[WontFix] Blocking AD redirections

[k2jp]

(This is not a bug. I post this directly to bug reports because my previous feature requests were moved here.)

Take a look at the following sample issue reports, which I receive repeatedly.

• https://reports.adblockplus.org/c794bdc ... 1c9b23b03b

• https://reports.adblockplus.org/b334966 ... 7503bb3ce3

Do you notice resemblance?

- Referrer are AD domains.
- Opener is NOT sure... (I guess some ADwares are installed with other softwares)

If you have essential solutions, tell me now!!


The most simple way to block these ADs is blocking all the requests for the landing pages.
But it is like a war of attrition, which I don't want.


I need more effective way, whch is blocking AD redirection FROM/TO AD domains like adserverpub.com , openadserving.com ...
Adblock Plus deesn't have this feature yet.


I suppose $redirect option is reasonable option to be added.
For example to use...

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||adserverpub.com^$redirect
||openadserving.com^$redirect

What do you think?

[Wladimir Palant]

Fighting adware from a browser extension is pointless - if it is installed on user's computer then it can do anything. The issue can only be fixed by removing the adware, that's what I've been advising users to do when I saw issue reports like these.

[k2jp]

Fighting adware from a browser extension is pointless - if it is installed on user's computer then it can do anything. The issue can only be fixed by removing the adware, that's what I've been advising users to do when I saw issue reports like these.

I agree with you, but sadly, your advice doesn't reach some people and they don't understand it.

[Wladimir Palant]

It's sad but I don't think that we can do anything about it.

[k2jp]

Well, how about this one...

Look at the sample issue reports again.
They have referrers from "openadserving.com" and "adserverpub.com", which are AD domain.
Then, it seems that they could be blocked with filters like:

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||openadserving.com^$referrer
||adserverpub.com^$referrer

Is it possible to block requests by its referrer?

[Wladimir Palant]

And next thing you know is that this adware gets an update that will uninstall Adblock Plus. It's really easy to do for an application already on the computer.

[k2jp]

hmm...

Then, I want spam issue report blocking feature like forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9524 again...
because I'm still under attack by French and German issue report spammers and do NOT want to filter manually on the issue report digest page everyday.
I need auto spam issue report filter like modern e-mail systems to continue maintaining my subscription.