AdHell 2 - Rootless Ad Blocking

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timrock7 said:
cant download, download link is down
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It's always a good idea to read the last couple of pages before posting - It's only been ~ 14 hours since the last person posted that the link is not available - And it's been posted Numerous times before that.. Looks like the OP is either away or just unavailable - And no indication of if & when he'll be back ??

Sent from my SM-G955W ??
 
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mmotti said:
Manually building a debug APK using Android Studio:
  1. **First installation only: Turn off and delete / uninstall AdHell.
  2. On your phone, enable USB Debugging in Settings --> Developer Options
  3. Open my GitHub page: https://github.com/mmotti/Adhell2
  4. On the right-hand size, select Clone or Download
  5. Choose Download ZIP
  6. Once the download has completed, extract the zip file
  7. Download and install Android Studio (https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html)
  8. Open Android Studio
  9. Select Open an existing Android Studio project
  10. Navigate to your extracted zip file
  11. Select Adhell2-master and press OK
  12. At this point you may need to install SDK / build tools. Follow the onscreen instructions to do so.
  13. Wait until Gradle Build Running finishes (visible at the bottom).
  14. On the left-hand side, select the Gradle Scripts drop down
  15. Double click Build.Gradle (Module:app)
  16. Locate: applicationId "com.fiendfyre.AdHell” and change the digits after AdHell to a random sequence (e.g. “com.fiendfyre.AdHell14342”)
  17. You will see an alert at the top stating that Gradle files have changed. Click Sync Now.
  18. Wait for the Gradle Build process to finish
  19. Connect your phone VIA USB
  20. Press the Play button (triangle) at the top right
  21. Your phone should be visible – Select it and press OK.
You may need to press allow on your phone at some point, too!

Adhell2 should then be installed and launched. Enable Admin and activate it as you normally would.

** Remember what you set as your applicationId. If you set your unique numbers the same each time, there will be no need to uninstall AdHell… It will simply install the newer APK over the old one.
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Using this guide, I made up to step 15. After that can't find the steps to do 16 and up. Double clicked the build.gradle and inside that i dont see any com.fiendfyre.AdHell. All i see is buildscript / repositories / jcenter ......

Ok i found it. there are 2 build.gradle files and i clicked on the wrong one.

Well think im gonna search for a youtube vid guide cause these instructions are not in sync for my setup. After changing the ID name. Nothing happens and no triangle on top right corner. Greyed out. My phone has debug on and is detected by pc.
 
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eldervamp17 said:
Using this guide, I made up to step 15. After that can't find the steps to do 16 and up. Double clicked the build.gradle and inside that i dont see any com.fiendfyre.AdHell. All i see is buildscript / repositories / jcenter ......

Ok i found it. there are 2 build.gradle files and i clicked on the wrong one.

Well think im gonna search for a youtube vid guide cause these instructions are not in sync for my setup. After changing the ID name. Nothing happens and no triangle on top right corner. Greyed out. My phone has debug on and is detected by pc.
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That happened to me then I redownloaded zip file from his github again and again and then I repeated all the process 5 times I think. Somehow I got it working adhell installed at my phone automatically. It took me for an hour.
 
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Mike B. said:
At a glance it seems that its "author" is very familiar with @mmotti's version, even including an almost identical hosts list (with wildcards). Coincidence? ;)
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Well, I know this is all open source and such but that's a bit cheeky to say the least!

Edit: Hmm.. Yep most of the code was was pasted in from my github around 6 hours ago lol.
And the blocking of port 53! Swines haha
 
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The problem is, this app can't be activated...
I tried with 6 or 7 APK from your link...
Doesn't work...

I don't know why but after 3 or 4 generated enterprises keys i think it's not possible on my girlfriend's phone.

I hope the original development goes on in near future..
 
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DominatingSystem said:
The problem is, this app can't be activated...
I tried with 6 or 7 APK from your link...
Doesn't work...

I don't know why but after 3 or 4 generated enterprises keys i think it's not possible on my girlfriend's phone.

I hope the original development goes on in near future..
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Ah, I wasn't aware of this.

What type of key are you using? I just opened the link and downloaded an apk, it activated OK with my existing key.

I wonder if as you say, after many different keys, it prevents it from working.

Have you revoked your other keys?
 
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I've made a brand new enterprises key with a new account. I don't use the same key (and account) on 2 different phones.
So I try the new Enterprises Key to activate, the first try don't work...it loads a lot and then failed.

