What is this?
anti-AD is a curated ad-blocking and privacy filter list for the Chinese internet, built by merging and deduplicating major hosts/EasyList/adblock lists to block ads, telemetry and tracking domains at the network level.
anti-AD is a curated ad-blocking and privacy filter list for the Chinese internet, built by merging and deduplicating major hosts/EasyList/adblock lists to block ads, telemetry and tracking domains at the network level.Is this an app I install, or just a filter list?It is not an application - it is a set of ready-made rule files generated by merging hosts, ad filter lists and adblock lists, which you point your existing blocker or router tool at.
It is not an application - it is a set of ready-made rule files generated by merging hosts, ad filter lists and adblock lists, which you point your existing blocker or router tool at.How do I actually use it with my tool?Pick the file matching your tool from the README table, e.g. anti-ad-easylist.txt for AdGuardHome, anti-ad-surge.txt/surge2.txt for Surge, anti-ad-clash.yaml for Clash, anti-ad-domains.txt for Pi-Hole, adblock-for-dnsmasq.conf for dnsmasq, anti-ad-sing-box.srs for sing-box and mihomo.mrs for mihomo, then add the given official/raw URL as a subscription in that tool.
Pick the file matching your tool from the README table, e.g. anti-ad-easylist.txt for AdGuardHome, anti-ad-surge.txt/surge2.txt for Surge, anti-ad-clash.yaml for Clash, anti-ad-domains.txt for Pi-Hole, adblock-for-dnsmasq.conf for dnsmasq, anti-ad-sing-box.srs for sing-box and mihomo.mrs for mihomo, then add the given official/raw URL as a subscription in that tool.Does the same file work in every blocker?No - anti-ad-easylist.txt contains regex rules meant for AdGuardHome's DNS-level filtering, and using it in AdGuard or uBlock Origin (which match full URL paths) can incorrectly block legitimate URLs.
No - anti-ad-easylist.txt contains regex rules meant for AdGuardHome's DNS-level filtering, and using it in AdGuard or uBlock Origin (which match full URL paths) can incorrectly block legitimate URLs.How often is anti-AD updated?It ships continuous updates through GitHub Actions auto-build, and a public version history (e.g. v4.5.0 through v4.5.2) documents rule and tooling changes over time.
It ships continuous updates through GitHub Actions auto-build, and a public version history (e.g. v4.5.0 through v4.5.2) documents rule and tooling changes over time.Where do the blocking rules come from?Rules are merged from major upstream projects like EasyList, AdGuard filters, NeoHosts and AWAvenue-Ads-Rule, plus domains that users report through GitHub issues.
Rules are merged from major upstream projects like EasyList, AdGuard filters, NeoHosts and AWAvenue-Ads-Rule, plus domains that users report through GitHub issues.What happens if a blocked domain is also used for something legitimate?The project keeps a separate list of disputed domains with notes, so users can manually choose to allow or keep blocking them instead of risking breakage.
The project keeps a separate list of disputed domains with notes, so users can manually choose to allow or keep blocking them instead of risking breakage.How do I report a false positive or missed ad?You open a GitHub issue on the repository, or join the project's QQ group (716981535) for more real-time discussion.
You open a GitHub issue on the repository, or join the project's QQ group (716981535) for more real-time discussion.What are similar projects?v2ray-rules-dat, clash-rules, dns-blocklists, pi-hole, v2rayfree, hosts, ddgksf2013, panda-vpn-pro
v2ray-rules-dat, clash-rules, dns-blocklists, pi-hole, v2rayfree, hosts, ddgksf2013, panda-vpn-pro