Remove (trash can) the two malware domains lists in the Custom section In 'Filter lists' pane, click 'Update now'ĭue to a recent, post-1.28.0 change, those steps should be performed: Once uBO is installed, open uBO's dashboard Keep the primary browser window opened, it will be reused later.įrom now on, the following steps are done in that new browser window, unless stated otherwise So here is what I will ask: whoever else is willing to test uBO's typical launch time with default/settings, please report your timing figures, here are the steps to create a typical uBO installation suitable for launch overhead measurements:Ĭreate a new profile - click 'Create a New Profile' buttonįor that new profile, click the button 'Launch profile in new browser' when uBO launches from its valid memory snapshot, and which I explained to you. I strongly suspect you are not measuring the launch overhead as it would typically be in normal use, i.e. Now couple that with your unwillingness to report the figures I have asked you to report. uBO's overhead at launch is a fixed value, not a multiple of another value, so given this the overhead value itself should be reported. As per your post, you found uBO added 1.6s to your launch time. If ever you really do want to contribute something, think about the people working hard to maintain the filter lists you are using, which were made available to use by all for free.So I gave more thoughts about your post and after I posted my first answer to your post. More lists are available for you to select if you wish:Īdditionally, you can point-and-click to block JavaScript locally or globally, create your own global or local rules to override entries from filter lists, and many more advanced features.

Peter Lowe’s Ad server list (ads and tracking) through the following lists of filters, enabled by default: Out of the box, uBO blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, etc.

UBlock Origin is not an 'ad blocker', it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature.

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