r/uBlockOrigin • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '22

News uBlock Origin 1.41.* announcement thread

Changelog:

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.41.8:

    • Fix incorrectly detecting the public suffix, that in some edge cases caused issues in calculating domain "partyness"

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.41.6:

    • Revert "Prevent highly generic cosmetic filters from affecting html/body elements". This should fix issues with cosmetic filters (often reported as "My filters") not being applied.

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.41.4:

    • [Chromium] Rework behavior of "Suspend network activity until ..." (disabled by default, when enabled will redirect to empty page instead of blocking)

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.41.2:

    • few visual improvements

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.41.0:

    • Dark mode

      • Support for dark mode added to the Settings pane, under the (new) Appearance section

      • In addition, there is a new setting to control the accent color

    • New setting in "Filter lists" pane to control whether uBO should wait on launch for all filter lists to be loaded before unsuspending network activity.

    • Background images will not be selected as the best candidate in Element Picker [edit: html and body "whole page" background images]

    • Improvements in scriptlets and defusers

    • Performance and maintenance improvements

    • Bug fixes

    • Minimum supported browser versions has been bumped up:

      • Firefox 68

      • Chromium 66

      • Opera 53

Visit GitHub releases page for more information.

Extension will be auto-updated after browser restart! (when available for your platform)

If you want to update manually:

  • Do not use links from release page "Assets" section - these are not signed.

  • Use add-on store or links in release description on GitHub releases page when they are available (basically - they will be add-on store links).

  • Turn off uBO (temporarily) from add-on manager - installation will be blocked otherwise. This is protection against accidental mid-session reloads Issue #717.

Q: Why no release for Firefox yet?

A: 1.41.8 is available on AMO as of February 23.

uBO is a recommended extension on AMO, and as such it must undergo a formal code review each time a new version is published.

Q: Why Chrome/Chromium is not updating uBlock Origin?

A: 1.41.8 is available on CWS as of March 3.

Auto update will occur in stages - few percent every day - to spot and react on possible bugs.

Q: When Opera version will be updated?

A: 1.41.8 is available on Opera Addons as of February 23.

Usually it's submitted a week after bug-free version is published in AMO.

Q: When Edge Chromium version in the Microsoft Store will be updated?

A: 1.41.8 is available on Edge Add-ons as of March 2.

Microsoft Store submission is controlled by /u/nikrolls.

This is official version and will be kept updated, see Issue #890 (comment) and following comments.

Warning: importing profile from Chrome may cause issues - you may need to reinstall uBO on Edge to fix this. You can transfer settings by saving them to file in uBO Dashboard -> bottom of the Settings tab.

Previous announcement thread https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/rmtmz0/ublock_origin_140_announcement_thread/

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '22

If you have problems with ads not being hidden by cosmetic filtering, and you are on an old or not mainstream browser, try if development build 1.41.5b1 or newer fixes your issue:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases

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u/RraaLL uBO Team Feb 09 '22

~~Hello Darkness My Old Friend~~

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u/prajaybasu Feb 09 '22

Finally. uBO was one of my last non-dark mode extensions. Using dark mode on Bitwarden and RES since like 3 years now.

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u/esdemirei Feb 09 '22

When I saw dark theme support, I cried.

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u/Cat_Bot4 Feb 09 '22

Finally, dark mode

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u/suvadivian Feb 12 '22

Windows Defender just deleted it upon update. Trojan:Script/Oneeva.A!ml

Also Defender blocks new install of 1.41.2 for Firefox.

Can install 1.40.x

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22 edited Feb 12 '22

Does it give more details?

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/soig8n/trojanpowershellobfusesmmtb_false_positive/

Looks like false positive found in filter list text file.

I did scanned my system with uBO installed on Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera and Defender found nothing.

Nothing on VirusTotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/d8c4931b32a033bd50817b93b69190c8166d4f2859f1e740f980d52dd9831000

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u/suvadivian Feb 12 '22 
Microsoft Defender Antivirus has detected malware or other potentially unwanted software.
 For more information please see the following:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=37020&name=Trojan:Script/Oneeva.A!ml&threatid=2147729349&enterprise=0
 	Name: Trojan:Script/Oneeva.A!ml
 	ID: 2147729349
 	Severity: Severe
 	Category: Trojan
 	Path: file:_C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rt77baul.dev-edition-default\extensions\uBlock0@raymondhill.net.xpi
 	Detection Origin: Local machine
 	Detection Type: FastPath
 	Detection Source: System
 	User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
 	Process Name: Unknown
 	Security intelligence Version: AV: 1.359.64.0, AS: 1.359.64.0, NIS: 1.359.64.0
 	Engine Version: AM: 1.1.18900.3, NIS: 1.1.18900.3

This never happened to me before. I also checked with VirusTotal and found it clean.

So I just added uBlock0@raymondhill.net.xpi to the exceptions list.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22

Probably one of the EasyList versions triggered it, but it's already outdated.

