This resource offers configuration guides for optimizing privacy tools and network security, including ad-blocking solutions, DNS customization, and VPN setup techniques. Features detailed instructions for browser extensions, traffic filtering rules, and cross-platform compatibility across desktop/mobile environments. Focuses on maintaining web performance while implementing enhanced security protocols through open-source tools and encrypted connections.

► Adblocking

Note – Don’t run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.
⭐ uBlock Origin or uBO Lite (MV3 compatible) – Adblocker / Redundant Extensions
⭐ Report Issues – uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList
⭐ SponsorBlock – Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / Script, 2 / Discord / X / GitHub
Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock – Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
Popupblocker All, PopUpOFF, Popup Blocker (strict) or PopupBlocker – Popup / New Tab Blockers
AdGuard – Adblocker
Zen – System-Wide Adblocker / Discord / GitHub
BehindTheOverlay – Hide Website Overlays

▷ Adblock Filters

⭐ LegitimateURLShortener – Query Parameter Cleaning Rules
yokoffing’s Recommended Filters – Blocklist Collection
FilterLists – Filter and host lists directory
FMHY Filterlist – Unsafe Sites Filter

▷ DNS Adblocking

Note – If your goal is to block browser ads, it’s best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.

🌐 DNS Providers – DNS Provider Index
⭐ Pi-Hole – Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Subreddit / X
⭐ Pi-Hole Tools – Filters / Anti-Telemetry / Tray App
⭐ AdGuard Home – Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-Adguard / GitHub / X / Telegram / Subreddit
⭐ Mullvad DNS – DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension / GitHub
⭐ YogaDNS – Custom DNS Client for Windows
BlahDNS – DNS Adblocking / GitHub
AlternateDNS – DNS Adblocking
LibreDNS – DNS Adblocking / GitLab
Tiarap – DNS Adblocking / GitHub
NextDNS – Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Video
AdGuard DNS – Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Telegram / Subreddit
Control D – Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Discord
NxFilter – Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking / Subreddit
TBlock – DNS Adblocking Client / CodeBerg
Diversion – Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
Phishing Army – DNS Phishing Blocklist / X
DNS Party – Encrypted DNS Profiles for Apple Devices
Technitium – Self-Hosted DNS Server / Subreddit / GitHub
DNS Perf or NameBench – DNS Speed Tests

► Antivirus / Malware

🌐 /r/Antivirus Index – Antivirus Tool Index
⭐ Malwarebytes – Antivirus / X
⭐ AdwCleaner – Anti-Adware / X
⭐ Security / Antivirus Multireddit – Reddit Communities
⭐ FMHY SafeGuard – Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted
FMHY LinkSafe Guard – Shows if Site is Trusted / Untrusted on Web Results
BleepingComputer Forums, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative Forums – Malware Removal Forums / Note
Sandboxie Plus – Sandbox Environment / Guide / GitHub
Windows Sandbox – Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
ESET – Antivirus / X
Dangerzone – Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files / GitHub
Triage or Cuckoo – Online Sandboxes
No More Ransom – Ransomware Decryption Tools
ID Ransomware – Ransomware Identification Tool
ConfigureDefender – Configure Windows Defender Settings
DefenderUI – Improved Windows Defender UI

▷ File Scanners

🌐 The Second Opinion, 2 – Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools / GitHub
⭐ VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis – Online File Scanner
⭐ VirusTotal Tools – CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
Microsoft Safety Scanner or Emsisoft Emergency Kit – On-demand AV Scanners
Manalyzer – PE File Scanner / GitHub
YARA – Malware Identification Tool / GitHub
Winitor – EXE Malware Assessment
pyWhat – Identify Anything / Discord
Grype – Container Images Vulnerability Scanner
Jotti – Online File Scanner
FileScan – Online File Scanner / GitHub
Farbar / Guide – Local File Scanner

