For those using the Brave, do you supplement the browsers' ad blocking?

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April 22, 2021, 03:38 PM

83v45magna

For those using the Brave, do you supplement the browsers' ad blocking?

I switched to Brave from Waterfox yesterday and am wondering what others are adding to Brave. Also, Avast is truly crappy now. What is probably best to replace it with?

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...But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory, but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. - Psalm 63:11 [excerpted]

April 22, 2021, 03:46 PM

nhracecraft

No....Ad-Blocking is built in and performs just fine. I also use Firefox ESR as a backup, and run AdGuard AdBlocker w/ that browser.

Brave is my primary browser and I only use Firefox if I have issues w/ certain websites, which is rare.

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April 22, 2021, 03:57 PM

bald1

Not really. I do have DuckDuckGo's Privacy Essentials, which blocks trackers, tied to using that search engine. Here's what I currently have for Brave (v1.23.73) add-ons:

Like nhracecraft, I keep Firefox (v88.0) as a backup. There I use AdBlocker Ultimate, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, and Privacy Badger.

As far as anti-virus, firewall, etc. I run Windows 10 Home 64-bit and use Comodo Internet Security Premium (free) , Malwarebytes (free) (incl their adwcleaner), and set Windows Defender reputation-based protection ON for unrecognized apps and files from the web.

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