forum.release-apk.com: detection

[ComatoseBadger]

Prerequisites

• [X] I read and understood the policy as to what is a valid filter issue
• [X] I verified that the issue has not already been reported (use this button to find out)
• [X] I forced an update of my filter lists (how to do this: click "Purge all caches", then click "Update now")
• [X] I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I verified that the issue is not caused by removing any of the default lists
• [X] I did not enable external filter lists, or I verified that the issue still occurs without enabling external filter lists
• [X] I do not have custom filters/rules, or I verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules
• [X] I am not using another content blocker along uBO (also mind browser built-in blockers)
• [ ] I did not answer truthfully to all the above checkpoints

URL address of the web page

https://forum.release-apk.com/viewforum.php?f=26&sid=79874759b72d47c11310d9c78e203295

Category

detection

Describe the issue

ReleaseAPK shows online advertisements to our visitors to cover the cost of hosting. Please, consider supporting ReleaseAPK by deactivating your Ad-Blocker on ReleaseAPK. !!! Disable your ad-blocker on ReleaseAPK to enjoy the content.

Read Instructions : 1.- Press the ad-blocker icon. 2.- Select "Do not act on pages of this domain" (or similar). 3.- You can also press the "Activated on this site" or "Pause ad-blocker" (or similar) button. 4.- Also disable "Enhanced Tracking Protection" or "Lite mode" (or similar) function of browser. 5.- Press the "Refresh" button of your browser to see the content you want to view.

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Configuration

```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.43.0 Chromium: 104 filterset (summary): network: 185227 cosmetic: 219323 scriptlet: 54114 html: 0 listset (total-discarded, last updated): added: https://fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-problematic-sites.txt: 1955-7, 23h.30m https://github.com/uBlock-user/uBO-Personal-Filters/blob/master/uPF.txt: 0-0, never https://gitlab.com/kowith337/PersonalFilterListCollection/raw/master/filterlist/facebook/FacebookZuckestionKiller.txt: 998-0, 23h.32m https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Spam404/lists/master/adblock-list.txt: 7252-0, 23h.31m https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bogachenko/fuckfuckadblock/master/fuckfuckadblock.txt: 23907-66, 2d.3h.14m https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reek/anti-adblock-killer/master/anti-adblock-killer-filters.txt: 2196-26, 3h.17m https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt: 2996-1960, 3h.19m adguard-annoyance: 55983-190, 2d.23h.52m adguard-generic: 66861-1514, 2d.23h.51m adguard-mobile: 8135-50, 2d.23h.50m adguard-social: 18197-889, 1d.13h.58m adguard-spyware: 26789-954, 3d.5h.3m adguard-spyware-url: 710-1, 3d.5h.2m block-lan: 43-0, 17d.3h.59m curben-phishing: 43715-9, 3h.14m curben-pup: 189-1, 3h.15m fanboy-annoyance: 79364-4624, 23h.29m fanboy-cookiemonster: 39981-39981, 23h.28m fanboy-social: 23274-23274, 3d.4h.59m fanboy-thirdparty_social: 69-21, 23h.27m [1 lists not shown]: [too many] default: user-filters: 14-0, never easylist: 69431-1207, 3d.5h.1m easyprivacy: 27344-9663, 3d.5h plowe-0: 3634-953, 9d.17m ublock-abuse: 76-1, 10d.23h.27m ublock-badware: 4233-332, 3d.4h.57m ublock-filters: 32476-6478, 2d.23h.54m ublock-privacy: 231-44, 10d.23h.1m ublock-quick-fixes: 409-19, 3h.16m ublock-unbreak: 1858-108, 2d.23h.53m urlhaus-1: 4669-1, 3h.18m filterset (user): [array of 15 redacted] trustedset: added: [array of 15 redacted] removed: edge-scheme switchRuleset: added: [array of 3 redacted] modifiedUserSettings: [none] modifiedHiddenSettings: [none] supportStats: allReadyAfter: 558 ms (selfie) maxAssetCacheWait: 378 ms popupPanel: blocked: 4 blockedDetails: release-apk.com: 2 cloudflareinsights.com: 1 googletagmanager.com: 1 ```

[ghost]

@okiehsch Is $elemhide supposed to not work if it's only applied on forum.release-apk.com in uBO's "My filters"? Does uBO think there's DOM coming from a different site?

[okiehsch]

I can't reproduce an anti adblock message. Maybe I need to be logged in?

@Sandvici

Does uBO think there's DOM coming from a different site?

Yes.

@@||googleads.g.doubleclick.net^$ghide would remove the cosmetic filters in that context.

[MasterKia]

I can't reproduce an anti adblock message. Maybe I need to be logged in?

The anti-adb message is at the bottom of page, I could reproduce using Firefox.

[okiehsch]

The anti-adb message is at the bottom of page,

I see it now because I scrolled down quickly, it disappears on my end after 2-3 seconds.

[ghajini]

it disappears => visit another link then in new page it remains constant hiding content

[JobcenterTycoon]

I get this but it seems to be anything is wrong here because i a few times get this and the anti adblock need over 10 seconds until it disappear

But it always disappear when i wait long enough

[ghost]

I don't even know if it detects uBO, did you test without uBO's filtering recently?

[MasterKia]

For the ad spots forum.release-apk.com##.adsbygoogle works.

But I can't reproduce an anti-adblock message even when badfilter-ing these from uBO filters:

@@||googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/*forum.release-apk.com$subdocument,domain=forum.release-apk.com,badfilter

@@||pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/$script,domain=forum.release-apk.com,badfilter

@@||forum.release-apk.com^$generichide,badfilter

@okiehsch Are these filters still needed?

[okiehsch]

Not on my end, but I don't have an account.

[okiehsch]

They were clearly needed a few days ago, as you can see by the fact that Adguard added filters similar to ours. https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/commit/3d4644db6de71f60a8514731bdb08973b2e22b84

Let's wait a bit before removing our filters.

[MasterKia]

On one of my reloads I saw Google ads so maybe we should add forum.release-apk.com##.adsbygoogle for now.

[okiehsch]

On one of my reloads I saw Google ads

I don't. I only see blank spaces. .adsbygoogle is used as a bait check in such cases most of the time, it's the reason we added the ghide filter.

[MasterKia]

Maybe we could use style rules on it, but as you said let's wait a few days.

[ghost]

Cannot reproduce on Firefox, Windows 10. An anti-adblock shows up at the very bottom for a few seconds, but goes away very quickly, doesn't interfere w/ page.

[stephenhawk8054]

Wait a few seconds and the content appears normally on firefox android for me.

[x-R0b0T-x]

Can't see what's posted while the ad blocker is active.

[JobcenterTycoon]

Works fine for me. Just the loading time is a bit longer

[orariley70]

Nope, broken. I can supply my account for debugging.

[stephenhawk8054]

It works fine for me after waiting a bit

[garry-ut99]

Many big ad placeholders all over the site caused by ghide from "uBlock filters":

SCREENSHOOTS


[mapx-]

nothing to do, they are checking exactly the using of cosmetic filters

[vanTheodore]

This is detecting again. Link: https://forum.release-apk.com/viewforum.php?f=60

[dportvine]

https://forum.release-apk.com/

Screenshot(s)


