Adblocking ​

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Don't run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.

• ️ Spotify Adblockers

• ️ Twitch Adblockers

• ️ Bypass URL Redirects

• ️ Bypass Article Paywalls

• uBlock Origin or uBO Lite (MV3 compatible) - Adblocker / Redundant Extensions

• Report Issues - uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList

• SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / Script, 2 /

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• Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads

• Popupblocker All, PopUpOFF, Popup Blocker (strict) or PopupBlocker - Popup / New Tab Blockers

• AdGuard - Adblocker

• Zen - System-Wide Adblocker /

• BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays

Adblock Filters​

• LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules

• yokoffing's Recommended Filters - Blocklist Collection

• FilterLists - Filter and host lists directory

• FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter

DNS Adblocking​

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If your goal is to block browser ads, it's best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.

• DNS Providers - DNS Provider Index

• ️ DNS Filters / Blocklists

• ️ Free DNS Resolvers

• Pi-Hole - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking /

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• Pi-Hole Tools - WSL1 / Filters / Anti-Telemetry / Tray App

• AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-Adguard /

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• Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension /

• YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows

• BlahDNS - DNS Adblocking /

• AlternateDNS - DNS Adblocking

• LibreDNS - DNS Adblocking /

• Tiarap - DNS Adblocking /

• NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Guide / Video

• AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service /

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• Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service /

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• NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking /

• TBlock - DNS Adblocking Client / CodeBerg

• Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager

• Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist /

• DNS Party - Encrypted DNS Profiles for Apple Devices

• Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server /

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• DNS Perf or NameBench - DNS Speed Tests

Linux Adblocking​

Mac Adblocking​

Android Adblocking​

iOS Adblocking​

Antivirus / Malware ​

• /r/Antivirus Index - Antivirus Tool Index

• ️ Site Legitimacy Check

• ️ Virtual Machines

• Malwarebytes - Antivirus /

• AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware /

• Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities

• FMHY SafeGuard - Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted

• FMHY LinkSafe Guard - Shows if Site is Trusted / Untrusted on Web Results

• BleepingComputer Forums, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative Forums - Malware Removal Forums / Note

• Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide /

• Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment

• ESET - Antivirus /

• Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files /

• Triage or Cuckoo - Online Sandboxes

• No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools

• ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool

• ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings

• DefenderUI - Improved Windows Defender UI

File Scanners​

• The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools /

• VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner

• VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version

• Microsoft Safety Scanner or Emsisoft Emergency Kit - On-demand AV Scanners

• Manalyzer - PE File Scanner /

• YARA - Malware Identification Tool /

• Winitor - EXE Malware Assessment

• pyWhat - Identify Anything /

• Grype - Container Images Vulnerability Scanner

• Jotti - Online File Scanner

• FileScan - Online File Scanner /

• Farbar / Guide - Local File Scanner

Privacy ​

• ️ SMS Verification Sites

• ️ File Encryption

• ️ Drive Formatting / File Deletion

• /r/Privacy, /r/TheHatedOne or /r/privatelife - Privacy Discussion, News & Tools

• Tails /

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  , Whonix /

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  or Qubes /

  - Privacy-Based Operating Systems

• O&O ShutUp10++ or W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools

• Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry

• Disable Recall - Disable Microsoft Recall on Windows 11

• Agent DVR /

  , Frigate /

  , Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder /

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  - Security Camera Systems

• Team Elite or Technet24 - Security Software / Translator

• Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources

• Surfer Protocol - Multi-platform User Data Exporter /

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• F-Secure Identity Theft Checker - Identity Theft Check

• PrivNote, SafeNote /

  , Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, burnmynote or OneTimeSecret /

  - Send Self-Destructing Messages

• chausies encrypt /

  , Steg Cloak or spammimic - Send Encrypted Text

• HiddenVM - Run an Oracle VM on TailsOS

• SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections

• If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents

Privacy Indexes​

• Privacy Guides - Educational Guide /

• Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security /

• Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide

• The New Oil - Educational Guide /

• No Trace - Educational Guide /

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide - Extensive Guide to Online Anonymity /

