhaps it's worth considering changing the main filterlist URL?

Thanks for the extra info, VistaLover! Firefox seems to somehow circumvent this bad server configuration issue.

Update: I think I've found the culprit. Turns out that after disabling the VPN, I was still unable to connect to void.gr which hosts this filterlist. So, I went into the Network Connection properties and disabled IPv6. This solves it. Can't understand though why this issue suddenly emerged. I didn't change anything recently and IPv6 was always enabled there. Perhaps something is going on with the router.

Thanks, I tried other DNS servers: didn't work. I then enabled the VPN: it worked. Turned off VPN: still works. Weird glitch. Still unreachable in Android device. I'll also try a router restart. I don't think there's another local filterlist. I will post if I find something. For languages/countries not having separate AdGuard filterlists, the AdGuard main filterlist does include several neatly separated entries. Search for "NOTE: " (no quotes) and you will see them.

Ok, for some unknown reason my Pale Moon cannot reach void.gr. Already tried flushing DNS and clearing history/cookies. I'll just use the githubusercontent.com URL as a custom list for now. edit: my Android device cannot reach it either. But desktop Firefox can. Perhaps they are using some over-zealous security configuration.

Thanks for checking. That link does not work here on Pale Moon, but it works on Firefox.

Something unusual seems to be going on with the Greek AdBlock Filter (included in the Regions, languages section). The link to the filterlist stopped working since a few days. It also stopped working on Firefox/WebExtension (same link). As of today however, it works on FF again but not on UXP browsers/uBO Legacy. This alternative URL found on filterlists.com seems to work fine. Not sure why this happens.

Good tip! I think the filterlist+userscript(s) are actually meant to be used together, even though unfortunately this combination remains somewhat less powerful than their browser extension. It mostly works fine though.

Yes, you are most probably right. I recall this being a newer feature. Good thing we have two excellent extensions (that I know of) to deal with this: CleanLinks2 and Pure URL

Not sure how this test is supposed to work. It always shows the URL you posted, with no extra parameters. This also occurs on a clean profile, with no extensions installed. It's always a blank page with the text: "Look in the URL bar for the presence of a query string parameter."... and just the clean URL.

Thanks. I guess this is good news, since removing tracking parameters isn't strictly ad-blocking, right? It's important, yes, but at least we can rest assured for now, that ads won't suddenly start appearing on us and that uBO Legacy still remains extremely effective, notwithstanding running behind the WebExtension. Update: perhaps we should contact AdGuard to provide compatible filters.

Is there a particular feature from the WebExtension that stands out in those invalid -for uBO Legacy- entries? In other words: is there a particular feature that should be clearly the first one to be ported over to uBO Legacy? Or it's a complex combination of features, and we cannot easily pick one out?

What are we looking for? I didn't notice any particular warnings about filterlist incompatibilities.

I've noticed this too, however I'm not sure if it's really worth it. This procedure will indeed reduce its size at first, but it will very soon increase back to its usual, larger size which in my case is around 80MB. Not sure how soon that is, but it usually doesn't take more than a day.