// ==UserScript== // @name Assassinate Ad Block Blockers // @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/ // @version 1.43 // @description You know those annoying content blockers that demand you remove your AdBlock so you can read the content? This script removes them by force. Please note, this is not UNIVERSAL like AdBlock Plus. It operates on a per-site basis. // @author Kxmode // @run-at document-idle // @match *://www.vg247.com/* // @match *://www.eurogamer.net/* // @match *://www.makeuseof.com/* // @match *://www.gamesradar.com/* // @match *://www.usatoday.com/* // @match *://www.cnn.com/* // @match *://www.businessinsider.com/* // @match *://markets.businessinsider.com/* // @match *://www.thedailybeast.com/* // @match *://www.forbes.com/* // @match *://*.nytimes.com/* // @match *://*.dailymail.co.uk/* // @match *://*.washingtonpost.com/* // @match *://*.insider.com/* // @match *://*.latimes.com/* // @match *://*.mercurynews.com/* // @match *://*.nationalgeographic.com/* // @match *://*.sfchronicle.com/* // @match *://*seekingalpha.com/* // @match *://www.bloomberg.com/* // @match *://www.vulture.com/* // @downloadURL none // ==/UserScript== /* jshint esversion: 6 */ /* eslint-disable */ // Loads jQuery and triggers a callback function when jQuery has finished loading function addJQuery(callback) { let script = document.createElement('script'); script.setAttribute('src', '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { callback(); }, false); document.body.appendChild(script); } // The main script function main() { const $ = (unsafeWindow || window).$; const URL_HOSTNAME = window.location.hostname; // For domains that uses a specific service blocking AdBlockers const STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS = [ 'www.vg247.com', 'www.gamesradar.com', 'www.cnn.com'].map(String); // For domains that follow a nonstandard or custom way of blocking AdBlockers const ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS = [ 'www.makeuseof.com', 'www.businessinsider.com', 'www.thedailybeast.com', 'www.nytimes.com', 'cooking.nytimes.com', 'www.forbes.com', 'www.dailymail.co.uk', 'www.washingtonpost.com', 'www.insider.com', 'www.latimes.com', 'www.mercurynews.com', 'www.nationalgeographic.com', 'www.sfchronicle.com', 'seekingalpha.com', 'www.eurogamer.net', 'www.usatoday.com', 'markets.businessinsider.com', 'www.bloomberg.com', 'www.vulture.com'].map(String); // For domains that typically launch third-party modals for random stuff like sign-ups const AUXILIARY_BLOCKER_DOMAINS = [ 'www.gamesradar.com'].map(String); const DOMAIN = { 'BusinessInsider': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[1], 'BusinessInsiderMarkets': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[16], 'Bloomberg': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[17], 'CNN': STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS[2], 'DailyMail': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[6], 'EuroGamer': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[14], 'Forbes': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[5], 'GamesRadar': STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS[1], 'GamesRadarAuxiliary': AUXILIARY_BLOCKER_DOMAINS[0], 'Insider': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[8], 'LATimes': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[9], 'MakeUseOf': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[0], 'MercuryNews': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[10], 'NewYorkTimes': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[3], 'NewYorkTimesCooking': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[4], 'SeekingAlpha': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[13], 'SFChronicle': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[12], 'TheDailyBeast': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[2], 'USAToday': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[15], 'VG247': STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS[0], 'Vulture': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[18], 'WashingtonPost': ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS[7], } function startingRemovalMessage(message) { $('body').prepend(`
