Internet Junkbuster

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Internet Junkbuster
Original author Junkbusters Corporation
Type Filtering proxy
License GNU General Public License
Website http://internet.junkbuster.com/

The Internet Junkbuster is a web proxy that can block ads and cookies. [1] As of 2000 it functioned by checking requested URLs, including those for images, against a blocklist. [2] It was developed by the Junkbusters Corporation and released under the GNU General Public License. [3] However, the Internet Junkbuster has not been updated since 1998[ citation needed ] and the junkbusters.com web site is no longer maintained. [4]

Contents

Privoxy is based on the code for the Internet Junkbuster.[ citation needed ]

Junkbuster's developers at one point released Guidescope, a consumer version of Junkbuster. [1] [ needs update ]

Reception

A review by InfoWorld in 2000 gave it a score of "Good" but criticized it for the technical knowledge needed to modify the blocklist by manually editing a .ini file. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Maximum Security. Sams Publishing. 2003. p. 155. ISBN   978-0-672-32459-8.
  2. 1 2 Orubeondo, Ana (11 September 2000). "Junkbuster blocks unwanted Web content". InfoWorld. p. 64.
  3. ↑ "The GNU General Public License". Junkbusters. February 3, 2001. Archived from the original on February 3, 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "junkbusters.com, 18 November 2024". Internet Archive. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

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