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Block Online Scams with Spam404 and Adblock

18/4/2014

27 Comments

 
At Spam404 we are always looking for new ways to help protect internet users from scams and other abusive content found online. This is exactly why we have created an anti-scam filter which can be used with AdBlock and Adblock Plus, two very popular browser extensions.

We have integrated the data we hold on websites created to scam into this filter to make browsing the internet a much more safer experience. Our filter is completely free and so is AdBlock or Adblock Plus!

Here is how to subscribe to our anti-scam filter:

1. Install AdBlock or Adblock Plus.

2. Go here and under "Miscellaneous" you can find our anti-scam filter and to subscribe just click "Spam404" next to "Subscribe:".

It's as simple as that!

If you find a suspected scam website that isn't blocked by our filter please report the website here.

If you have any questions, comments or even criticism about our anti-scam filter please feel free to leave them below as a comment, we look forward to hearing from you!

Cameron Dawe,
Spam404 Founder

27 Comments
@Equrious link
25/4/2014 05:12:10 am

Cool.

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gorhill link
26/5/2014 11:16:09 pm

Greetings. A user of my extension ("HTTP Switchboard" @ https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard) suggested I support your list. However I can't find any license information. Could you add license information *in* your list so that it's clear whether it can (or can't) be downloaded and used in other ways than through an ABP subscription. Thanks.

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ErrorError
26/2/2016 11:50:51 pm

Update Error Spam404 list.

  "Https://spam404bl.com/spam404scamlist.txt" Not Found

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Cameron link
5/3/2016 04:59:43 am

Thanks for the comment.

The location of our lists has changed to GitHub as the previous location was behind CloudFlare which was preventing Tor users from being able to use our lists.

You can resubscribe to our list here - https://adblockplus.org/subscriptions

Thanks,
Cameron

Adblock User
2/6/2014 05:35:30 am

Thank you for making your block list available for Adblock!

Do you have any plans to make it available in a hosts file format?

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I support This site
12/6/2014 01:44:01 am

I support this. this is a excelent way to make the internet safer.

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Anonymous link
12/6/2014 09:41:39 am

@FaZeAquas on twitter is selling promotions on his twitter as seen in https://twitter.com/FaZeAquas/status/477210274697854976 & in his description of his youtube he states "Wanna Buy Promotions"

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Unknown User
14/6/2014 09:20:03 pm

Thankyou for making this!

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Joey
16/6/2014 10:43:06 pm

Does this still block ads? I only want to hide bad sites, not ads.

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Spam404 link
26/6/2014 09:30:18 am

Hey Joey,

You can use the Spam404 filter list and still see adverts. All you would have to do is go into the Adblock options and then "Filter Lists" and finally turn off the filter lists that hide adverts on web pages.

Hope this helps!

Cameron
Spam404.com

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AdityaTD link
17/6/2014 11:58:22 pm

<3 This is beast! I always get Scammed! LOL

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rED
19/6/2015 02:31:11 pm

Good luck next time bro

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Leon
22/10/2014 02:29:11 pm

Any chance for a hosts file version?

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Liam
23/10/2014 04:03:45 am

Cool

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Jordan
30/12/2014 07:01:21 pm

Hello!

How long does it usually take for you to check (for example) a reported YouTube video if someone has reported one?

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Spam404 link
1/1/2015 08:25:39 am

Hey Jordan,

We usually review and take appropriate action on reports within 12-48 hours of their arrival into our system.

Cameron
Spam404.com

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Qua
29/1/2015 08:43:10 am

All I wanted to know is what content you deem to be abusive. I have been unable to find a single list or bit of actual info on the items that your definition of "abuse" covers. I would really like to know, because the term "abusive content" is wildly abused itself & used in a very *broad* variety of applications. What some of us see as abusive, others do not & vice-versa, so I found it extremely odd that a site which exists to list all of these "abusers" & to fight said content & take it down, would fail to include any list or page that explains that more or goes into even a little bit of detail on the categories or something, anywhere on the site. :( I was so excited to install this, but I realized quickly that it might cause me problems in the long run. An example might be that you people consider pirated content as abusive, so maybe include this not only as something you get taken down, but use the adblock filter to block, while some people, in fact rather a lot, might extremely disagree on this subject being "abusive" in any way & yet, would still really like to be protected from the ridiculously growing number of scams, scammers & jerks out there ruining the internet. So please, if you might have time (I know you're likely busy, I completely understand that & I get that this is all voluntary, so please don't assume I'm unappreciative or demanding or anything. I just would really like some info if it's available), maybe add a section that has not only a list of the types of things the filter blocks/you get taken down, but also maybe include a guideline for those who report links & sites, to help them understand what is a reportable offense. This wouldn't just help people like me who want to know, this would help you *greatly* most likely, because maybe it would help cut down on pointless reports or things that you don't consider even in the realm of "abusive". It may help everyone on every side of this, so it would be rather awesome. I'd be willing to even put said section together if given the list or info or something. I appreciate the project, I just need to know more about it before using it & fully supporting it, ya know? :)
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Spam404 link
5/3/2016 05:01:10 am

Hey Qua,

We just published our listing criteria here - http://www.spam404.com/blacklist-criteria.html

Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Cameron
Spam404.com

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Andrew
18/5/2015 05:33:50 am

It doesn't update the list on Adblock Plus with Google Chrome 42. Why?

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rED
19/6/2015 02:36:13 pm

Could you please support ublock too? It's another extension that blocks ads and I use it instead of Adblock. I kinda want to automate the process of blocking spam

Also sorry but your website icon looks out of place in my bookmarks. Squares and circles are more pleasing to the eyes. Just saying...

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Spam404 link
5/3/2016 05:03:21 am

Hey rED,

Our blacklist is available on uBlock.

Thanks,
Cameron
Spam404.com

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Martin
15/7/2015 06:13:13 am

Hi, would you consider making the list available as a hosts file? This would allow me to add it to my routers filter so even my iPad would see the benefits.

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U.N. Owen
4/1/2016 12:39:01 pm

4 Jan, 16

I've repeatedly tried to add this list to AB+ (10x) this afternoon, all with no success.

Ea. Time, I received 'failure to download' msgs.

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Spam404 link
5/3/2016 05:04:54 am

Hey U.N. Owen,

The location of our lists has changed to GitHub as the previous location was behind CloudFlare which was preventing Tor users from being able to use our lists.

You can resubscribe to our list here - https://adblockplus.org/subscriptions

Thanks,
Cameron
Spam404.com

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Janessa link
4/3/2016 12:29:36 pm

chrome keeps failing to update this filter

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Spam404 link
5/3/2016 05:05:25 am

Hey Janessa,

The location of our lists has changed to GitHub as the previous location was behind CloudFlare which was preventing Tor users from being able to use our lists.

You can resubscribe to our list here - https://adblockplus.org/subscriptions

Thanks,
Cameron
Spam404.com

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Sebastian
20/5/2016 06:59:47 am

Thanks for cool filter.

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