DNS66 blocks advertisements on Android by intercepting DNS requests using Android's VPN layer and blocking requests for blacklisted hosts.
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Hostsblock Alternatives
Hostsblock is described as 'Bash script for Linux designed to take advantage of the HOSTS file available in all operating systems to provide system-wide blocking of internet advertisements, malicious domains, trackers, and other undesirable content' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hostsblock for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Google Chrome, Windows, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Hostsblock alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hostsblock are Adblock Plus, SponsorBlock, AdGuard and NextDNS.
Alternatives list
- 23 DNS66 alternatives
Effectively blocks ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, and popups across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ensuring cleaner, faster web pages. It improves battery life, reduces data use, updates its blocklist twice weekly, and is fully accessible, focusing on user privacy.
65 Bluhell Firewall alternativesAll we know the availability of popular AdBlockers lying around... but frankly, these are too bloated with several features and options which most of us don't use beyond the defaults. So, this extension was made for those of us who don't care about all that stuff but...
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Discontinued
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- Google Chrome
- Firefox
personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java. It hooks into the domain name (DNS) resolution and returns the loopback address for filtered hosts.
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A fundamental re-design of user Data Privacy. Your multi-tool for online protection. So easy your grandma could use it. Costs less than a cup of coffee per year.
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Based on DNS66, this projects aims to continue the goals of the original app with modern Android development practices.
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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
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- Windows
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Yandex Browser
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
BlockBear is a really simple, often adorable app that blocks ads and protects your privacy from within Safari.
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hBlock is a POSIX-compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources and creates a hosts file (alternative formats are also supported) that prevents your system from connecting to...
AdClear is the premier non-root adblocker for Android users. AdClear’s technology filters out advertisers before they invade your browsing or app experience.
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15 BLOCK THIS! alternativesBlock This 3.0 is a FREE and Open Source ad blocker for Android that works in all apps and browsers! It provides the additional benefits of malware protection, increased browsing speed and reduction of mobile data traffic.
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