► Privacy

⭐ Tails / Telegram / GitHub, Whonix / Telegram / GitHub or Qubes / GitHub – Privacy-Based Operating Systems
/r/Privacy, /r/TheHatedOne or /r/privatelife – Privacy Discussion, News & Tools
O&O ShutUp10++ or W10Privacy – Privacy and Data Protection Tools
Telemetry.md – Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
Disable Recall – Disable Microsoft Recall on Windows 11
Agent DVR / Subreddit, Frigate / GitHub, Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / Discord / GitHub – Security Camera Systems
Team Elite or Technet24 – Security Software / Translator
YourDigitalRights – Get Organizations to Delete Your Personal Data
Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List – List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources
Surfer Protocol – Multi-platform User Data Exporter / Discord / GitHub
F-Secure Identity Theft Checker – Identity Theft Check
PrivNote, SafeNote / GitHub, Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, burnmynote or OneTimeSecret / GitHub – Send Self-Destructing Messages
chausies encrypt / GitHub, Steg Cloak or spammimic – Send Encrypted Text
HiddenVM – Run an Oracle VM on TailsOS
SurveillanceWatch – Surveillance Company Connections
If An Agent Knocks – Best Practices if Contacted by Agents

▷ Privacy Indexes

⭐ Privacy Guides – Educational Guide / GitHub
⭐ Digital Defense – Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security / GitHub
⭐ Surveillance Self-Defense – Educational Guide
⭐ The New Oil – Educational Guide / GitHub
⭐ No Trace – Educational Guide / .onion
⭐ The Hitchhiker’s Guide – Extensive Guide to Online Anonymity / GitHub
Lissy93’s Awesome Privacy / GitHub, Awesome Security Hardening or pluja’s Awesome Privacy / GitHub – Privacy App / Service Lists
Defensive Computing Checklist – Educational Guide
OPSEC guide – Educational Guide
Ken Harris – Educational Guide / Discord
PrivSec – Educational Guide / GitHub
AvoidTheHack – Educational Blog / GitHub
Hostux – Privacy Tools / Git
Privacy Settings – Privacy Setting Guides
Privacy Not Included – Product Privacy Ratings
EncryptedList – List of Encrypted Services/Apps
Awesome Vehicle Security – Vehicle Security Resources

▷ Network Security

⭐ v2rayN – DIY Privacy Network
⭐ Safing Portmaster – Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall / Discord / GitHub
⭐ DNSveil – DNS Client / Guide / GitHub
I2P – Encrypted Private Network Layer / Guide / GitLab
XrayUIGroup – DIY Privacy Network / Telegram
Fort – Firewall
WFC – Firewall

► Web Privacy

🌐 Google Alt List, /r/degoogle, degoogle / GitHub or No More Google – Google App Alternatives
⭐ PrivacySpy / GitHub or ToS;DR / Discord / GitHub – Sites Privacy Policies
⭐ JustDeleteMe – Find / Terminate Old Accounts / GitHub
FirefoxMonitor – Data Breach Check / GitHub
BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / Discord / GitHub or LeakPeek / Discord – Data Breach Search Engines
OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / Telegram / GitHub or PhishTank – Report Phishing Sites
DNS Jumper – DNS Switcher
ssh-chat or Devzat – SSH Chat
GPG Suite – Encrypt & Sign Data / Communications
PeerTube – Decentralized Video Hosting / Tools / GitHub
Redact – Delete X.com / Reddit Data / Discord
tweetXer – Delete X.com Posts
delete-likes-from-x-com.md – Delete X.com Likes / Favorites
Power Delete Suite – Reddit Auto Post Delete
Hyphanet – Browse / Publish Freenet Sites / GitHub
mat2 / Web Version or Metadata Cleaner – Remove Metadata from Files / GitLab

