Add-ons
Reviews for Bluhell Firewall
357 reviews for this add-on
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I use it on my PC.
Works as advertised, blocking most ads on the sites that I browse, including youtube, clarin, infobae, google and many, many others.
Seems to be very lightweight on computer resources, also.
Lo uso en mi PC.
Funciona tal cual lo señalado, bloquea la mayoría de los anuncios en los sitios que navego incluyendo youtube, clarin, infobae, google, entre muchos otros.
Además parece consumir muy pocos recursos de la computadora.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Does a great job, low system cost too! Takes care of all those pesky ads. Great addition to security!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Doesn't slow down android Firefox like adblock plus.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Blocks most ads.
Much lighter on memory usage than Adblock Plus.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome work. However it does not block all ads- e.g. ads in search engines (like startpage), facebook ads are still there.
Could you create bigger block list?
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
BH has a new feature that lets you "allow" a blocked site from now on or "allow for this session." Fantastic--a very welcome feature! (it will probably get us users to stop complaining about not having an ability to add custom exceptions :)) I saw the proof of how well this light addon works when it totally got rid of the trashy video ads on a sharing site I frequent. I never bother with the other blocker addons anymore.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I been having a issue with something hooked on my browser and Bluhell Firewall has been blocking it for me. I can tell when I have turned it off and back on. I really love that option due to the fact that it can block somethings I need to do. Like add product to a website I have my stuff on. But other than that.. I love it!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Seems to work fine mostly. Wish it had a white list.
nbcnews.com does not work until you turn off bluhell.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Alles genauso wie beschrieben. Was will man mehr.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
If you don't want Adblock, try Bluhell Firewall. Thanks.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Or add every countries lists from ABP, this extension is nice but only block EN websites.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Saw immediate results! Awesome addon!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple, useful, and powerful. Zero problems. Works great!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great extension! I would have given it a 5-star rating if it blocked ads in Google Search and Gmail, along with having an option to whitelist sites.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Seems like a solid idea for an add-on, but... what's the 'enabled' status indicator—icon blue or black?
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0.1-signed).Blue is enabled.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I installed this addon and disabled adblock plus, and I generally like what I'm experiencing. The browser feels more responsive, and the firefox memory usage just got cut in half. I also like the simplicity of the addon.
However as some users reported, it can block some genuine content. For example, some of the pages on pcmag.com (features, opinions etc.) now don't display the main content.
Thanks for your feedback, we have just fixed that pcmag.com issue for the next version.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works very well--quick, easy, and effective. I don't remember any ads since using Bluhell. Thank you.
But I have 2 problems. First, please make the icon label say if it is on or off, instead of having both give the add-on name and version. I can't see the little icons that well, and there is little difference between the blue and the black ones, so if I click on it accidentally, I don't know if it's on or off. It seems to be red in your images, but not on my browser, so the supplied images don't answer the question.
I'd really love a whitelist, even a short one of 5-10 sites. I've opened the same safe site dozens of times since using Bluhell, and it always blocks it initially. I open a bunch of links to it and go off for a brief break, pleased that I'll be able to shop when I return, and they're all blocked when I return. Gets tiresome. But I will go on using Bluhell, it's too good to give up on. I just hope for whitelist capabilitity. I don't mind having to add things to it myself: I'm not saying you need to create a list of good sites, just let the users customize our own lists, even if they're short. Although longer would be better.
Hi, first of all thanks for your review, you have some good points there.
I can understand your concern with the icon. In fact, i made the icon's eyes intentionally turn from white to black to make it more visible when it's disabled because as you said there won't be much difference from blue to black for some users on their monitor. Also, If you are using Australis you can make the icon bigger by moving it to the Panel area, but in any case i'll make the enabled/disabled status text show up in the tooltip for the next version, no problem.
As for a whitelist, there doesn't exists the concept of "short list" - it'll slow down the extension regardless. However, it seems you're talking about the "active protection" (ie, the "Site Blocked!" warning) rather than a whitelist for blocked content, which is a different matter. That shouldn't slow down the extension since it's a separated component.
Regards.
Edit: I've just finished implementing both features for the next 2.3.0 version, but i'll wait for another user to provide details on his issues on some news site before releasing this version (until weekend, though)
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Just perfect. forget adblock lol.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.0.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wow! This add-on has increased my speed tremendously. It's like when you first load the browser after installing a new OS. This is fantastic, Diego!
However, like others, I would like the option to whitelist sites.
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