Internet Junkbuster
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The Internet Junkbuster is a web proxy that can block ads,cookies, and other unwanted content from web traffic.[1][2] It was developed by the Junkbusters Corporation and released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).[3] It was developed mainly during the late 1990s. it functioned by checking requested URLs, including those for images, against a blocklist.[4] The last official release of Internet Junkbuster was version 2.0.2, released in 1998.[5] As it was released under the GPL, the source code could legally be copied, modified, and redistributed by others.
| Internet Junkbuster | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Junkbusters Corporation |
| Type | Filtering proxy |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://internet.junkbuster.com/ |
After 1998, some developers maintained and patched Junkbuster's code to add small improvements, including simple additional filtering like banner image replacements and basic pop‑up blocking.[6] This effort resulted in a minor build known as version 2.0.2‑10 around the year 2000.[5][6] However, the original project itself did not see further official updates, and the original Junkbusters website is no longer maintained.[7]
As Junkbuster's codebase was released under an open‑source license, other developers were able to build a successor project. This led to the creation of Privoxy, a more advanced web proxy that expanded filtering capabilities, added configuration flexibility, and improved support for modern web protocols.[5][6][8][9] Privoxy's first stable release (version 3.0) was released in August 2002, and it continues to be actively maintained by volunteer developers.[5][6]
Guidescope and Related Projects
Junkbuster's developers also released Guidescope, a consumer-oriented version of Junkbuster, which is no longer actively developed.[1]