Adblocking / Privacy
Adblocking, Privacy, VPNs, Proxies, Antiviruses
Adblocking
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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.
- ️ Spotify Adblockers
- ️ Twitch Adblockers
- ️ Bypass URL Redirects
- ️ Bypass Article Paywalls
- uBlock Origin, uBO Lite (mv3) or AdGuard - Adblockers / Redundant Extensions
- Report Issues - uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList
- SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / / /
- SponsorBlock Tools - Bookmarklet / Script / Database / Chromecast
- Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
- Popup Blocker (strict), Popupblocker All or PopUpOFF - Popup Blockers / Script
- BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays
- BilibiliSponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Bilibili Ads
Adblock Filters
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Always check extra uBO filters in settings before trying third-party filter lists.
- LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules
- Hagezi Blocklists - Blocklist Collection
- FilterLists - Filter / Host List Directory
- FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter
DNS Adblocking
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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
- ️ DNS Filters / Blocklists
- ️ Free DNS Resolvers
- Pi-Hole - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / / /
- Pi-Hole Tools - Filters / Tray App
- AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-AdGuard / / / /
- Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension /
- YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows
- NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Video
- LibreDNS - DNS Adblocking /
- Tiarap - DNS Adblocking /
- Blocky - DNS Adblocking /
- AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / / /
- Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / / /
- NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking /
- TBlock - DNS Adblocking Client /
- Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
- Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist /
- Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server / /
- DNS Speed Test / , DNS Perf or NameBench - DNS Speed Tests
Linux Adblocking
Mac Adblocking
Android Adblocking
iOS Adblocking
Antivirus / Anti-Malware
- r/Antivirus Index - Antivirus Tool Index
- ️ Virtual Machines
- Malwarebytes / or ESET - Antivirus
- AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware /
- Triage or Cuckoo - Online Sandboxes
- Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities
- FMHY SafeGuard - Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted
- FMHY LinkSafe Guard - Shows if Site is Trusted / Untrusted on Web Results
- BleepingComputer, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative - Malware Removal Forums / Note
- Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide /
- Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
- Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files /
- SquareX - Browser Sandbox
- No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools
- ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool
- ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings
File Scanners
- The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools /
- VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner
- VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
- Microsoft Safety Scanner - On-demand AV Scanner
- 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.io or MetaDefender Cloud - Online File Scanner / /
- Farbar / Guide - Local File Scanner
Site Legitimacy Check
Privacy
- ️ SMS Verification Sites
- ️ File Encryption
- ️ Drive Formatting / File Deletion
- Tails / / , Whonix / / or Qubes / - Privacy-Based Operating Systems
- r/Privacy, r/TheHatedOne or r/privatelife - Privacy Discussion / Forums
- W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools
- Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
- Agent DVR / , Frigate / , Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / / - Security Camera Systems
- Team Elite - Security Software
- YourDigitalRights - Get Organizations to Delete Your Personal Data
- 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 /
- GnuPG - Data / Communication Encryption Tool / Installer
- PrivNote, SafeNote / , Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, Burn My Note or OneTimeSecret / - Send Self-Destructing Messages
- Steg Cloak or spammimic - Send Encrypted Text
- Forensic Focus - Digital Forensics Discussion Forums
- HiddenVM - VirtualBox for TailsOS
- SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections
- If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents
Privacy Indexes
- Privacy Guides - Educational Guide / Matrix /
- Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide
- The New Oil - Educational Guide /
- No Trace - Educational Guide /
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide - Extensive Guide to Online Anonymity /
- Consumer Rights Wiki - Documents Practices That Impact Consumer Rights
- Lissy93's Awesome Privacy / , Awesome Security Hardening or pluja's Awesome Privacy / - Privacy App / Service Lists
- Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide
- OPSEC guide - Educational Guide
- Ken Harris - Educational Guide
- PrivSec - Educational Guide /
- Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security /
- AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog /
- Hostux - Privacy Tools /
- 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
- Safing Portmaster - Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall / /
- DNSveil - DNS Client /
- I2P - Encrypted Private Network Layer / Guide /
- XrayUIGroup - DIY Privacy Network /
- Simplewall - Firewall
- Fort - Firewall
- WFC - Firewall
Linux Privacy
Mac Privacy
Android Privacy
iOS Privacy
Web Privacy
- Google Alt List, r/degoogle or No More Google - Google App Alternatives
- ️ Encode / Decode URLs
- PrivacySpy / or ToS;DR / / - Sites Privacy Policies
- JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts /
- OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / / or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites
- DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher
- PeerTube - Decentralized Video Hosting / Tools /
- tweetXer - Delete X.com Posts
- delete-likes-from-x-com.md - Delete X.com Likes / Favorites
- Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete
- Hyphanet - Browse / Publish Freenet Sites /
- mat2 - Remove Metadata from Files / Web Version
Browser Privacy
- Browser Privacy Guides - Browser Privacy / Setup Guides
- ️ Browser Comparisons
