AdGuard Filter Rule Configuration Guide: Rule Selection, False Positive Troubleshooting, and Performance Optimization

When browsing the web or using mobile apps, aren’t those annoying pop-up ads, video ads, and banner ads driving you up the wall?AdGuard As a powerful ad-blocking tool, it can effectively block web ads, trackers, and malicious websites, and even remove in-app ads. But to get the most out of it, you need toCombining Custom Rules Effectively。

This article compiles a number of useful AdGuard filtering rules, coveringWeb ad blocking, ad removal on video streaming sites, ad blocking in apps, privacy protection, etc.These rules work across multiple scenarios to help you create a cleaner, smoother browsing experience. If you want to say goodbye to annoying ads, give these rules a try—they’ll give your browsing experience a whole new look!

AdGuard for Windows is more than just an ad blocker; it’s a versatile tool that combines all the features you need for the best online experience. It blocks ads and dangerous websites, speeds up page loading, and protects children’s online safety.

HalfLife, rules compiled from EasylistChina, EasylistLite, and CJX’s Annoyance (updated almost daily)

https://gitee.com/halflife/list/raw/master/ad.txt

CJX’s Annoyance List (From the "Unfollow" List)

https://gitee.com/cjx82630/cjxlist/raw/master/cjx-annoyance.txt

CJX’s uBlock list (uBlock rules)

https://gitee.com/cjx82630/cjxlist/raw/master/cjx-ublock.txt

xinggsf, Chengfeng Ad Blocking Rules (includes Tieba; blocks China Telecom hijacking pop-ups), Chengfeng Ad Blocking Rules + Video Blocking Rules

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Plus-Rule/master/ABP-FX.txt

https://gitee.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Rule/raw/master/rule.txt

https://gitee.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Rule/raw/master/mv.txt

Youku HTML5 Player Guidelines

http://git.oschina.net/yiclear/rules/raw/master/yk_h5.txt

Baidu Formatting Guidelines

http://tools.yiclear.com/baidu-lite.txt

Douyu Aesthetic Guidelines

https://code.csdn.net/cccccccc0/adblock/blob/master/douyu.txt

EasyList + EasyList China: EasyList and EasyList China are the main rules for ad blocking

EasyPrivacy: EasyPrivacy protects your privacy and prevents tracking

CJX’s Annoyance List: Filters out annoying self-promotion and adds EasyPrivacy privacy rules

I don’t care about cookies: I’m not concerned about cookies; block warnings related to website cookies

Recommended Ad-Blocking Rules (Open AdGuard -> Settings -> Content Blocking -> User Rules)

HalfLife, rules compiled from EasylistChina, EasylistLite, and CJX’s Annoyance (updated almost daily)

https://gitee.com/halflife/list/raw/master/ad.txt

Ad Blocker Extension Official Rules for ChinaList V2.0 (Filters ads in web videos and app-based content)

http://tools.yiclear.com/ChinaList2.0.txt

There appears to be a manipulation of the shopping cashback rules involved.

xinggsf, Chengfeng Ad-Blocking Rules (includes Tieba; blocks China Telecom hijacking pop-ups)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Plus-Rule/master/ABP-FX.txt

EasyList

Removes most ads from international web pages, including unwanted frames, images, and objects

Link: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist.txt

EasyList China

Supplementary Rules for EasyList in China

Link: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistchina.txt

EasyPrivacy

Completely remove all forms of tracking from the web—including web bugs, tracking scripts, and data collection—to protect your personal data

Link: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easyprivacy.txt

EasyList Cookie List

Cookie consent banners, GDPR pop-up windows, and other privacy-related notices

Link: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist-cookie.txt

 Ride the Wind Ad-Free

Advertising Policies: https://gitee.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Rule/raw/master/rule.txt

Video Rules: https://gitee.com/xinggsf/Adblock-Rule/raw/master/mv.txt

Anti-AD

Currently the most effective ad-blocking list in the Chinese-language community, providing precise ad blocking and privacy protection

Blocks ads from domains, TV box ads, and in-app ads, while also blocking sites that collect logs, perform big data analytics, and handle other personal privacy-related information, thereby protecting your privacy from being secretly uploaded.

