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gwarser edited this page Jun 22, 2018 · 56 revisions

The sites below are included in the "uBlock filters – Badware risks" -- or are candidates for inclusion. The sites are documented to contain badware and other programs that have unwanted hidden functionality. Not all downloads on a site may be affected. The block page is there to remind users to be cautious, particularly non-technical users.

Users of uBlock are free to disable blocking by selecting either:

  • Temporarily - The site will be temporarily allowed for a limited time (currently set at 60 seconds).
  • Permanently - The site will be permanently allowed.

Blocking may be re-enabled by removing specific no-strict-blocking: ... line from rules list in My rules pane in uBlock Origin dashboard.

Below are sites currently part of the list, or sites being candidate for the list (will be added once there are enough sources to support the badware risks qualifier), and links giving further information as to why. Feel free to add good sources if you find more (please respect the chronological order, keep everything neat).

01net.com (candidate)

baixaki.com.br (candidate)

fosshub.com (temporary)

chip.de

com.com

download.com / download.cnet.com

filehippo.com (candidate)

filehorse.com (candidate)

freewarefiles.com (candidate)

macupdate.com (candidate)

majorgeeks.com (candidate)

nonags.com (candidate)

snapfiles.com (candidate)

soft32.com (candidate)

softonic.net

softpedia.com (candidate)

software.informer.com (candidate)

sourceforge.net (probation)

tucows.com (candidate)

ublock.org

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