uBlock Origin
Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
What is uBlock Origin?
uBlock Origin is a very popular Chrome extension by Raymond Hill (gorhill). This extension has 10,000,000+ weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.68, and is most similar to uBlock and Privacy Badger. The latest version, 1.46.0, was updated a month ago.
Stats
- contextMenus
- privacy
- storage
- tabs
- unlimitedStorage
- webNavigation
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
ChromeStats Rank
Summary
IMPORTANT: uBlock Origin is completely unrelated to the site "ublock.org". uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. *** Out of the box, these lists of filters are loaded and enforced: - uBlock Origin filter lists - EasyList (ads) - EasyPrivacy (tracking) - Peter Lowe’s Ad server list (ads and tracking) - Online Malicious URL Blocklist More lists are available for you to select if you wish:
Safety
Risk impact
uBlock Origin requires a lot of risky permissions and is not safe to use. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
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, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Risk likelihood
uBlock Origin has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. 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 Chrome extension, especially ones with higher risk impact and/or higher risk likelihood.
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User reviews
Владимир Дубовик (progamingdota2), 2023-01-31
Om Be, 2023-01-30
Kayla Sun, 2023-01-30Promo images
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Manifest
The manifest file declares the requirements and permissions that a Chrome extension will have access to. By reviewing the manifest, you may be able to determine if a Chrome extension is over-reaching (for example, if an extension is overriding your new tab page, or search provider, or requesting access to your web activities without any good reason).
{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"author": "Raymond Hill & contributors",
"background": {
"page": "background.html"
},
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": {
"16": "img/icon_16.png",
"32": "img/icon_32.png"
},
"default_popup": "popup-fenix.html",
"default_title": "uBlock Origin"
},
"commands": {