• Lissy93's Awesome Privacy /

  , Awesome Security Hardening or pluja's Awesome Privacy /

  - Privacy App / Service Lists

• Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide

• Ken Harris - Educational Guide /

• PrivSec - Educational Guide /

• AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog /

• Hostux - Privacy Tools / Git

• Privacy Settings - Privacy Setting Guides

• Privacy Not Included - Product Privacy Ratings

• EncryptedList - List of Encrypted Services/Apps

• Awesome Vehicle Security - Vehicle Security Resources

Network Security​

• v2rayN - DIY Privacy Network

• Safing Portmaster - Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall /

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• DNSveil - DNS Client / Guide /

• I2P - Encrypted Private Network Layer / Guide /

• XrayUIGroup - DIY Privacy Network /

• Fort - Firewall

• WFC - Firewall

Linux Privacy​

Mac Privacy​

Android Privacy​

iOS Privacy​

Web Privacy ​

• Google Alt List, /r/degoogle, degoogle /

  or No More Google - Google App Alternatives

• ️ Chat Service Comparisons

• ️ Encrypted Messaging Apps / 2 / 3

• ️ Encrypted XMPP Servers

• ️ Encode / Decode URLs

• PrivacySpy /

  or ToS;DR /

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  - Sites Privacy Policies

• JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts /

• Cryptomator /

  or Tahoe-LAFS /

  - Cloud File Encryption

• FirefoxMonitor - Data Breach Check /

• BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog /

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  or LeakPeek /

  - Data Breach Search Engines

• OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats /

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  or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites

• DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher

• ssh-chat or Devzat - SSH Chat

• GPG Suite - Encrypt & Sign Data / Communications

• PeerTube - Decentralized Video Hosting / Tools /

• Redact - Delete X.com / Reddit Data /

• tweetXer - Delete X.com Posts

• delete-likes-from-x-com.md - Delete X.com Likes / Favorites

• Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete

• Hyphanet - Browse / Publish Freenet Sites /

• mat2 / Web Version or Metadata Cleaner - Remove Metadata from Files /

Browser Privacy​

• ️ Browser Comparisons

• Tor Browser, 2, 3 - Onion-Routed Browser

• Tor Resources - TG Downloads /

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• Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) /

• arkenfox - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI

• LibreWolf - Pre-tweaked Firefox Fork / Auto-Updater / CodeBerg /

• Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser /

• Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check

Password Privacy / 2FA​

• 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support /

• ️ Password Managers

• Ente Auth - All Platforms 2FA /

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• Aegis - Android 2FA /

• Stratum - Android 2FA /

• Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check

• Password Strength Chart / 2

• 2FAS - Android / iOS 2FA /

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• Mauth - Android 2FA

• FreeOTPPlus - Android 2FA

• KeePassXC - Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA / Guide /

• AuthMe - Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA /

• Yubioath - Windows / Android 2FA / YubiKeys /

• OTPClient - Linux 2FA

• 2FAuth - Self-Hosted Web Based 2FA /

• Sentinel - Android / iOS / Mac 2FA

• OTP Auth - iOS 2FA

• Tofu - iOS 2FA /

• Authenticator - Generate Two-Factor QR Codes /

• OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens

• steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes

• PasswordsGenerator - Secure Password Generator

• Intelligence X - Password Breach Check /

• psbdmp - Password Breach Check

• ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check

• BreachDetective - Password Breach Check

Email Privacy​

• ️ Temp Mail Sites - Create Temporary / Throwaway Emails

• ️ Email Aliasing - Create Permanent Anonymous Emails

• Have I Been Pwned? - Monitor Email Breaches

• Proton Mail - Encrypted Email /

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• Tuta - Encrypted Email /

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• Disroot - Encrypted Email

• DNMX - Onion Based Email

• Mailvelope - Give Emails PGP Encryption /

• Email Privacy Tester - Email Privacy Test /

• SecLists - Security Mailing List Archive

Fingerprinting / Tracking​

• CanvasBlocker - Prevent Canvas Fingerprinting

• CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, Device Info, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData - Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests

• ClearURLs - Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites /

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• Webbkoll or Blacklight - Site Tracking Info