- ️ Android Privacy Browsers
- Tor Browser, 2 - Onion-Routed Browser / TG Downloads / Bridges / /
- Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) /
- arkenfox - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI / Warning
- Phoenix - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Warning /
- LibreWolf - Custom Privacy-Focused Firefox / Auto-Updater / /
- Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser / /
- Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check
Password Privacy / 2FA
- 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support /
- ️ Password Managers
- Ente Auth - 2FA / All Platforms / /
- Aegis - 2FA / / /
- Stratum - 2FA / /
- Password Strength Chart
- 2FAS - 2FA / / /
- Mauth - 2FA /
- FreeOTPPlus - 2FA /
- KeePassXC - 2FA / / Guide /
- AuthMe - 2FA / /
- Yubioath - 2FA / YubiKey Support / /
- OTPClient - 2FA /
- Sentinel - 2FA /
- OTP Auth - 2FA /
- Tofu - 2FA / /
- Authenticator - 2FA Browser Extension /
- 2FAuth - Self-Hosted / /
- VaultWarden - Unofficial Bitwarden Server Backend / Self-Hosted
- OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens
- steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes
Encrypted Messengers
- Eylenburg Comparisons, SecuChart, Messenger-Matrix or Secure Messaging Apps - Chat App Indexes / Comparisons
- SimpleX - All Platforms /
- Signal - All Platforms / Phone # Required / or Molly /
- Briar / /
- Matrix / Mod Bot / Clients / Resources / Servers, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Wire - All Platforms / Phone # Required /
- Session - All Platforms /
- Keybase - All Platforms /
- Jami - All Platforms /
- Tox / or qTox / - All Platforms
- Linphone - All Platforms /
- Berty / /
- Ricochet Refresh / /
- Cwtch / /
- Status / /
- Damus or MySudo /
- Databag - Self-Hosted / /
- ssh-chat or Devzat - SSH Chat
Email Privacy
- ️ Temp Mail Sites - Create Temporary / Throwaway Emails
- ️ Email Aliasing - Create Permanent Anonymous Emails
- 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
Data Breach Monitoring
- Have I Been Pwned? - Monitor Email Breaches /
- Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check
- Mozilla Monitor - Data Breach Check / Sign-up Required /
- BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / / or LeakPeek / - Data Breach Search Engines
- Intelligence X - Password Breach Check /
- ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check
- BreachDetective - Password Breach Check
Fingerprinting / Tracking
- CanvasBlocker - Prevent Canvas Fingerprinting
- CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, 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 /
- Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier /
- AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links
- Simple Opt Out - Turn off Targeted Ads /
- X.com Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from X.com
Search Engines
- Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons /
- Instance Scores or Searx Index - Searx Instance Indexes
- FMHY Searx or searx.space / - SearXNG Instances / Metasearch / Matrix /
- Brave Search - Independent
- DuckDuckGo - Metasearch / Bing Based / Shortcuts, 2 /
- Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles - Searx Instances / Metasearch
- 4get - Metasearch /
- Mojeek - Independent /
- YaCy - Decentralized / P2P Independant /
- Startpage - Google Based /
- SearXNG - Self-Hosted / Metasearch /
VPN
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Outside of WARP it's generally best to use a paid VPN, especially if you have privacy or speed in mind. Free VPNs are mostly useful for things like unblocking websites.
- Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts
- VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Map
- WARP - Free / Unlimited / Wireguard / Alt Client
- Windscribe - Free / 10GB Monthly / /
- Proton VPN - No Torrenting with Free Plan / Unlimited / Wireguard / / /
- RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / OpenVPN /
- AirVPN - Paid / / /
- Mullvad VPN - Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning / /
- IVPN - Paid / No Logging / Port Warning / /
- PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
- Calyx VPN - Free / Unlimited
VPN Tools
- ️ Free VPN Configs
- VPN Binding Guide - Bind VPN to Torrent Client to Avoid ISP Letters
- WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Guide / Web UI /
- Tailscale, NetBird or ZeroTier - Secure Network VPN
- Nebula or Headscale - Self-Hosted Secure Network VPN
- WGDashboard - WireGuard and Amnezia Manager / / /
- WireSock or Tunnl - WireGuard Split Tunneling Clients
- Cloudflare Tunnels - VPN Tunnel / WireGuard
- OpenVPN - VPN Tunnel
- tinc VPN - VPN Tunnel / /
- 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, 2 - Self-Hosted VPN / / /
- VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot
Proxy
Proxy Apps
- v2rayN - V2Ray / Shadowsocks / Hysteria / Naive / Proxy Client /
- Hola Proxy - Alternative Client for Hola Free Proxy Service / Privacy Note
- Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension
- Censor Tracker / / , SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions
- Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy
- SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / - Local DNS Encryption Proxy
- Proxifier - Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Keys
- wireproxy - WireGuard as Proxy
- Hiddify - V2Ray / Shadowsocks / Wireguard / SSH Client / /
- Scramjet / or Nebula - Open Source Web Proxy
- Nginx Proxy Manager - Self-Hosted Reverse Proxy UI / /
- Titanium Network - Proxy Developer / Instances /
Proxy Sites
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Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They're useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.
- ️ Proxy Lists
- Holy Unblocker /
- SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3
- ProxyOf2
- Phantom /
- Reflect4, CroxyProxy or Blockaway
- Delusionz /
- ProxyPal /
- Proxyium
- Szvy Central, 2, 3, 4
- Google Translate / Explanation, 2
- Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
- CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker
- Knaben.info - Torrent Site Proxies
Anti-Censorship
- ️ Great Firewall Bypass
- Censorship Bypass Guide - Censorship Bypass Guide
- No Thought is a Crime or Net4people - Censorship Discussion
- sing-box - Anti-Censorship Client / Server Core / /
- zapret, GoodbyeDPI, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - DPI Circumvention Local Proxies
- 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 - Speed-Focused Censorship Bypass Proxy / /
- Project X - Anti-Censorship Client / Server Core / , 2
- Shadowsocks - Simple Proxy Protocol to Bypass Censorship / Free Servers, 2, 3 /