▷ Browser Privacy

⭐ Tor Browser, 2, 3 – Onion-Routed Browser
⭐ Tor Resources – TG Downloads / Telegram / .onion / GitLab / GitHub
⭐ Mullvad Browser – Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) / GitHub
⭐ arkenfox – Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI
LibreWolf – Pre-tweaked Firefox Fork / Auto-Updater / CodeBerg / Subreddit
Brave Browser – Privacy Chromium Browser / Subreddit
Encrypted SNI – Cloudflare Browser Check

▷ Password Privacy / 2FA

🌐 2FA Directory – List of Sites with 2FA Support / GitHub
⭐ Ente Auth – All Platforms 2FA / Discord / GitHub
⭐ Aegis – Android 2FA / GitHub
⭐ Stratum – Android 2FA / GitHub
⭐ Have I Been Pwned Passwords – Password Breach Check
⭐ Password Strength Chart / 2
2FAS – Android / iOS 2FA / Discord / GitHub
Mauth – Android 2FA
FreeOTPPlus – Android 2FA
KeePassXC – Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA / Guide / GitHub
AuthMe – Windows / Mac / Linux 2FA / GitHub
Yubioath – Windows / Android 2FA / YubiKeys / GitHub
OTPClient – Linux 2FA
2FAuth – Self-Hosted Web Based 2FA / GitHub
Sentinel – Android / iOS / Mac 2FA
OTP Auth – iOS 2FA
Tofu – iOS 2FA / GitHub
Authenticator – Generate Two-Factor QR Codes / GitHub
OTP Helper – Extract OTP Tokens
steamguard-cli – Generate Steam 2FA Codes
PasswordsGenerator – Secure Password Generator
Intelligence X – Password Breach Check / GitHub
psbdmp – Password Breach Check
ScatteredSecrets – Password Breach Check
BreachDetective – Password Breach Check

▷ Email Privacy

⭐ Have I Been Pwned? – Monitor Email Breaches
⭐ Proton Mail – Encrypted Email / .onion / Subreddit / GitHub
Tuta – Encrypted Email / Subreddit / GitHub
Disroot – Encrypted Email
DNMX – Onion Based Email
Mailvelope – Give Emails PGP Encryption / GitHub
Email Privacy Tester – Email Privacy Test / GitLab
SecLists – Security Mailing List Archive

▷ Fingerprinting / Tracking

⭐ CanvasBlocker – Prevent Canvas Fingerprinting
⭐ CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, Device Info, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData – Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests
ClearURLs – Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites / GitHub / GitLab
Webbkoll or Blacklight – Site Tracking Info
Data Removal Guide – Remove Online Data
GameIndustry – Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games
BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net – IP Leak Tests
JShelter – Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code
No-JS fingerprinting – Non-JavaScript Fingerprinting / GitHub
Locale Switcher, 2 – Change Language Identifier / GitHub
AnonymousRedirect – Anonymize Links
Simple Opt Out – Turn off Targeted Ads / GitHub
X.com Direct – Removes t.co Tracking from X.com

▷ Search Engines

🌐 Search Engine Party – Privacy Search Engine Comparisons / GitLab
🌐 Instance Scores or Searx Index – Searx Instance Indexes
⭐ searx.space / .onion or searx.be – SearXNG Instances / GitHub
⭐ DuckDuckGo – Own Crawler + Third Parties / Shortcuts, 2 / Subreddit
Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles – Searx Instances
Whoogle – Whoogle Instance / Uses Google
LibreY – Privacy Respecting Metasearch Engine
4get – Proxy Search Engine / Git
Mojeek / Subreddit
Qwant – Uses Bing (partially) / Discord
Swisscows – Uses Bing
YaCy – Decentralized / GitHub
Startpage – Uses Google / Subreddit
Brave Search – Private Search
ekoru – Uses Bing
Gibiru – Uses Google
SearXNG – Self-Hosted / GitHub
Whoogle – Uses Google / Self-Hosted / Frontend

► VPN

Note – For torrenting, it’s recommended to use a paid rather than free VPN. Free VPNs are only really useful for things like viewing sites blocked by your ISP / country.

