AdHell3 Set-Up Tutorial
Came across this slide about Adhell3, Thought it could help a few people, Quite easy to follow as it's a picture guide
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eqle_J06ByxdWkj0Gvmz2TgoZLnzVIx0T_qEENFVxVk/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks. I've not come across that filter list mentioned in the deck :
https://filterlists.com
AT3k [OP] 2 points · Jan 2019
Yeah, I use quite a few from it, Fanboy Ultimate is a good one
OneObi 2 points · Jan 2019
Cheers I'll give that one a go.
AT3k [OP] 2 points · Jan 2019
Let me know if you need help adding it to AdHell
OneObi 1 points · Jan 2019
Cheers. I've managed to add that one manually.
AT3k [OP] 2 points · Jan 2019
Don't forget to re-enable "Domain Rules"
OneObi 2 points · Jan 2019
I did and watched it count upwards. That list is much larger than the default one which fills me with confidence!
Citizen_V 5 points · Jan 2019
Larger lists aren't necessarily better. The reason the original list is so small, comparatively, is because it was optimized for AdHell and Knox. The other hosts lists aren't. They're focused on PCs.
Knox is able to take advantage of wildcards, whereas hosts lists can't so you can typically trim down a host list by thousands just by the inclusion of wildcards. Many hosts lists also don't prune dead or non-responsive domains, which can easily account for 10-20% of the count as well.
The default host list also strives to be under 15K which is the 'max' can handle Knox. We're only able to get up to ~100k because of a workaround.
There are benefits of using lists on that site, but most of the domains you're adding are probably redundant. I'm not discouraging the use of them though. I just want to clarify it's not a straight upgrade and there are downsides.
EDIT: I forgot that that site also has filter lists. Those are on the opposite spectrum, where they're meant for extensions like uBlock Origin that can handle more than what Knox can. Extensions like those can filter specific elements of webpages, while Knox can only block (sub)domains. AdHell 3 can parse these lists, but it's not perfect and you may end up with false positives.
OneObi 2 points · Jan 2019
Thanks for the insight. I remember reading about the list being optimised when I first installed adhell. I know I had to unblock a couple of domains that weren't working so I suspect I'll need to do the same.
It's good to have choices :)
Citizen_V 2 points · Jan 2019
Yeah, that's a downside of wildcards. Lots of possibilitiy for false positives there too.
I agree about choices. That's what kept me from using Disconnect Pro.
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CCJ22 2 points · Feb 2019
So I'm reading what you wrote above. To confirm, the list included in the apk is optimized. So, would you agree it's pointless for us on adhell3 to even bother with adding other adbock .txt list files?
I'm asking cause blokada was the shit. It blocked everything. But I can no longer have a VPN based adblocker. Since I'm needing a true VPN (nord).
But I'm in adhell3 now going on 28 hours and fuck me does it let more ads than I assumed it would.
Which led me down a Google rabbit hole of lists to add, & thus here to read the my search & edits would be in vain since the original list is already optimized.
Thoughts?
Citizen_V 2 points · Feb 2019
I wouldn't say it's pointless. The included list is indeed optimized but it only pulls from a select amount of sources. Adding more sources could potentially help. It's just more difficult than finding the largest list there is and adding it.
Where are you seeing the increase in ads? Overall in all apps, or just specific ones?
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Spendtosave 1 points · Jan 2019
How do I add fanboy's ultimate to my domains?
AT3k [OP] 2 points · Jan 2019
https://fanboy.co.nz/r/fanboy-ultimate.txt
Add it to, Domains -> Add Button -> Paste
Spendtosave 1 points · Jan 2019
Thank you! Wow that was easy! Lol I feel stupid for asking the dumb question.
AT3k [OP] 1 points · Jan 2019
It's fine, just remember to reactivate Domain Rules on the home page