Sites with a same, new anti-adblocker

[ghost]

At least 4 sites which have set a new type of anti-adbmlocker, the same in the following list as they are all handled by a javascript at https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/18230-clubic-6play-anti-adblock-killer :

www.6play.fr www.clubic.com www.passeportsante.net www.telerama.fr

A bit tougher than usual, obviously.

[gorhill]

I implemented an idea I have been considering since a while regarding those pesky overlays. The sites above are good test cases -- except for 6play.fr for which I couldn't see an anti-blocker. The new scriptlet can be used for any site which hide its content with an anti-blocker overlay:

example.com##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

Such filters have been created for the sites above.

[ghost]

Many thanks, gorhill, updated uBlock filters and overlay-buster.js does the job, as always! I've decided to calm down on my enthusiasm, too many thanks :) Great, now I can remove the javascript above mentioned.

By the way, Should another site display this nasty overlay (mainly French perhaps as many are presently joining an anti-adblocker newly created association called Geste.fr), that the user could add them himself in his 'My filters' list or must it be performed by you within the uBlock filters?

The beat goes on!

[gorhill]

user could add them himself in his 'My filters' list or must it be performed by you within the uBlock filters?

This can be added by the user for any site, for example:

example.com##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

If someone finds that the filter works for a specific site, I am open to add the filter to uBO's own filter list so that all can benefit from it.

[ghost]

Got it. The mood is smarter than smarts! Surfin' WWW

[Hrxn]

Works for:

https://thescene.com/

[ghost]

@Hrxn I don't encounter whatever overlay, nasty or not, on thescene.com - Let us not mistake a pop-up with an overlay, if applicable.

[gorhill]

Works for: https://thescene.com/

I don't see any overlay, but I do see a message which asks to disable one's blocker.

The overlay buster solution here works (hopefully) only for overlays which cover the whole page.

[gorhill]

@Hrxn Try

||assets.adobedtm.com$script,domain=thescene.com

See if this works. If so, report to EasyList maintainers.

[ghost]

Normal I don't encounter what appears to be an adobetm.com intrusion since I have ||adobedtm.com^$third-party found in my Fanboy+Easylist-Merged Ultimate List

[ghost]

http://www.programme.tv/ : using the filter programme.tv##script:inject(overlay-buster.js) prevents an anti-adblock from appearing even though it doesn't seem to be an overlay (or is it?) but a full-screen page asking to disable the adblocker...

[gorhill]

Can't see any anti-blocker behavior on programme.tv using uBO's default settings.

[ghost]

Can't see any anti-blocker behavior on programme.tv using uBO's default settings

Well, looks like, in the process of adding to and removing from default uBO filters a gap appears. I'll have to find which one.

Here's a screenshot of programme.tv message appearing 2-3 seconds after the site is loaded : http://hpics.li/f47406b, removed with programme.tv##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

[gorhill]

Here's a screenshot of programme.tv

Ok, reproduced, guess I did not wait long enough. Cookies must be cleared to re-reproduce. The overlay is not that bad really: it can be closed with one click -- thus does not prevent accessing content. It offers an interesting approach to support the site: willfully watch one single 30 sec. ad to support site for one month.

I wouldn't want to prevent this message, but I do frown upon requests to disable a blocker. In this case the filter programme.tv###zpoption-tuto would get rid of the suggestion to disable a blocker, while keeping the alternative, less drastic suggestion. In any case, closing the overlay gives access to the site's content, and the cookies prevent the overlay from appearing again in the short term.

[ghost]

[...]and the cookies prevent the overlay from appearing again in the short term.

I understand and congratulate your approach, gorhill, yet I won't keep a cookie for the sole purpose of avoiding a pro-ad message. Moreover I am far from a tolerant attitude in the face of ads, not that I'd advocate a radical position but rather in consideration of a lengthy though rational consideration of the ad business, be it small, acceptable, wider or intrusive. Other debate, a smoother approach than mine would maybe participate to a smoother relationship with sites' funding but it'll be without me until the ad business decides to take its responsibilities which are not those of the users.

OK for programme.tv###zpoption-tuto, thanks.

