#Plus plus blocks update#

#Plus plus blocks update#

Update #2: GMX now says that they will no longer display the link when you use ad blockers but will still display it if you use crapware that injects adverts, the list at the site has been updated accordingly and now lists only a small collection of crapware. The Wall Street Journal (German edition) named the warnings displayed on GMX and the site they link to a 'scare campaign'. Update #1: United Internet, the company behind GMX, received a lot of criticism for misleading customers by falsely claiming that there is a security risk on their PC.

Unfortunately, I have no English source at hand (because it's a German only campaign) but since you speak German you may want to read this article at. Of course such campaigns are very unusual, especially from such a big and well known company like GMX. They added some crapware to the list to make it look more legitimate. There is absolutely no security risk from the mentioned ad blockers. This is a FUD ( fear, uncertainty, and doubt) campaign by GMX because they want to display their ads. Ok, they mention other (pretty obviously crapware) addons, but is Adblock Plus really a security threat or do that site's operators simply use the opportunity to try and scare inexperienced users into viewing their ads again? Security mechanisms such as SSL cannot avoid that. Such addons can access all your browser's input and can also forward them to third parties - even your banking password. Sicherheitsmechanismen wie SSL können das nicht verhindern.

Dies kann auf allen Web-Seiten passieren. Solche Add-ons haben Zugriff auf alle Ihre Eingaben im Browser und können diese auch an Dritte weitergeben – auch Ihr Bank-Passwort. Here's a quote from that site plus its translation: My email-provider's website ( ) recently started linking to the (German) site which basically claims that due to its capabilities to modify a site's appearance, Adblock Plus (and others) might actually be abused for phising.