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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 Origin (uBO) are free to disable blocking by selecting either:
- Temporarily - The site will be temporarily allowed for a limited time (60 seconds, after 1.17.4 120 seconds - configurable).
- 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 uBO 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). You can find more information about recently added sites in comments directly in the list source ↪. There is a comment above each entry with links to the relevant issue that caused it to be added.
- 2014-10-22: 01net bad behaviour
- 2013-03-25: Tuto4PC adware partner of 01net [via archive.org]
- 2012-10-31: Malwares on 01net
- 2012-10-30: Download from 01net deeply hurts your PC's health
- 2012-06-17: 01net PC Optimizer scam [via archive.org]
- 2012-02-17: 01Net et Softonic ajoutent aussi un installeur publicitaire [via archive.org]
- 2015-02-02: Baixaki Installer Brings Adware [via archive.org]
- 2013-10-22: Take care when downloading on Baixaki [via archive.org]
- 2013-03-25: Careful Baixaki Installer
- CHIP-Installer - was ist das? (en)
- 2015-05-04: Downloads von Chip.de über den Chip-Installer vermeiden (en)
- 2014-12-14: Chip.de packt unseriöse Werbung in ihren Chip-Installer [via archive.org]
- 2015-08-12: .COM.COM Used For Malicious Typo Squatting (via SwiftOnSecurity)
- 2013-12-10: Why com.com Should Scare You [via archive.org]
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-02-26: 62% of the Top 50 Download.com applications bundle toolbars and other PUPs
- 2015-02-23: Download.com and Others Bundle Superfish-Style HTTPS Breaking Adware
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2015-01-11: Here’s What Happens When You Install the Top 10 Download.com Apps
- 2012-06-27: Download.com Caught Adding Malware to Nmap & Other Software
- 2011-12-05: C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap with malware!
- 2011-08-22: Download.com wraps downloads in bloatware, lies about motivations
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-11-02: Has MacUpdate fallen to the adware plague
- 2014-02-12: Download.com and MacUpdate.com Served Up Bitcoin Stealing Malware [via archive.org]
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-05-17: AntiAdware Gets Rid of Bundled Crapware on Popular Download Sites (Softonic cited as a source of crapware)
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2013-05-23: Another Problematic Softonic Installer Brings Adware
- 2013-04-19: Is Softonic Safe? Adware Downloaded During Installation
- 2013-04-17: Softonic Download Site Briefly Delivers Trojan Adware Installer
- 2012-02-17: 01Net et Softonic ajoutent aussi un installeur publicitaire [via archive.org]
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2016-02-10: "SourceForge Acquisition and Future Plans"
- 2015-10-16: "FileZilla binaries from sourceforge ... Malware warn"
- 2015-07-24: Downloading from SourceForge? Official links deliver fakes also
- 2015-06-18: A hotbed of malware: Another blow for SourceForge as Google discovers 588 pages with malicious software
- 2015-06-02: What happened to Sourceforge?
- 2015-05-28: Anatomy of SourceForge/GIMP controversy
- 2015-05-17: AntiAdware Gets Rid of Bundled Crapware on Popular Download Sites (SourceForge cited as a source of crapware)
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2014-11-25: SourceForge malware [via archive.org]
- 2015-03-11: Mind the PUP: Top download portals to avoid
- 2015-01-21: Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)
- 2018-07-19: "'uBlock' is used in the name despite that the code base is COMPLETELY unrelated to uBlock Origin's code base"
- 2018-05-17: Privacy Tool uBlock (NOT uBlock Origin) Adds User Tracking Feature
- 2018-04-11: "Implement Stats data capture feature" - commit in uBlock repository (Archived copy: https://archive.is/1F80E)
- 2017-10-21: uBlock Origin is completely unrelated to the web site ublock.org
- 2017-07-17: "Stop accepting donations, or explain where the money are going to!" issues in uBlock repository (Archived copy: https://archive.is/hygmD)
- 2017-05-14: "ublock vs. ublock origin" Hacker News discussion
- 2015-07-23: "ublock vs. ublock origin" Reddit discussion
- 2014-07-08: Why don't you accept donations?
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