EDIT : programme.tv###zpoption-tuto doesn't do it here, reverted to programme.tv##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

[brunob]

thx a lot for that patch @gorhill :)

[Hrxn]

Regarding https://thescene.com/ :

Well, what I get (with default settings) is a 'Please disable your ad blocker' message, white text on blue background, that is shown over the video frame. The video is actually behind there, and if I switch to another tab (before scrolling down!), playback starts and I hear the audio. You can also scroll down then, and see the video in a small frame in the upper left corner, similar to sites like CNN when you scroll down an article while playing a video. So I thought that would qualify as an overlay, or is overlay only full-site only, i.e. when it completely overshadows the site?

thescene.com##script:inject(overlay-buster.js) fixed this for me.

||assets.adobedtm.com$script,domain=thescene.com just works as well..

[ghost]

The 'inject' command? Interesting. Webpage VS uBlock war never changes...

What if I add this to apply to all webpages?

script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

[Boeak]

Adblock detected on http://www.stream-foot.tv/

The Anti-Adblock message appears randomly on the video reader.

[Kalpit1]

@gorhill

I'm happy to see that uBlock origin is blocking anti adblockers.

Can we accept in future native support for anti ad block killer instead of using a script manager to block them.

[Hrxn]

That depends on what the script manager (I suppose you mean extensions for user-scripts like Greasemonkey, etc.?) is actually doing here.

If it's basically just the same as example.com##script:inject(overlay-buster.js) (injecting and running custom JS on the document), then yes, it should be possible.

[happysurf]

navigaweb.net##script:inject(overlay-buster.js) doesn't work on http://www.navigaweb.net/2016/04/portare-chrome-velocita-massima.html Any idea?

[ghost]

@happysurf indeed. But blocking inline scripts for www.navigaweb.net does the trick for the time-being.

[happysurf]

@zymase, I thought I had already tried that setting that I use in other sites. Thank you very much.

[gorhill]

@happysurf That is an alert, not a full page overlay. Just open a new issue at uBlockOrigin/uAssets, I should be able to create an alert buster scriptlet as well.

[cpaixao]

I am here to report a different and new anti-adblocker system is being used by a BIG brazilian news website: http://www.folha.uol.com.br/ If you try to open an link when you're at http://www.folha.uol.com.br/, you will be redirected to http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/paywall/adblock.shtml? +the web url you were trying to reach

uBlock Orign is not getting able to avoid this. Can anyone help?

[ghost]

uBlock Orign is not getting able to avoid this

It will if Gorhill puts his hands on it. Nothing is impossible for uBlockO :)

[gorhill]

Doesn't this solution work?

||paywall.folha.uol.com.br^

[cpaixao]

@gorhill I am not sure because I don't know exactly how to apply that solution :( EDIT: Okay, I've found out how easy it is to make it work, just adding the lines to "my filters" tab. But It would be really nice if uBlock Orign could block this by default...

Thank you!

[ghost]

@cpaixao, 1- click on uBlockO's toolbar button, 2- click on the displayed menu's title (uBlock origin 1.7.0), 3- at the top of the displayed page click on My filters 4- copy paste

||paywall.folha.uol.com.br^

That's all there is to it.

The rule works fine, as akways.

[TPS]

@gorhill Just as a meta-question: Is this technically out-of-scope for uBlock itself? Shouldn't be handled @ @reek's https://github.com/reek/anti-adblock-killer/issues, rather than @ https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues?

[gorhill]

Can you guys confirm that the filter:

6play.fr,clubic.com,passeportsante.net##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

Is no longer needed? I disabled "uBlock filters", and there were no overlays. I rather not accumulate unneeded filters.

[ghost]

After having disabled "uBlock Filters" I've just tested

play.fr,clubic.com,passeportsante.net

and no overlay appeared as well.

I hurried up to re-enable "uBlock Filters" :)

[gorhill]

Thanks.

[ghost]

Sorry for re-opening the thread but I was wondering what happens to filters I've included in My Filters calling overlay-buster.js (or future sites I'd like to be filtered with)

programme.tvcom,nasdaq.com,bouyguestelecom.fr,downloadcrew.com,justanswer.com,mozilla.org##script:inject(overlay-buster.js)

[gorhill]

overlay-buster.js is there to stay, it's used for other cases.

[ghost]

OK, I was afraid overlay-buster.js was removed as a whole. Fine. Thanks