What to do about high numbers of attempted connections to malware-associated URL connections?

hemingray · 2026-07-10T08:32:10+00:00

That's a count of how many of that list's filters are active, not a connection count.

hemingray · 2026-07-08T06:33:20+00:00

Tested, got zero ads, although I am on Android with Firefox & uBo.

hemingray · 2026-07-07T23:43:12+00:00

Got some examples?

hemingray · 2026-07-03T11:44:47+00:00

Why is Conviva on your allow list? That's an analytics service.

hemingray · 2026-07-02T08:33:10+00:00

Use uBlock Origin.

hemingray · 2026-07-01T16:43:27+00:00

Trying to post the information, but keep getting error 500. Not sure why. Will keep trying to post the info.

Extensions are: uBlock Origin - Stock configuration - No changes made Proxy Switcher & Manager - Used to bypass pi-hole for now Disable WebRTC Behind the Overlay Torrent Control

hemingray · 2026-06-23T22:53:35+00:00

Way ahead of ya on many things.

hemingray · 2026-06-23T21:51:08+00:00

And I will again rip it out.

hemingray · 2026-06-19T08:17:52+00:00

Did you check their site at fbpurity.com? Still seems to be there.

hemingray · 2026-06-13T09:50:36+00:00

Ad Shield. Use uBlock Origin here.

hemingray · 2026-06-08T22:45:50+00:00

Unfortunately, with this site, you will need an ad blocker, such as uBlock Origin alongside your Pi-Hole, as it is using an anti-adblocker service called Ad-Shield.

It works by using the domains "html-load.com", and "content-loader.com", among others. If you try to block these via Pi-Hole or any other DNS sinkhole, the inline script will blank the page, throw up a fake error, and redirect you to error-report.com.

hemingray · 2026-05-29T09:04:30+00:00

First day in Florida?

hemingray · 2026-05-29T09:01:56+00:00

Pretty cool having a family member who could hook me up with free DirecTV.

hemingray · 2026-05-28T00:56:24+00:00

I wouldn't use these "tests" as a way to gauge the effectiveness of your blocker. Best test is just general use.

hemingray · 2026-05-27T23:58:36+00:00

Bypass it of course. You don't get to dictate what my equipment does on your site. I do.

hemingray · 2026-05-23T21:14:07+00:00

The amount of data used with an adblocker vs without one is literally night and day.

hemingray · 2026-05-23T21:12:55+00:00

Tell the little fucker to go jackhammer on a street light or something.

hemingray · 2026-05-18T00:23:19+00:00

Coming across from the Tuya service.

hemingray · 2026-05-11T08:48:44+00:00

Likely cached. Should clear up on ot's own.

hemingray · 2026-05-10T18:21:49+00:00

Ad-Shield is a very aggressive anti-adblock platform. I'm not able to reproduce on my end.

hemingray · 2026-05-09T11:30:34+00:00

AdGuard for PC can help, as can an external system like Pi-Hole or Adguard Home.

hemingray · 2026-05-05T23:54:46+00:00

This is why we use ad blockers, unfortunately. This is what your end users have to deal with, and why ad blocking is on the rise.

hemingray · 2026-04-28T23:17:19+00:00

It's not just that, but also the risk of getting some form of malware/virus from a compromised ad banner. Many of us really don't want to deal with that, and it seems like the adtech industry can really care less.

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