# AdNauseam

> Blocking ads and fighting back against advertising surveillance.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/adnauseam](https://chrome-stats.com/d/adnauseam)

## Overview

- **ID:** `adnauseam`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Daniel Howe
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 72,573
- **Weekly downloads:** 1,846
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (675 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.28.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21
- **First published:** 2015-02-14
- **Size:** 6.62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adnauseam/)
- **Website:** [https://adnauseam.io](https://adnauseam.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adnauseam/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adnauseam/privacy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #264 — Overall
- #65 — Privacy & Security
- #3 — cause
- #6 — pollution
- #9 — ad
- #22 — pause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `dns`
- `menus`
- `privacy`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `management`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/adnauseam)