Internet Junkbuster
Template:Out of dateTemplate:Infobox software Template:Portal The Internet Junkbuster is a web proxy that can block ads and cookies.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> As of 2000 it functioned by checking requested URLs, including those for images, against a blocklist.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was developed by the Junkbusters Corporation and released under the GNU General Public License.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, the Internet Junkbuster has not been updated since 1998Template:Citation needed and the junkbusters.com web site is no longer maintained.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Privoxy is based on the code for the Internet Junkbuster.Template:Citation needed
Junkbuster's developers at one point released Guidescope, a consumer version of Junkbuster.<ref name=":0" />Template: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.<ref name=":1" />
See also
References
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External links
- Official website
- Galactica Proxy - proxy that shows the state of your Web surfing in realtime (based on Junkbuster, created in 2001)