uBlock Origin

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uBlock Origin

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Basic data

Maintainer Raymond Hill
Publishing year 2014
Current  version 1.29.0
( August 9, 2020 )
operating system platform independent
programming language JavaScript
category Web filter / ad blocker
License GPL v3
German speaking Yes
uBlock Origin

Origin ublock is a free , cross-platform web browser - Plug-in filtering tools such as, inter alia, for example, advertising , web tracking or Malvertising . It is a further development of the now discontinued uBlock (formerly µBlock). uBlock Origin is available for different browsers such as different versions of Mozilla Firefox , Google Chrome , Opera , Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari .

Development history

uBlock

Logo from uBlock

uBlock was developed in 2014 by Raymond Hill on the code base of HTTP Switchboard . In April 2015, Hill handed over development to Chris Aljoudi. uBlock was only sporadically developed from August 2015 to March 2018.

In June 2018, the uBlock.org website was taken over by the AdBlock team . It was announced that uBlock would see changes in the next few months.

uBlock Origin

Raymond Hill, the original developer of uBlock, began developing a spin-off from uBlock called uBlock Origin with a slightly different set of functions shortly after handing in the project on April 1, 2015 . New features include privacy protection and the ability to synchronize settings and filter rules between different computers using the synchronization services provided by some browsers, such as Firefox Sync . The first release as uBlock Origin took place on April 11, 2015. Initially, the spelling “uBlock₀” was also chosen, with the subscript zero symbolizing the “O” of “Origin”.

Range of functions

uBlock Origin supports the filter syntax of the widely used ad blocker Adblock Plus . This means that the same filter lists can be used. However, there is no predefined display of so-called acceptable ads via whitelist . In the standard installation, filter lists for blocking advertising, web tracking and websites with malware are activated.

Compared to Adblock Plus, uBlock Origin and its predecessor uBlock, according to our own analysis, require significantly less memory and CPU cycles with a comparable range of functions.

Releases (selection)

  • uBlock 0.1.0 in June 2014 (initial release as uBlock )
  • uBlock 0.5.0 in August 2014
  • uBlock Origin 0.9.4 in April 2015 (first release as uBlock Origin )
  • uBlock Origin 1.0.0 in July 2015
  • uBlock Origin 1.5.0 in December 2015
  • uBlock Origin 1.10.0 in November 2016
  • uBlock Origin 1.15.0 in January 2018
  • uBlock Origin 1.20.0 in June 2019

reception

Due to the higher efficiency of ublock developers gave Adblock Edge , a popular Adblock Plus - Fork , known in the spring of 2015 to stop their project.

uBlock Origin was named “Addon of the Month” for May 2016 by Mozilla. Since then uBlock Origin has been one of 94 out of around half a million selected or particularly recommended extensions for Firefox and, based on the number of users, ranks first out of over 2000 extensions Data protection and security.

The Chrome version had over 6 million daily users at the end of 2016 and the Firefox version more than 2 million daily users. According to a comScore analysis , uBlock Origin was the fastest growing ad blocker between November 2014 and August 2015, with a growth rate of over 800%. This was in part attributed to users' preference for an ad blocker without acceptable ads .

In a security advisor, the SWR recommended the use of the uBlock Origin extension, as this can also block websites with malicious programs through appropriately preset filter lists.

In September 2017, Stiftung Warentest examined the ten most popular programs for blocking online trackers . Warentest had the "best experiences" with uBlock Origin, which successfully blocks 77 percent of all online trackers and is easy to use.

Web links

  • uBlock Origin on GitHub
  • uBlock Origin Wiki contains a list under "Quick Guide" with links to explanations of various functions and display elements (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release 1.29.0 . August 9, 2020 (accessed August 16, 2020).
  2. ↑ Martin Brinkmann: uBlock for Chrome is a resource-friendly adblocker by the HTTP Switchboard author. In: ghacks.net. June 24, 2014, accessed February 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): Update README.md. In: github.com. April 4, 2015, accessed October 10, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Chris Aljoudi: Last Commits from uBlock. In: uBlock. GitHub, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ uBlock update. uBlock Homepage, June 12, 2018, accessed on December 2, 2018 .
  6. ↑ To Update on uBlock. uBlock acquired by the team of AdBlock. uBlock Homepage, accessed on December 3, 2018 (English).
  7. ↑ Raymond Hill (gorhill), Chris Aljoudi et al .: threads was handed over in the course ublock. In: Safari: minor code fix - comments on commit. GitHub , April 1, 2015, accessed June 23, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Martin Brinkmann: Official uBlock Origin add-on lands for Firefox. In: ghacks.net. April 25, 2015, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  9. ↑ uBlock vs. uBlock Origin: what's the difference? In: FAQ. uBlock, archived from the original on February 12, 2017 ; accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b gorhill (Raymond Hill): uBlock release 0.9.4. GitHub , April 11, 2015, accessed April 7, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Felix Eckhofer: Update README.md. Commit 353ce96c. In: tribute. Retrieved June 23, 2019 (English, for example, shows version difference with 14 changes from "uBlock" to "uBlock₀").
  12. ↑ uBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared. In: github.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
  13. ↑ uBlock wiki: Performance. In: github.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015 .
  14. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): ublock release 0.1.0. In: Change log. GitHub , June 23, 2014, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  15. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): ublock release 0.5.0. GitHub , August 21, 2014, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  16. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): ublock release 1.0.0. GitHub , July 18, 2015, accessed April 7, 2017 .
  17. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): ublock release 1.5.0. GitHub , December 26, 2015, accessed April 7, 2017 .
  18. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): ublock release 1.10.0. GitHub , November 28, 2016, accessed April 7, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Gorhill (Raymond Hill): uBlock release 1.15.0. GitHub , January 31, 2018, accessed February 4, 2018 .
  20. ↑ gorhill (Raymond Hill): uBlock release 1.20.0. GitHub , June 14, 2019, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Martin Brinkmann: Popular Adblock Plus fork Adblock Edge to be discontinued. In: ghack.net. Retrieved April 13, 2015 .
  22. ↑ May 2016 Featured Add-ons. In: mozilla.org. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Internal search: 94 recommended extensions found. In: Firefox Browser ADD_ONS. Mozilla, November 26, 2019, accessed November 26, 2019 .
  24. ↑ Internal search: 2,071 enhancements found in data protection & security. In: Firefox Browser ADD_ONS. Mozilla, November 26, 2019, accessed November 26, 2019 .
  25. ↑ uBlock Origin statistics. In: google.com. Chrome Web Store, accessed October 10, 2017 .
  26. ↑ uBlock Origin Firefox Statistics. In: mozilla.org. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
  27. ^ The state of ad blocking - September 2015. In: slideshare.net. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
  28. ^ The Ad Blocker Landscape: What You Need To Know Today. In: marketingland.com. Marketing Land, accessed December 8, 2016 .
  29. ↑ Stefan Leibfarth, Werner Volmari: Five golden rules for online security. In: SWR4 . December 6, 2016, archived from the original on October 11, 2017 ; Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
  30. ↑ Tracking: How our surfing behavior is monitored - and what helps against it. In: test.de. Stiftung Warentest , September 14, 2017, accessed on September 23, 2017 .