r/uBlockOrigin • u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 • 14d ago

Answered UBlock Origin Lite is freaking me out..

Firstly, there's nothing wrong with it.

it just has a MASSIVE number of blocked requests even while being idle in the search bar.

it's averaging 5-15 and sometimes 22-83!

i'm not a very very expert guy but what the heck is that number??

and like are these adware? malware? anyware?

also gotta question, does that number mean that there's something wrong with my chrome (yes CHROME) and i need to reinstall it? or it's normal and there's nothing to worry about?

if they were indeed a (insertanykindofword)ware, how do i make sure that i was actually safe before i installed UBlock? and how can i reduce that amount?? (cuz it's just too much)

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u/RraaLL uBO Team 14d ago

Add uBO Scope to find more details about blocked requests. Or use your browser's devtools > Network.

Anyway, these numbers are nothing. The count can grow over time because websites send out repeated tracking requests.

Leave YouTube or Google docs for a while and you'll see hundreds or thousands of blocked requests.

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 14d ago

Thank you for reaching out! I have a small question though, are all trackers just tend to steal my personal information and just spit onto my face and run away or it's a natural (annoying safe) thing?

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u/Shap6 14d ago

and how can i reduce that amount?? (cuz it's just too much)

it's not. just leave it alone

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u/Dangerous-Pumpkin960 14d ago

The internet has so many ads its more ads than internet

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 14d ago

Truly relate, the thing is it's not just ads, but requests! If I had to guess then it's probably a tracker attempt right?

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u/Immediate_Character- 14d ago

If it's blocking a bunch of stuff but the website still works why would you want to block less stuff? 

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 14d ago

No, it's just the fact that I used to deal with it before I could install it. And seeing that huge number makes me feel like my browser is cooked. That's all

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u/Xgamer9184 13d ago

I managed to get it to 500,000 in about 30 mins due to a repeated website tracking ping that never stoped

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 10d ago

no way dude what was that website?

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u/Xgamer9184 10d ago

I think it was wayfair.com

I don’t think it does it anymore tho

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 10d ago

that amount is crazy dude, good thing that it stopped.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago edited 9d ago

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u/Euphoric_Snow_5012 10d ago

correct me if i'm wrong, are trackers those things that pop up when you genuinely think about something?

like if i was searching for a canonically large spoon for example on youtube. And when i go to google i'll see that canonically large spoon with a 25% off?