Adblock for Youtube™

Adblock for Youtube™

Reliable adblocker of video ads for Youtube™

What is Adblock for Youtube™?
Adblock for Youtube™ is a revolutionary browser extension that prevents the display of advertisements, banners, and pop-ups on Youtube™. By blocking external ad URLs, it allows users to enjoy a smooth, uninterrupted viewing experience. It not only blocks ads from Youtube™ but also on external sites that load Youtube™. The technology does not alter the actual site but significantly boosts performance to load the website faster. It's easy to use, efficient, and completely free.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-03-10 due to malware
Users: 200,000+
Rating: 3.90 (273)
Version: 1.2.52 (Last updated: 2023-12-08)
Creation date: 2019-05-21
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • storage
  • cookies
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 48.82K
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Summary
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Adblock for Youtube™ is an ad blocking browser extension which blocks all ads on Youtube™.

This allows users to prevent the display of page elements such as advertisements.

Banners, commercials, or even commercials that you usually see before videos on Youtube are blocked by the extension.

Save your time by stopping these useless advertisements.

Features:

  • Blocks ads, banner and popups
  • Adblock on external sites which load Youtube
  • Prevent pre roll ads from loading on Youtube
  • Loads videos and YouTube website faster.

The technology is based on adblocking filter lists which blocks external ad urls on Youtube. blocks outside advertisement urls on Youtube.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively blocks YouTube ads
  • Easy to install and use
  • Greatly improves user experience on YouTube
Cons
  • Recent malware-like behavior, hijacking browser searches
  • Redirects searches to unwanted websites (ysearcher.com)
  • Extension may stop working after YouTube updates
Most mentioned
  • Blocks YouTube advertisements
  • Redirects search queries to ysearcher.com
  • Works well when functioning properly
Recent reviews
This is Malware that Google is complacent in. They do not allow you to report an app for hyjacking your search engine to ysearcher. This should be removed from Chrome Extensions. Shame on google for not vetting thier extensions.
by Chris D'Andrea Chris D'Andrea, 2024-03-05

THIS IS MALWARE -- DO NOT DOWNLOAD --- IT FORCES YSEARCHER WHICH IS A BROWSER HIJACKER
by Mdog Hman Mdog Hman, 2024-03-04

A distinctive extension, I have benefited from it a lot, thanks to the developers
by Jonior Jonior, 2024-03-04
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Safety
Risk impact

Adblock for Youtube™ is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Adblock for Youtube™ if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Adblock for Youtube™ is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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