Internet Junkbuster Explained

Internet Junkbuster
Author:	Junkbusters Corporation
Latest Release Date:	1998
Genre:	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. However, the Internet Junkbuster has not been updated since 1998 and the junkbusters.com web site is no longer maintained.^[3]

Privoxy is an up-to-date filtering proxy based on the Junkbuster code, but it is much more powerful.

Junkbuster's developers at one point released Guidescope, a consumer version of Junkbuster.

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.

See also

• Proxomitron

References

The article contains material from InfoAnarchy

External links

• Official website
• Galactica Proxy - proxy that shows the state of your Web surfing in realtime (based on Junkbuster, created in 2001)

Notes and References

1. Book: Maximum Security . 2003 . Sams Publishing . 978-0-672-32459-8 . 155 . en.
2. Orubeondo . Ana . 11 September 2000 . Junkbuster blocks unwanted Web content . InfoWorld . 64.
3. Web site: 18 November 2024 . junkbusters.com, 18 November 2024 . 2024-12-03 . Internet Archive.