So i revoke the first key and generated a new one...same procedure again..no luck...

I don't know what's wrong but on my phone and the old apk, generated on the old original OP website works with my keys..
Even if I revoke my key and generate a new one..I can activate it everytime.
 
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DominatingSystem said:
I've made a brand new enterprises key with a new account. I don't use the same key (and account) on 2 different phones.
So I try the new Enterprises Key to activate, the first try don't work...it loads a lot and then failed.

So i revoke the first key and generated a new one...same procedure again..no luck...

I don't know what's wrong but on my phone and the old apk, generated on the old original OP website works with my keys..
Even if I revoke my key and generate a new one..I can activate it everytime.
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Have you removed all other versions of AdHell before trying to install / activate?

If I send you a fresh APK with no activations, are you OK to try it?
 
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Yeah, it is a brand new phone.
Adhell was installed the first time on this phone with a brand new Enterprise key from a brand new Account.

That's why I don't understand it.

Sure, you can send me the APK for testing.. would be nice..
 
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DominatingSystem said:
Yeah, it is a brand new phone.
Adhell was installed the first time on this phone with a brand new Enterprise key from a brand new Account.

That's why I don't understand it.

Sure, you can send me the APK for testing.. would be nice..
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OK. I've just sent you a PM. I can guarantee that this version has not been used yet as it's fresh off the press.
 
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Okay, first of all...thank you....
This APK works like a charm... installed, activated and boom...it works :) (look at the picture)


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    AdHell 2​

    Code: 
    *** Disclamer

I first want to note that the original developer did not help me in any way with this, he did not provide me with the code (it was found from public forks from his Github), nor guidance on modifying the app. I do not want to cause him any further inconvenience or trouble with his job.
I simply forked the code and made some minor changes, so majority credit goes to the original dev, but as he is now dissociated from the project any other developers (including some of the contributors from the first version) are welcome to help continue. I take no responsibility for any issues this app may cause with your device.

    Introduction
    Hi everyone, since Adhell was removed from the Play Store and the code was taken down from Github, I (not the original developer) got a copy of the publicly available code and made some changes to remove dependence on the original developer's server and removed the subscription on the new permissions feature. It was a very quick and dirty edit, but it was just to ensure the app still works once the original developer takes down everything related from his website, which the app relies on.
    The way this app works was to utilize Samsung's Knox framework which included a Firewall feature that allowed ads to be blocked. The additional features such package disabling and permission blocking were also done through Knox. In order to make a Knox compatible app, a license has to be used, and the only way to get one is from Samsung unfortunately. It is fairly easy to get a "development" key from Samsung which lasts for 1-3 months (I believe) and so I have modified the app to require each user to enter their own key. I know this is not ideal, but it will keep working like this, and it reduces threat of Samsung revoking the license and disabling the app entirely for everyone. If any developer wants to help me rework the app, please let me know, help is definitely appreciated, and my code is still open source and available on Github. I'm a broke college student with very little time to work on this, and am by no means a professional dev, so I apologize in advance for slow updates and probably little in the way of additional features. I will do my best to keep it working.
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    Installation instructions
    So to procure your own "developer" license, you need to go to this link, and either register for a Samsung account or sign into your own, and then enroll as a developer. After that proceed to this link and generate a Knox Standard SDK Enterprise license key with a generic "key alias" (I recommend something like "testing", not something like "adhell", just in case). Copy over the key to your device somehow (email, Join, Pushbullet, etc.) as it is pretty long. When you open up the new Adhell 2 app, you will see a popup asking you to enable device admin access, enter a key, and then enable license, do the three steps in that order. If the key is not entered correctly, the license will not activate.
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    Download
    This link will randomize the package name to stop Samsung from blocking the app. Every 2 minutes you can rebuild the app, but please only do this if the current version stop working.
    http://adhell.nobelium.xyz
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    Changelog
    Code: 
    Current changelog: -- 8/27/17
[note] -- Made all features free
[changed] -- Changed app to rely on user supplied Knox license
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    If anyone wants to donate, it is very much appreciated, and here is a PayPal link - this will go towards funding my college tuition which is too damn expensive.
    The app will be free and I will not be re-enabling the subscription or making any features premium.