🌐 Techlore Chart – VPN Comparison Charts
🌐 VPN Relationships, 2 – VPN Relationship Chart
⭐ /r/VPNs – Discussion Forum
⭐ WARP – Free / Unlimited / Setup Guide / CLI / Mobile Client / Desktop Client
⭐ Windscribe – Has Free Plan / 10GB Monthly / Subreddit / GitHub
⭐ Proton VPN – No Torrenting with Free Plan / Unlimited / Config Generation / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
⭐ RiseupVPN – Free / Unlimited / Config CLI Script / GitHub
⭐ AirVPN – Paid / .onion / GitHub / GitLab
Mullvad VPN – Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning / GitHub
IVPN – Paid / No Logging / Port Warning / Subreddit / GitHub
ESET VPN – Free / Unlimited
PrivadoVPN – Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
Bitmask – Free / Unlimited / GitLab, 2

▷ VPN Tools

⭐ How to Bind VPN to Client – Bind VPN to Client to Avoid ISP Letters
⭐ WireGuard – VPN Tunnel / Setup Guide / Tools / Web UI / Source Code
WGDashboard – WireGuard Manager / Discord / GitHub
OpenVPN or tinc VPN / GitHub / GitLab – VPN Tunnels
WireHole – WireGuard VPN with Adblocking Capabilities / Web UI
VpnHood, IPsec VPN or Outline / Subreddit / GitHub – Self-Hosted VPNs
Self Hosted VPN – Pi-Hole + WireGuard on Google Cloud
OpenConnect – SSL VPN / GUI / GitLab
Gluetun – Docker through VPN
Pritunl – VPN Server / GitHub
Algo VPN – Cloud VPN / GitHub
Amnezia – Self-Hosted VPN / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
VPN Hotspot – Share VPN Connection over Hotspot

► Proxy

▷ Proxy Apps

Hola Proxy – Alternative Client for Hola Free Proxy Service
Snowflake – Tor Proxy Browser Extension
Censor Tracker / Telegram / GitHub, SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega – Proxy Extensions
Acrylic – Local DNS Proxy
SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / GitHub – Local DNS Encryption Proxy
Blocky – DNS Proxy / GitHub
Proxifier – Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Keys
wireproxy – WireGuard as Proxy
Hiddify – Auto-Proxy Client / Telegram / GitHub
Nginx Proxy Manager – Self-Hosted Proxy Server / Subreddit / GitHub
Ultraviolet / GitHub or Nebula – Self-Hosted Proxy Sites
1337x Proxy – 1337x Proxy Guide / Example
Titanium Network – Proxy Developer / Instances / GitHub

▷ Proxy Sites

Note – Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They’re useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.
⭐ Alu / Discord
Holy Unblocker / GitHub
SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3
Free Proxy, 2
ProxyOf2
Phantom
Reflect4, CroxyProxy or Blockaway
Delusionz / 2
ProxyPal / Telegram
Proxyium
Szvy Central, 2, 3, 4, 5
Google Translate / Explanation, 2
Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker – Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
CheckSocks5 – SOCKS5 Proxy Checker

▷ Anti-Censorship

⭐ Censorship Bypass Guide – Censorship Bypass Guide
⭐ No Thought is a Crime – Internet Censorship Discussion
⭐ zapret, GoodbyeDPI / GUI, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel – DPI Circumvention Local Proxies
Shadowsocks – Proxy Client and Self-Hosted Server / Free Servers, 2, 3 / GitHub
Psiphon – Anti-Censorship Proxy / VPN / GitHub
Lantern – Anti-Censorship Proxy / Slowed Past 250MB / GitHub
FreeSocks – Shadowsocks Proxies / GitHub
Hi!Load VPN – Censorship Resistant Proxies / 30GB per month / No Torrenting / Support
Hysteria – Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / Telegram / GitHub
Project X – Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / Telegram, 2
sing-box – Anti-Censorship Client / Telegram / GitHub

Adblocking / Privacy