Just wondering what blocklists are the most proficient at blocking trackers, malware, etc. that can be used with RethinkDNS. Currently I am just using the RDNS Privacy blocklist that comes packaged with the app. Is there any list that is more worthwhile to use? Any input is appreciated.

[image] Suggestions for blocklists! Questions I wanna use blocklists for only preventing tracking and stopping ads not the service, For example i wanna use Snapchat but no tracking from the company, So could you suggest me some blocklists you are using? P.s I am testing …

Thanks for mentioning my thread, BTW the lists iam using in RethinkDNS are: • Prevent Bypass • Adult (StevenBlack) • Multi Pro (Hagezi) • Security (StevenBlack) • Threat intelligent Feeds (Hagezi) • Ransomware (The Block List Project) BTW thank you for saying that their blocklists are being u…

[image] ph00lt0: I stopped using them as they update the lists very slowly. Hi there: The process to push updates to apps is automated and lists update once every week ( code ). This workflow has been in place for since Dec last year. In the recent past, on the server side, we have been facing…

Weekly updates is extremely slow in my eyes for DNS if you use lists as a counter measure for malware deployments.

I get your point but, capable malware will not be simply blocked by just DNS. Anyone claiming otherwise has something to sell.

It’s just one measure as i already said. Don’t disagree on your take btw. But also i think the updates being slow relatively can impact usability when lists change because of corrections. A week is a long period for incorrect listings. I recently experienced that one of my domains was blacklisted b…

Gotcha. Rethink DNS (the Android app) supports unblocking (trusting / whitelisting) domains that are blocked by upstreams. The app would start supporting importing blocklists from HTTP endpoints, in the next 2 to 3 months ( issue ). Today, we update blocklists weekly not because we can’t do daily up…

Fully get your reasons tho and i was aware of that. But good that you clarify this here too. Just good to say is that PG doesn’t recommend the apl because as limitations it cannot be used a longside a vpn. However I do think for some this can be a good solution.

The problem I have with Adguard specifically is that they whitelist domains that are trackers thus making it impossible for other lists to block those domains. Fine if you remove domains from your lists but actually fully whitelisting them is quite problematic.

[image] ph00lt0: Just good to say is that PG doesn’t recommend the apl because as limitations it cannot be used a longside a vpn. Rethink? It supports connecting to multiple WireGuard upstreams of one’s choice, since two months ago ( latest release reddit thread ).

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ph00lt0 September 7, 2023, 3:27pm 2

Bit of a duplicate thread going on. Please check for existing ones.
But specifically on rethinkdns. I stopped using them as they update the lists very slowly.

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