 gwionwild colonial boyPremium,ExMod 2001-08
join:2000-12-28
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Zhen-Xjell
Re: Ad/Cookie Blocking App Reviews JunkBuster (Features)
blocks requests for URLs (typically banner ads) that match its blockfile - VERY powerful. This is a ported Unix proxy server, and uses highly configurable .ini files to set up its filters. No GUI to speak of.
deletes unauthorized cookies and other unwanted identifying header information - actually, it blocks them based on patterns, again, from an ini file
You decide what's junk - I suppose my previous remarks demonstrate, this. You can either just copy a blockfile, and make it fairly plug and play, or you can configure all sorts of filters in the ini files, if you have some experience writing filters for unix servers, or are willing to endure the learning curve (help is commented directly into the default files, for convenience)
Many people publish their blockfiles to help others get started - noted above.
Freely distributed under the GNU GPL - always cool.
I like it, although it can slow you down just a little. If you've never configured a server that traces its heritage to a 'nix OS, you may be a bit intimidated by the .ini files that have to be text edited to set up the filters, but, using a public blockfile is an option, and it's really not hard at all, once you get the feel. It has a lot of versatility, and it can do some neat stuff. It's a very good product, too, if your filters are set up right... the only problem I ever had was that it sometimes worked TOO well, and blocked things wholesale... very good, steeper learning curve than a GUI'ed app, doesn't block activeX or java, specifically, although you can run a filter to block, for example, all "*.ocx" or all "*.vbs" files from any site.
Only downside, I guess, is that it's not GUI'ed, unless they've updated recently, and customizing filters is a little like a rules based firewall... but it does the job (and more, since it's a fullblown filtering proxy server).
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 Zhen-XjellProlific BunnyPremium,VIP,ExMod 2001-04
join:2000-10-08
Bordentown, NJ | Thank you for the personal review gwion. Your description of JunkBuster sounds like it is very similar to Proxomitron which has a GUI. Indeed, perhaps I may have to bump JunkBuster on my to-do list for review. |