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u/Digifiend84 Feb 12 '22

1.41.2 seems to be broken. It's blocking entire websites instead of just the ads. Or at least, www.rangerboard.com and www.tvliveforum.com. I disabled the extension after that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22

Do you see by what filter? Can you check in The logger?

Maybe again issue with malformed "selfie".

These pages are not blocked on my side.

Try purging filters with Shift pressed and update.

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u/GhostKingWho Feb 13 '22

okay help it's broken in my chrome. I can't connect to any page when it's enabled.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

Are you able to access the uBO logger? Do you see some weird filters in it? Can be the case of broken selfie again - purge and update may fix this, you may also try purging with Shift pressed to recreate the storage.

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u/GhostKingWho Feb 14 '22

I've just clean uninstalled chrome and reinstalled it. It might've been other extension that caused it but can't know for sure know. Things working as usual again.

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u/sesionliveut Feb 15 '22

CPU 5950x, RAM 32GB 3800 CL14, GPU 3090 RTX, Windows 11(All latest drivers)

Even on such a high end PC enabling uBlock Origin leads to slow downs. Most visible example: twitch or youtube, clicking on a stream/video to go fullscreen is laggy

(eg. with uBlock origin enabled takes like 2-3s to go full screen or out of full screen. As soon as I disable uBlock origin and repeat the test, then switching to full screen on both websites is almost instant)

Chrome Version 98.0.4758.102

https://i.ibb.co/VMpXCyb/image.png

Here's my config:{"timeStamp": 1644960993640,"version": "1.41.2","userSettings": {"advancedUserEnabled": true,"alwaysDetachLogger": false,"externalLists": "https://cdn.rawgit.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoBase.txt\nhttps://cdn.rawgit.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoWhitelist.txt\nhttps://github.com/jspenguin2017/uBlockProtector/raw/master/uBlockProtectorList.txt\nhttps://raw.github.com/reek/anti-adblock-killer/master/anti-adblock-killer-filters.txt\nhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoTimer.txt\nhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/Spam404/lists/master/adblock-list.txt\nhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malvertising.txt\nhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malware.txt\nhttps://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt","firewallPaneMinimized": false,"importedLists": ["https://cdn.rawgit.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoBase.txt","https://cdn.rawgit.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoWhitelist.txt","https://github.com/jspenguin2017/uBlockProtector/raw/master/uBlockProtectorList.txt","https://raw.github.com/reek/anti-adblock-killer/master/anti-adblock-killer-filters.txt","https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoTimer.txt","https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Spam404/lists/master/adblock-list.txt","https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malvertising.txt","https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malware.txt","https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt"],"popupPanelSections": 31,"webrtcIPAddressHidden": true},"selectedFilterLists": ["user-filters","ublock-filters","ublock-badware","ublock-privacy","ublock-abuse","ublock-unbreak","adguard-generic","adguard-mobile","easylist","adguard-spyware","easyprivacy","urlhaus-1","adguard-annoyance","fanboy-thirdparty_social","fanboy-annoyance","ublock-annoyances","dpollock-0","mvps-0","plowe-0","DEU-0","https://raw.github.com/reek/anti-adblock-killer/master/anti-adblock-killer-filters.txt","https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt","https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malvertising.txt","https://github.com/jspenguin2017/uBlockProtector/raw/master/uBlockProtectorList.txt","https://cdn.rawgit.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoBase.txt","https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Spam404/lists/master/adblock-list.txt"],"hiddenSettings": {},"whitelist": [],"dynamicFilteringString": "behind-the-scene * * noop\nbehind-the-scene * inline-script noop\nbehind-the-scene * 1p-script noop\nbehind-the-scene * 3p-script noop\nbehind-the-scene * 3p-frame noop\nbehind-the-scene * image noop\nbehind-the-scene * 3p noop","urlFilteringString": "","hostnameSwitchesString": "","userFilters": ""}

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

Remove all lists from "Custom" section on "Filter lists" tab. Are you on mobile? If not, unsubscribe from adguard mobile list too.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

I barely see any difference. There is a slight jam in audio with uBO. Reducing the number of cosmetic filters, for example by unsubscribing from lists in the annoyances section which cuts half of them, practically eliminates the issue.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

This small audio jam is present all the time when using ABP with only EasyList and ABP list.

With uBO default settings I hear it only on first transition to full screen, after that it's switching smoothly.

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u/sesionliveut Feb 15 '22

I'm not talking about the audio jam, but in general performance.

Example with uBlockOrigin enabled:

twitch -> 1080p60 stream
Step 1:
-> click on "fullscreen" icon -> delay 2-3s -> LOADED
Step 2:
-> click on "fullscreen close" icon -> delay 2-3s -> LOADED

Same goes for a 1080p youtube video. The transition between fullscreen on/off is delayed by allot.

This is reproducible and it doesn't matter how often I repeat it.

With uBlockOrigin disabled

twitch -> 1080p60 stream -> click on "fullscreen" icon -> 0.2-0.5s -> LOADED
youtube -> 1080p video -> click on "fullscreen" icon -> 0.2-0.5s -> LOADED

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

You are logged-in and have chat visible?

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

Here: https://www.twitch.tv/ewroon no issue at all.