${ message }
`); } function successRemovalMessage() { $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').attr('style','background-color: green; font-weight: bold; color: white; text-align: center; margin: auto; padding: 10px; position: relative; z-index: 9999999999 !important; transition: .5s; top: 220px;'); $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').find('img').attr('src','https://i.imgur.com/i5e5xp0.gif'); $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').find('span').text('Success. Enjoy!'); } function clearCookie(name, domain, path){ domain = domain || document.domain; path = path || "/"; document.cookie = name + "=; expires=" + + new Date() + "; domain=" + domain + "; path=" + path; } /* A utility function, for Greasemonkey scripts, that detects and handles DOM mutation. * Author: https://gist.github.com/BrockA/2625891 * License: Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) * Dependency: jQuery * Usage example: * waitForKeyElements ( * "div.comments", commentCallbackFunction * ); * Page-specific function to do what we want when the node is found. * Usage example: * function commentCallbackFunction (jNode) { * jNode.text ("This comment changed by waitForKeyElements()."); * } */ function waitForTargetElements ( selectorTxt, // Required: The jQuery selector string that specifies the desired element(s). actionFunction, // Required: The code to run when elements are found. It is passed a jNode to the matched element. bWaitOnce, // Optional: If false, will continue to scan for new elements even after the first match is found. iframeSelector // Optional: If set, identifies the iframe to search. ) { let targetNodes, btargetsFound; if (typeof iframeSelector == "undefined") targetNodes = $(selectorTxt); else targetNodes = $(iframeSelector).contents().find(selectorTxt); if (targetNodes && targetNodes.length > 0) { btargetsFound = true; // Target node(s) found. Iterate through each and act if they are new. targetNodes.each ( function () { let jThis = $(this); let alreadyFound = jThis.data ('alreadyFound') || false; if (!alreadyFound) { // Call the payload function let cancelFound = actionFunction (jThis); if (cancelFound) btargetsFound = false; else jThis.data ('alreadyFound', true); } } ); } else { btargetsFound = false; } // Get the timer-control variable for this selector let controlObj = waitForTargetElements.controlObj || {}; let controlKey = selectorTxt.replace (/[^\w]/g, "_"); let timeControl = controlObj [controlKey]; // Now set or clear the timer as appropriate if (btargetsFound && bWaitOnce && timeControl) { // The only condition where we need to clear the timer clearInterval (timeControl); delete controlObj [controlKey]; } else { // Set a timer, if needed if ( ! timeControl) { timeControl = setInterval ( function () { waitForTargetElements ( selectorTxt, actionFunction, bWaitOnce, iframeSelector ); }, 300 ); controlObj [controlKey] = timeControl; } } waitForTargetElements.controlObj = controlObj; } // Sledgehammer 2.0 prototype function removeDOMElement(node) { node.remove(); } function removeContentHeightLock(node) { node.attr('style','max-height: unset; overflow: unset;'); } // General function standardRemoval() { let isHTMLBlocked = $('html').attr('style'); let isBodyBlocked = $('body').attr('style'); let isHTMLClassBlocked = $('html').hasClass('sp-message-open'); if (isHTMLBlocked !== undefined || isBodyBlocked !