AdGuard
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| Initial release | June 1st 2009 |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 6.4
/ October 25 2018 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, GNU Linux, OS X, iOS, Android |
| Platform | x64/x86, arm |
| Available in | 28 languages |
| Type | Utility Browser extension Server |
| License | Open source and shareware |
| Website | adguard.com |
AdGuard is a line-up of ad blocking and privacy protection software which comprises open source and shareware products keeping Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X, Android and iOS users from unwanted ads, pop-ups, banners, as well as from tracking, obscene content, malware and phishing.
Being a cross-platform utility, AdGuard is also available as an extension for the most widely used browsers, e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Yandex.Browser, Microsoft Edge.
While AdGuard products have earned positive feedback in several industry publications [1] [2] [3], a series of incidents with app stores (ссылка на подраздел) have taken place in 2014 - 2018 impeding user access to the privacy protection software.
AdGuard developers (ссылка на подраздел) have taken up non-commercial research in order to inform wider audiences on user privacy, cybersecurity and data protection. The following issues have been looked into:
- Fake adblockers [4] [5]
- Facebook Ad Network widespread distribution [6] [7]
- Popular Android and iOS apps privacy issues [8] [9] [10] [11]
- A number of top-ranked websites involved in cryptojacking [12] [13] [14]
Open Source Product AdGuard HOME, launched at the end of 2018 is an open-source product aimed at protecting home networks by intercepting and filtering DNS requests [15].
Developers AdGuard Software Limited was founded in 2009 by Andrey Meshkov and Igor Lukyanov. An international team of several dozen professionals is now being managed from the Cyprus-based headquarters.
Incidents
- Distribution of AdGuard for Android was discontinued by Google Play in the end of 2014. It is being nevertheless updated and available for download from the developers’ website. [16].
- AdGuard for iOS is not being updated since the summer of 2018 due to Apple policies, though still present in Apple AppStore [17]
- AdGuard Software Limited itself became subject to an attempt of a hacker attack in September 2018 yet managed to protect the users of their products by resetting all the passwords timely [18] [19] [20]
Sources
- ^ www.androidcentral.com/best-chrome-extensions-online-privacy-and-safety
- ^ adguard.software.informer.com
- ^ www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iosapps/best-ad-blocker-for-iphone-ipad-3665858
- ^ www.techspot.com/news/74243-adguard-reports-20-million-chrome-users-have-malware
- ^ www.techradar.com/news/google-has-kicked-five-malicious-ad-blockers-off-the-chrome-store
- ^ thenextweb.com/facebook/2018/03/26/facebook-tracking-present-41-popular-android-apps
- ^ beebom.com/deletefacebook-tracking-through-apps
- ^ androidcommunity.com/go-keyboard-apps-sends-users-data-to-servers-and-third-parties-adguard-says
- ^ fossbytes.com/11-million-android-chrome-ios-users-big-star-labs-spyware
- ^ www.hackread.com/popular-android-ios-apps-browser-extensions-collecting-highly-personal-user-data
- ^ www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extensions-android-and-ios-apps-caught-collecting-browsing-data
- ^ uk.pcmag.com/news-analysis/92222/why-hackers-love-cryptocurrency-miner-coinhive
- ^ www.newsweek.com/500-million-pcs-secretly-mining-cryptocurrency
- ^ www.zdnet.com/article/500-million-pcs-are-being-used-for-stealth-cryptocurrency-mining-online
- ^ www.slashgear.com/adguard-home-is-an-ad-and-tracker-blocker-for-your-home-17550403
- ^ adguard.com/en/blog/google-removes-adguard-android-app-google-play
- ^ www.macobserver.com/news/adguard-pro-discontinued
- ^ techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/adguard-resets-all-user-passwords-after-account-hacks
- ^ www.zdnet.com/article/adguard-resets-all-user-passwords-after-credential-stuffing-attack
- ^ download.cnet.com/blog/download-blog/all-adguard-ad-blocker-account-passwords-have-been-reset-to-fight-off-hackers