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No account or registration required.\nPro unlocks: advanced YouTube blocking, app protection via DNS, custom rules + security filters.\n7-day free trial — upgrade seamlessly right from your live stats dashboard.\n\nSEE THE DEFENSES IN ACTION\nMonitor blocked ads and trackers with built-in statistics.\nView protection status and monitoring data in real time.\n\nFULL CONTROL WITH CUSTOM SETTINGS\n- Customize allowlists and blocklists\n- Choose DNS servers\n- Create user rules for filtering\n\nPOWERFUL FILTERING TECHNOLOGY\nAdvanced in-house filters and other popular filter lists.\nIncludes protection against malvertising, phishing, and suspicious content.\n\nTRUSTED AND TRANSPARENT\n17 years of experience in ad blocking.\nFully open source on GitHub — inspect every line of code. 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