    XDA:DevDB Information
    AdHell 2, Device Specific App for the Samsung Galaxy S8

    Contributors
    FiendFyre, Raymonf
    Source Code: https://github.com/MilanParikh/Adhell2


    Version Information
    Status: Beta
    Current Beta Version: 2.2.0
    Beta Release Date: 2017-11-27

    Created 2017-08-27
    Last Updated 2017-11-27
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    morpheus63 said:
    Maybe you give simple instruction, for correctly build unique personal app on local user machine in Android SDK?
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    Manually building a debug APK using Android Studio:
    1. **First installation only: Turn off and delete / uninstall AdHell.
    2. On your phone, enable USB Debugging in Settings --> Developer Options
    3. Open my GitHub page: https://github.com/mmotti/Adhell2
    4. On the right-hand size, select Clone or Download
    5. Choose Download ZIP
    6. Once the download has completed, extract the zip file
    7. Download and install Android Studio (https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html)
    8. Open Android Studio
    9. Select Open an existing Android Studio project
    10. Navigate to your extracted zip file
    11. Select Adhell2-master and press OK
    12. At this point you may need to install SDK / build tools. Follow the onscreen instructions to do so.
    13. Wait until Gradle Build Running finishes (visible at the bottom).
    14. On the left-hand side, select the Gradle Scripts drop down
    15. Double click Build.Gradle (Module:app)
    16. Locate: applicationId "com.fiendfyre.AdHell” and change the digits after AdHell to a random sequence (e.g. “com.fiendfyre.AdHell14342”)
    17. You will see an alert at the top stating that Gradle files have changed. Click Sync Now.
    18. Wait for the Gradle Build process to finish
    19. Connect your phone VIA USB
    20. Press the Play button (triangle) at the top right
    21. Your phone should be visible – Select it and press OK.
    You may need to press allow on your phone at some point, too!

    Adhell2 should then be installed and launched. Enable Admin and activate it as you normally would.

    ** Remember what you set as your applicationId. If you set your unique numbers the same each time, there will be no need to uninstall AdHell… It will simply install the newer APK over the old one.
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    Easy (temporary) fix for the recent adblocking issues with Adhell

    I hope this helps everyone who is experiencing the recently surfaced issue with Adhell ad blocking in Chrome. Read on if you have recently started seeing ads in Chrome, while Firefox and other apps are unaffected and blocked.

    The cause of the issue is Chrome itself (not Adhell). It appears that Chrome has a built-in DNS client. Under certain conditions related to the accessibility of certain Google servers, Chrome bypasses the OS DNS client and starts using its own asynchronous DNS client. Thus, even if we are pushing our own hosts file using one of Knox APIs, Chrome (and only Chrome) will retain the ability to resolve the ad servers IPs.

    The current (temporary) fix for that is as follows:

    1. Go to chrome://flags
    2. Search for "dns"
    3. Set the "Async DNS" option to "Disabled". Close tab.
    4. Go to chrome://net-internals
    5. Select the DNS tab, and tap on "Clear Cache"
    6. Restart Chrome

    Voila - Chrome will fall back to the OS DNS client, and ad blocking will be back to normal.

    This is a temporary fix, as undoubtedly our friends at Google will remove the async DNS flag eventually. After all, why even bother to build in a horrible, insecure feature like this other than to fight hosts-based ad blockers? The long-term fix would be to block any and all DNS queries (UDP or TCP port 53) made by Chrome app directly. It really should not be doing that.

    I am contemplating a complete switch to Firefox after this fiasco.
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    mmotti
    OK. I have used a script to build 50 unique AdHell2 APKs and then uploaded them to a free web host (excuse the weird domain name – their choice, not mine).

    http://mmotti.epizy.com/

    The page will provide you with a random download link for one of the 50 APKs.

    I could not think of a quicker or simpler solution. As each APK takes between one and two minutes to build and an eternity to upload on my 1Mbps upstream, 50 is as many as my patience will allow for now.

    OP had a good solution in place, but this is simply a temporary measure until he is able to resolve the site issues.

    Edit: Expect slow download speeds.
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    mmotti
    NeedleGames said:
    I have credited you in a comment on your files and in a comment to the specific commit. How do I also credit you correctly on github? Can't find any option to add contributors or collaborators.
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    Thanks, man :)

    If I'm honest, I'm not sure. I'm relatively new to Github myself :silly:

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    Download Adhell 2

    100 unique APKs generated and uploaded to:

    mmotti.epizy.com

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