From ac1d3f44b4d5940c978aecbd7e61a746f1ec37c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:16:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Updated=20=C2=B5Block=20vs.=20others:=20Blockin?= =?UTF-8?q?g=20ads,=20trackers,=20malwares=20(markdown)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- µBlock-vs.-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/µBlock-vs.-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares.md b/µBlock-vs.-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares.md index d67f8ab..c414a7d 100644 --- a/µBlock-vs.-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares.md +++ b/µBlock-vs.-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares.md @@ -67,5 +67,10 @@ All blockers were configured in such a way as to compare apples-vs-apples: - **Adguard:** _"Spyware and tracking"_, _"Phishing and malware protection"_ checked. _"Social media"_ not checked. _"Acceptable ads"_ unchecked. - **Disconnect:** out-of-the-box settings -- no change. -[Sessbench](https://github.com/gorhill/sessbench) was used to run the benchmarks, and each extension was tested as the only extension -active in the browser. \ No newline at end of file +[Sessbench](https://github.com/gorhill/sessbench) was used to run the benchmarks, +and each extension was tested as the only extension active in the browser. + +Note regarding the methodology: It has been said that I was unfair toward ABP because I didn't +use [Peter Lowe’s Ad server](http://pgl.yoyo.org/) list for ABP while I did for µBlock. It is +true that I could have installed the list, which most certainly account for the difference +between ABP and µBlock. My answer to this is available at [Wilders Security Fourm](http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/%C2%B5block-a-lean-and-fast-blocker.365273/page-3#post-2386023). \ No newline at end of file