AdNauseam

Name: AdNauseam
Rating: 4.5805 (677 reviews)
Author: Daniel Howe

By: Daniel Howe

Blocking ads and fighting back against advertising surveillance.

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Features & Capabilities

AdNauseam is a powerful Chrome extension designed to block online advertisements and protect users from advertising surveillance. Not only does it block ads, but it also actively resists tracking by obfuscating your browsing data. AdNauseam automatically "clicks" on blocked ads to pollute ad networks' data profiles, injecting noise to disrupt the online ad economy that monitors your activity.

The extension includes an interactive AdVault feature enabling users to visualize and explore the ads it has captured, offering transparency and insight into the ads targeting you. For users employing private browsing modes or settings that never remember history, enabling AdNauseam in private modes is recommended to ensure continuous protection.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.28.6 Last updated: 2026-05-28

Version code:

6277483

Creation date:

2015-02-14

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

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easylist.to
*.fanboy.co.nz
filterlists.com
forums.lanik.us
github.com
*.github.io
ublockorigin.github.io
*.reddit.com

Size:

6.52MB

Email:

ad*****@rednoise.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 267 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#67 in Privacy & Security ▲ 1

#3 in cause keyword 25

#6 in pollution keyword 6

#9 in ad keyword 82

#20 in pause keyword 11

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Developed by:

Daniel Howe

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adnauseam/

Email:

ad*****@rednoise.org

Website:

https://adnauseam.io

Permission Change History

2024-01-18: Version 3.19.0 → 3.20.0

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User Reviews

Users consistently praise AdNauseam for powerful ad-blocking and a rebellious stance against advertisers, with many calling it the best adblocker and expressing love for the addon. It’s commonly described as reliable and easy to use, and several reviews highlight its compatibility or basis on uBlock Origin. A few concerns include site-specific performance issues (e.g., some pages loading slowly) and privacy considerations, but overall feedback is highly favorable.

Pros

Highly effective at blocking ads and fighting advertisers.
Positive user experience with many reviewers expressing love for the addon.
Activist approach against advertisers / anti-corporate sentiment among users.
Built on or compatible with uBlock Origin, offering familiarity and strong blocking performance.
Often described as the best adblocker and a reliable tool for ad-free browsing.

Cons

Recent reviews

The best ad blocker of all time. Better than uBlock Origin, because it is a fork of uBlock Origin, but with a few features that make it MUCH nicer to use. Also for those wondering, it does block ads on YouTube. Brief: 1. It worked as expected, and worked beyond my expectations. 2. Features I love: a. Ad vault: all past ads in a timeline with links and images b. Blocked count is of ads, not of total elements or features c. The message it is trying to push: websites must stop tracking the user with ads. d. The way it pushes that message: poisining data and costing websites that track money e. The performance and reliability: never have I seen an ad not blocked f. Works on youtube g. User choice regarding costing websites that don't track money and blocking non-tracking ads h. Still has the uBlock UI easily accessible for element blocking and beyond 3. It is extremely useful 4. It is dead easy to use 5. I will continue to use this extension until the end of time itself. I urge you to try it. Please. It is worth it, I promise.

by St*****, 2026-06-15

This extension was made for the purpose of screwing with advertisers and making them lose their money... That's why I recommend using it! :D The only issue I have is that the logo looks like... Something odd... Y'know what I mean?

by Ru*****, 2026-06-14

by Po*****, 2026-06-08

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Is AdNauseam Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

AdNauseam requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

AdNauseam is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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