```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.52.2 Chromium: 118 filterset (summary): network: 124909 cosmetic: 106403 scriptlet: 26514 html: 0 listset (total-discarded, last-updated): removed: user-filters: null added: fanboy-cookiemonster: 48555-229, 3m ublock-annoyances: 5547-59, 3m ublock-cookies-easylist: 326-326, 2m default: RUS-0: 40002-9, 3m easylist: 71734-38, 3m easyprivacy: 33199-154, 3m plowe-0: 3726-1073, 3m ublock-badware: 7297-134, 2m ublock-filters: 34941-184, 2m ublock-privacy: 560-7, 2m ublock-quick-fixes: 241-100, 2m ublock-unbreak: 2142-33, 2m urlhaus-1: 12055-0, 2m filterset (user): [array of 2 redacted] userSettings: advancedUserEnabled: true contextMenuEnabled: false showIconBadge: false hiddenSettings: filterAuthorMode: true popupPanelHeightMode: 1 supportStats: allReadyAfter: 643 ms (selfie) maxAssetCacheWait: 352 ms popupPanel: blocked: 12 network: release-apk.com: 2 adskeeper.com: 1 cloudflareinsights.com: 1 doubleclick.net: 2 googleadservices.com: 1 googlesyndication.com: 4 googletagmanager.com: 1 extended: ##.phpbb-ads-center:style(pointer-events: none !important) ##ins:style(opacity: 0 !important; pointer-events: none !importa… ##+js(remove-attr, style, ins, complete) ##+js(addEventListener-defuser, load, onload) ##+js(nobab) ```

[JobcenterTycoon]

forum.release-apk.com##+js(ra, style, ins, complete) causing problems on my end. Should work fine now.

[drogga]

IDK about you guys, but the site and the ad blocker detection are so nasty, that it detects it (uBO) even when disabled (from the On/Off toggle switch in the /Extensions page), I guess it can detect if you have any ad blocker at all, I haven't tried to remove the extension to see if it will still detect a non-existing ad blocker whatsoever.

Win 11 with 3 Chromium based browsers, in incognito, blocked third-party cookies, enabled "Do Not Track" and no DNS or anything other that can interrupt the loading and showing of any ads, well except the Ads Site Setting, which by default is set to block intrusive or misleading ads in most/all Chromium based browsers.

[stephenhawk8054]

I guess it can detect if you have any ad blocker at all

No it doesn't. It means something else on your machine is triggering it OR the website has issue themselves. This website's code is a mess and can easily have false positives.

[drogga]

Must be the site then, because the problem is not on my end or my machine, I don't believe it's a network one either. I completely agree that it's a mess and an awful one (there's a better alternative).

[AlexanderQueen]

Must be the site then, because the problem is not on my end or my machine, I don't believe it's a network one either. I completely agree that it's a mess and an awful one (there's a better alternative).

I experience the same issue even after with some "fixes" from above. Also, the site is buggy while loading their .JS modules...