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/privacy-protection-tools/anti-AD/master/anti-ad-easylist.txt

CDN加速：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/privacy-protection-tools/anti-AD@master/anti-ad-easylist.txt

Adbyby

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adbyby/xwhyc-rules/master/lazy.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adbyby/xwhyc-rules@master/lazy.txt

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adbyby/xwhyc-rules/master/video.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adbyby/xwhyc-rules@master/video.txt

CJX’s Annoyance List

Filter out annoying self-promotion and add EasyPrivacy privacy rules

I. CJX’s Annoyance List (From the "Unfollow" List)

Link: https://gitee.com/cjx82630/cjxlist/raw/master/cjx-annoyance.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cjx82630/cjxlist@master/cjx-annoyance.txt

II. CJX’s uBlock list (uBlock rules)

https://gitee.com/cjx82630/cjxlist/raw/master/cjx-ublock.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cjx82630/cjxlist@master/cjx-ublock.txt

I don't care about cookies

Blocking website cookie-related warnings

Link: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp/

Zhihu Filter

Removes ads from the splash screen, timeline, home page recommendations, answer list, bottom of answers, and comments section; removes Zhihu membership recommendations from the VIP banner in the Profile section (Strict Version)

Standard Edition https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zsakvo/AdGuard-Custom-Rule/master/rule/zhihu.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/zsakvo/AdGuard-Custom-Rule@master/rule/zhihu.txt

Strict Version https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zsakvo/AdGuard-Custom-Rule/master/rule/zhihu-strict.txt

CDN加速链接：https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/zsakvo/AdGuard-Custom-Rule@master/rule/zhihu-strict.txt

Hosts Filter

Great Sage Purification – For Domestic Video Streaming Sites

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdlingyu/ad-wars/master/hosts

1024_hosts – 1024 Websites and Macau Royal Casino

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Goooler/1024_hosts/master/hosts

Google Hosting – Improve Website Loading Speed

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googlehosts/hosts/master/hosts-files/hosts

Hblock – A comprehensive suite of tools from multiple sources that blocks ads, trackers, and malware

Link: https://hblock.molinero.xyz/hosts

Mvps – Blocks ads related to English-language websites in the U.S. and Europe

Link: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt

neoHosts – Statistics on Blocked Mining in China: JS, 360, Baidu, Falun Gong, etc.

Link: https://hosts.nfz.moe/full/hosts

StevenBlack – Blocking Ads on Overseas Websites – Maintained Overseas

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts

yhosts – Block Ads on Domestic Websites – Maintained in China

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vokins/yhosts/master/hosts

YousList – Block Ads on South Korean Websites

Link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yous/YousList/master/hosts.txt

Other

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/fanboy-social.txt

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/malwaredomains_full.txt

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistchina+easylist.txt

https://gitee.com/anye1998/Adguard-List-of-personal-rules/raw/master/List-of-personal-rules.txt

http://easylist.to/easylist/easylist.txt

http://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp

http://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistchina.txt

http://raw.githubusercontent.com/cjx82630/cjxlist/master/cjx-annoyance.txt

http://sub.adtchrome.com/adt-chinalist-easylist.txt

http://gitee.com/halflife/list/raw/master/ad.txt

http://www.fanboy.co.nz/r/fanboy-ultimate.txt

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More rules aren't necessarily better.

A large number of duplicate lists increases parsing, memory, and maintenance costs, and may also result in the accidental blocking of login, payment, comment, or video interfaces. A more reasonable approach is to select a set of general, basic rules and then add a small number of supplementary lists based on region and privacy requirements.

Recommended Approach to Categorization

How do I troubleshoot when a website won't load?

1. Review the filtering logs to identify the specific domain names that were blocked and the rules that triggered the blocks.
2. Temporarily allow this request and refresh the page to confirm whether it was a false positive.
3. Only allow access to necessary domains; do not block or filter the entire website.
4. Add the correction rules to the custom list, noting the date and reason.

The Limits of DNS Filtering

The DNS layer can only block based on domain names and cannot precisely remove ad elements from the same domain as the page content; browser content filtering allows for more granular page-level rules. The two approaches can complement each other, but care should be taken to avoid multiple components repeatedly taking over DNS, which can lead to loops and failures.