• Data Removal Guide - Remove Online Data

• GameIndustry - Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games

• BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net - IP Leak Tests

• JShelter - Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code

• No-JS fingerprinting - Non-JavaScript Fingerprinting /

• Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier /

• AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links

• Simple Opt Out - Turn off Targeted Ads /

• X.com Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from X.com

Search Engines​

• Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons /

• Instance Scores or Searx Index - Searx Instance Indexes

• searx.space /

  or searx.be - SearXNG Instances /

• DuckDuckGo - Own Crawler + Third Parties / Shortcuts, 2 /

• Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles - Searx Instances

• Whoogle - Whoogle Instance / Uses Google

• LibreY - Privacy Respecting Metasearch Engine

• 4get - Proxy Search Engine / Git

• Mojeek /

• Qwant - Uses Bing (partially) /

• Swisscows - Uses Bing

• YaCy - Decentralized /

• Startpage - Uses Google /

• Brave Search - Private Search

• ekoru - Uses Bing

• Gibiru - Uses Google

• SearXNG - Self-Hosted /

• Whoogle - Uses Google / Self-Hosted / Frontend

VPN ​

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For torrenting, it's recommended to use a paid rather than free VPN. Free VPNs are only really useful for things like viewing sites blocked by your ISP / country.

• Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts

• VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Chart

• /r/VPNs - Discussion Forum

• WARP - Free / Unlimited / CLI / Mobile Client / Desktop Client

• Windscribe - Has Free Plan / 10GB Monthly /

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• Proton VPN - No Torrenting with Free Plan / Unlimited / Config Generation /

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• RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / Config CLI Script /

• AirVPN - Paid /

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• Mullvad VPN - Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning /

• IVPN - Paid / No Logging / Port Warning /

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• NYM - Free / Make New Accounts for Access Codes /

• PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail

• Bitmask - Free / Unlimited /

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VPN Tools​

• ️ Free VPN Configs

• How to Bind VPN to Client - Bind VPN to Client to Avoid ISP Letters

• WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Setup Guide / Tools / Web UI / Source Code

• WGDashboard - WireGuard Manager /

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• OpenVPN or tinc VPN /

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  - VPN Tunnels

• WireHole - WireGuard VPN with Adblocking Capabilities / Web UI

• VpnHood, IPsec VPN or Outline /

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  - Self-Hosted VPNs

• Self Hosted VPN - Pi-Hole + WireGuard on Google Cloud

• OpenConnect - SSL VPN / GUI /

• Gluetun - Docker through VPN

• Pritunl - VPN Server /

• Algo VPN - Cloud VPN /

• Amnezia - Self-Hosted VPN /

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• VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot

Proxy ​

Proxy Apps​

• Hola Proxy - Alternative Client for Hola Free Proxy Service

• Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension

• Censor Tracker /

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  , SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions

• Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy

• SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt /

  - Local DNS Encryption Proxy

• Blocky - DNS Proxy /

• Proxifier - Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Keys

• wireproxy - WireGuard as Proxy

• Hiddify - Auto-Proxy Client /

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• Nginx Proxy Manager - Self-Hosted Proxy Server /

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• Ultraviolet /

  or Nebula - Self-Hosted Proxy Sites

• 1337x Proxy - 1337x Proxy Guide / Example

• Titanium Network - Proxy Developer / Instances /

Proxy Sites​

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Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They're useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.

• ️ Proxy Lists

• ️ Piracy Site Proxies

• Incognito

• Alu /

• Holy Unblocker /

• SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3

• Free Proxy, 2

• ProxyOf2

• Phantom

• Reflect4, CroxyProxy or Blockaway

• Delusionz

• ProxyPal /

• Proxyium

• Szvy Central, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

• Google Translate / Explanation, 2

• Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers

• CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker

Anti-Censorship​

• Censorship Bypass Guide - Censorship Bypass Guide

• No Thought is a Crime - Internet Censorship Discussion

• zapret, GoodbyeDPI / GUI, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - DPI Circumvention Local Proxies

• Shadowsocks - Proxy Client and Self-Hosted Server / Free Servers, 2, 3 /

• Psiphon - Anti-Censorship Proxy / VPN /

• Lantern - Anti-Censorship Proxy / Slowed Past 250MB /

• FreeSocks - Shadowsocks Proxies /

• Hi!Load VPN - Censorship Resistant Proxies / 30GB per month / No Torrenting / Support

• Hysteria - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server /

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• Project X - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server /

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• sing-box - Anti-Censorship Client /

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