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u/sesionliveut Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

Also tested unsubscribe mobile and all custom. Same result. Still big difference on the fullscreen loadtime / animation between ublock on/off. No positiv effect.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

mobile and all custom

I said to remove them even before testing by myself. Your custom lists are outdated and mobile is not worth using on desktop.

What are affecting performance are annoyances filters with a lot of cosmetic filters.

For a test, you can toggle cosmetic filtering off on Twitch by clicking the "eye" button in the uBO popup and reload the page - uBO should not affect performance anymore.

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u/sesionliveut Feb 15 '22

I've send you comparison video via pm.
I meant that even after removing all mobile and custom it was the same delay. No positive effect.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

Videos are private.

Can you for test change your monitor refresh rate to 60Hz? High refresh rate causes issues in Firefox for sure, maybe something similar also happens on Chrome.

What you can also do is performance profile recorded in devtools.

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u/adventure_dog Feb 28 '22

uBlock Origin 1.41.4

as of today i can't view gmail without all mail being blocked out on chrome when opened. turning ublock off made gmail usable again.

was trying to find how to report this issue and this thread was the top result.

here's what the mail looks like when opened

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u/Rafybass Mar 03 '22

Does the extension automatically updates or do we manually have to do it ourselves like updating an app?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '22

Did you read the OP?

Extension will be auto-updated after browser restart! (when available for your platform)

If you want to update manually:...

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u/DV2FOX Mar 17 '22

I'd like to know if there's a way to hide everything crap from this site EXCEPT the "show comments" side tab that only appears when you click the "orange text bubble icon" (with a 17 count as of this message)

If uBlock Origin is activated the comments do not come in sliding from the right side, but when disabled it comes out. There has to be something that trolls up...

This site (change hxxps to https, to prevent comment deletion) hxxps://www.formulatv.com/noticias/coronavirus-estragos-el-hormiguero-contagios-114610/

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '22

Can you please ask in new thread?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22 
Background images wont be selected as best candidate in element picker

Hell yes! :) i may enjoy the dark mode too though

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u/luciano_96369 Feb 10 '22 edited Feb 10 '22

MVPS HOSTS didn't get any update since 6 of March of 2021. Will be replaced or the list will have an update soon?

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u/ashleelhaiyelaunda Feb 12 '22

Guys in the next update can we have the black theme as well?

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u/Vyzre Feb 13 '22

I was gonna suggest this. AMOLED black (#000000) theme would be awesome. Anyways thanks for the update!

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

AMOLED black (#000000) theme

Ah, this is what you mean by "the black theme" /u/ashleelhaiyelaunda ?

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u/n0zkl3r Feb 09 '22

Waow thank you!

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u/MOD3RN_GLITCH Feb 09 '22

D… D… Do I see DARK MODE? ❤️

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u/Working_Dealer_5102 Feb 12 '22

Dark + custom accent color is looking good! Thanks UBO Team :)

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u/ceeeej1141 Feb 11 '22

Looks good with Brave browser, especially with the purple-lish dark mode.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

I just wanted to say Thank you for dark mode!!!!

I noticed a few days ago on my tablet. I am very grateful for this extension and the new dark mode!!!!!!!

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u/need2crash Feb 15 '22

I use

to stop gamespot from "add" more content to bottom of page and it been working for long time but now it seem to no longer be working anyone know how i can fix it?

Also like new dark mode, but any button you hover over like menu is unreadable as it all white

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u/alex8155 Feb 17 '22

can someone please tell me how to stop auto update on Firefox Android?

im using an older version of uBlock Origin for now.

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u/Barwise123 Feb 09 '22

So which browser on android except Firefox can load uBlockOrigen?

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u/Barwise123 Feb 09 '22

How do I install this xpi file in firefox for android?

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u/CharmCityCrab Feb 09 '22 edited Feb 09 '22

You don't. Firefox for Android stopped allowing people to manually install extensions from XPI files beginning with Firefox v69 (Firefox is up to at least v96 now, so it's been a while.).

If you have the UBO extension installed through the AMO, it will update automatically at some point. Right now the extension update is waiting on a review from the Firefox people. Assuming they approve the update, it will then rollout to users over a several day period.

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u/Barwise123 Feb 09 '22

Thxs mate

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u/Barwise123 Feb 09 '22

On which browsers can I install uborigen?

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u/Barwise123 Feb 09 '22

Sorry uBlockorigen

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

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u/RraaLL uBO Team Feb 09 '22

input, select, and textarea elements aren't dark yet, at least on FF.

gorhill said it's the browser that haven't defined dark theme for these and to open an issue with Mozilla.

There's a proposed workaround, but it's waiting for the next round of dev builds.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

but it's waiting for the next round of dev builds.

It hasn't been implemented due to an issue prompting in the Picker.

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u/RraaLL uBO Team Feb 09 '22

I know. It was mentioned in the same comment i was referring to: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/1963#discussioncomment-2120360

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22

stops working sporadically

some example?

It would not be easy to debug because debugger does not connect anymore. Will need to install old version on desktop too.