Documentation
The AdBolish manual
Everything in the app, written for someone with it open. Labels in bold are exactly what you'll see on screen.
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Getting started
Protection
Overview and the protection switchTurn protection on, off or pause it, and read what AdBolish has blocked today and over time.Ad networksSee which ad networks AdBolish has stopped, and every domain each one tried to reach.Privacy (trackers)The analytics, telemetry and social tracking pixels AdBolish has stopped from following you.ThreatsMalware, phishing, scam and crypto-mining sites AdBolish blocked, which app tried to reach them, and threat notifications.Content filtersTurn on blocking for adult, gambling or social media sites in every browser and app, and see what they blocked.RealtimeThe live log of blocked requests, filtered by group or app, with the rule that matched and one-click allow options.Exclusions and custom blocksCheck whether a domain is blocked, allow domains AdBolish should never block, and block extra ones yourself.Fixing a broken siteWhen a site or app stops working, see what was blocked in the last minute and allow it for an hour or for good.
Configuration
System DNS and the protection serviceHow AdBolish filters every app by routing Windows DNS through its protection service, what the one-time permission is for, and how your DNS is restored.Browsers and secure DNSWhy a browser using its own secure DNS escapes filtering, and how to switch that off.SettingsEvery setting in AdBolish, top to bottom - the protection service, encrypted DNS, family filters, threat notifications, startup, updates and privacy.Bandwidth sharingHow AdBolish stays free by sharing idle bandwidth through Massive, what happens when sharing is off, and how to stop it.The system trayControl protection from the tray without opening the window, and what closing versus quitting does.
Help & reference
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AdBolish is free for Windows 10 and 11, and filters every app on your PC.