== undefined || isHTMLClassBlocked) { clearInterval(currentStatus1); // We're on a page that is blocked $('html').removeAttr('style'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('html').removeClass('sp-message-open'); switch(URL_HOSTNAME) { case DOMAIN.VG247: case DOMAIN.CNN: $('[class*="sp_veil"]').remove(); $('[id*="sp_message_id"]').remove(); break; } } console.clear(); } // Site specific function Bloomberg() { $('#graphics-paywall-overlay').remove(); $('body').removeAttr('data-paywall-overlay-status'); } function BusinessInsider() { $('.tp-modal').remove(); $('.tp-backdrop').remove(); $('body').removeClass('tp-modal-open'); } function DailyMail() { $('#mol-ads-cmp-iframe').next().remove(); $('html').removeAttr('class'); $('body').removeAttr('class'); } function EuroGamer() { $('html').removeAttr('style'); $('html').removeClass('sp-message-open'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('[class*="sp_veil"]').remove(); $('[id*="sp_message_id"]').remove(); } function Forbes() { $('.tp-modal').remove(); $('.tp-backdrop.tp-active').remove(); $('body').removeAttr('class'); $('.page-loaded').remove(); $('.article-fixed[_nghost-c11]').attr('style', 'position: unset;'); // abnormal situation. these appear on certain pages. $('#lightboxjs-lightboxlib').remove(); $('#aax_prefetch_frame').remove(); $('#cok_aax').remove(); $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); // these run in sequence. we want to remove the first 7-9 iframes since iframes typically contain ABB-related injection code or advertisements. $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); $('body > iframe:nth-of-type(1)').remove(); $('.fbs-auth__container').remove(); $('.fbs-ad--ntv-contentd-wrapper').remove(); $('.body--no-scroll').attr('style', 'overflow: unset;'); $.each($('script'), function() { // scans all scripts for a very specific paywall script let selector = $(this).attr('src'); let target = String(selector).match(/(paywall)+.(unlock-protocol)+./g); // the script is found if (target !== null) { $(this).remove(); // and removed so that it can't re-inject itself } }); $('#article-container-0').attr('style','position: unset;'); } function GamesRadar(interval) { if ($('.raleigh-optin-visible').is(':visible')) $('[class*="raleigh-optin-"]').remove(); if (typeof interval !== 'undefined') clearInterval(interval); else clearAllIntervals(); } function Insider() { $('.tp-modal').remove(); $('.tp-backdrop.tp-active').remove(); $('body').removeAttr('class'); } function LATimes() { $('html').attr('style','overflow: unset;'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('.Page-body').removeAttr('style'); $('.fc-ab-root').remove(); $('.meter-modal').parent().remove(); } function MakeUseOf() { $('[class*="unblockplease-overlay"]').remove(); $('.unblockplease').removeAttr('style'); } function MercuryNews() { $('.modal-scrollable').remove(); $('.connext-modal-backdrop').remove(); $('body').removeClass('modal-open'); } function NationalGeographic() { $('.fancybox-overlay').remove(); $('#paywall-meter').remove(); $('html').removeClass('fancybox-lock'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('.Modal.PaywallModal').remove(); $('.Modal.EmailStickyFooter__Modal').parent().parent().remove(); $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').remove(); console.clear(); console.log('blocker code removed'); } function NewYorkTimes() { // nytimes $('#standalone-footer').remove(); $('#gateway-content').remove(); $('body').attr('style', 'overflow: unset;'); $('#site-content').attr('style','position: unset;'); $('[id*="lire-ui-"').remove(); $('[class*="css-1bd"]').remove(); // nytimes' cooking $('.nytc---modal-window---windowContainer').parents('#appContainer').remove(); // a modal with no close button. wtf nyt?! $('#container').attr('style','overflow: unset;'); $('.nytc---modal-window---noScroll').attr('style','overflow: unset;'); $('#site-content').attr('style','position: unset;'); // nytimes' magazine and site-wide $('[class*="css-mcm"]').attr('style','position: unset;'); } function SeekingAlpha() { $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('[src*="chunk.SignInButton"]').prev().remove(); $('.sticky-piano-placeholder').remove(); waitForTargetElements('[data-test-id="article-content"]', removeContentHeightLock); waitForTargetElements('#paywall', removeDOMElement); waitForTargetElements('[src*="rollBar"]', removeDOMElement); waitForTargetElements('[src*="//js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p"]', removeDOMElement); waitForTargetElements('#px-captcha', removeDOMElement); waitForTargetElements('#px-captcha-wrapper', removeDOMElement); // Final pass removal - requires murdering cookies! :o var cookies = document.cookie.split(";"); for (let key in cookies) clearCookie(cookies[key].split("=")[0], URL_HOSTNAME, '/'); } function SFChronicle() { $('.fancybox-overlay').remove(); $('html').removeAttr('class'); $('.bcSlideOut').remove(); $('body').attr('style', 'overflow: unset !important;'); } function TheDailyBeast() { $('.tp-modal').remove(); $('.tp-backdrop').remove(); $('body').removeClass('tp-modal-open'); $('[id*="offer-0-"]').remove(); $('[displayname*="PianoTag"]').remove(); $('[src*="tinypass.min.js"]').remove(); $('#piano_bottom_ribbon_wrapper').remove(); $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').remove(); console.clear(); console.log('blocker code removed'); } function USAToday() { $('html').removeAttr('style'); $('html').removeClass('sp-message-open'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('[class*="sp_veil"]').remove(); $('[id*="sp_message_id"]').remove(); } function Vulture() { $('html').removeAttr('style'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('#paywall-reader-interface').remove(); } function WashingtonPost() { $('html').removeAttr('style'); $('body').removeAttr('style'); $('[data-qa*="paywall"]').remove(); $('[rel*="apple-touch-icon"]').last().next().next().remove(); // removes the blocker html $('[rel*="apple-touch-icon"]').last().next().next().remove(); // removes the blocker styles waitForTargetElements('[id*="paywall-us-"]', removeDOMElement); } function domStatusCheck() { if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) standardRemoval(); if (AUXILIARY_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { switch(URL_HOSTNAME) { case DOMAIN.GamesRadarAuxiliary: if (typeof currentStatus2 !== 'undefined') GamesRadar(currentStatus2); else GamesRadar(); break; } } if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { switch(URL_HOSTNAME) { case DOMAIN.BusinessInsider: BusinessInsider(); break; case DOMAIN.BusinessInsiderMarkets: BusinessInsider(); break; case DOMAIN.DailyMail: DailyMail(); break; case DOMAIN.EuroGamer: EuroGamer(); break; case DOMAIN.Forbes: Forbes(); break; case DOMAIN.Insider: Insider(); break; case DOMAIN.LATimes: LATimes(); break; case DOMAIN.MakeUseOf: MakeUseOf(); break; case DOMAIN.MercuryNews: MercuryNews(); break; case DOMAIN.NewYorkTimes: NewYorkTimes(); break; case DOMAIN.NewYorkTimesCooking: NewYorkTimes(); break; case DOMAIN.SFChronicle: SFChronicle(); break; case DOMAIN.USAToday: USAToday(); break; case DOMAIN.Vulture: Vulture(); break; case DOMAIN.WashingtonPost: WashingtonPost(); break; } } } // Sledgehammer 1.0 function sledgeHammerRemoval() { const REPEAT_INTERVAL = 1500; // 1.5 seconds switch (URL_HOSTNAME) { case DOMAIN.Bloomberg: successRemovalMessage(); setTimeout(function() { Bloomberg(); }, REPEAT_INTERVAL); break; case DOMAIN.TheDailyBeast: successRemovalMessage(); setTimeout(function() { TheDailyBeast(); }, REPEAT_INTERVAL); break; case DOMAIN.NationalGeographic: successRemovalMessage(); setTimeout(function() { NationalGeographic(); }, REPEAT_INTERVAL); break; case DOMAIN.SeekingAlpha: successRemovalMessage(); setTimeout(function() { SeekingAlpha(); }, REPEAT_INTERVAL); break; } } sledgeHammerRemoval(); function displayMessage(domain) { return console.log(`Final pass for ${ domain }`); } function clearAllIntervals() { successRemovalMessage(); setTimeout(function() { console.clear(); const TOTAL_TIMEOUTS = 10; if (URL_HOSTNAME != DOMAIN.TheDailyBeast) { switch(URL_HOSTNAME) { case DOMAIN.BusinessInsider: displayMessage(DOMAIN.BusinessInsider); BusinessInsider(); break; case DOMAIN.BusinessInsiderMarkets: displayMessage(DOMAIN.BusinessInsiderMarkets); BusinessInsider(); break; case DOMAIN.DailyMail: displayMessage(DOMAIN.DailyMail); DailyMail(); break; case DOMAIN.EuroGamer: displayMessage(DOMAIN.EuroGamer); EuroGamer(); break; case DOMAIN.Forbes: displayMessage(DOMAIN.Forbes); Forbes(); break; case DOMAIN.Insider: displayMessage(DOMAIN.Insider); Insider(); break; case DOMAIN.LATimes: displayMessage(DOMAIN.LATimes); LATimes(); break; case DOMAIN.MakeUseOf: displayMessage(DOMAIN.MakeUseOf); MakeUseOf(); break; case DOMAIN.MercuryNews: displayMessage(DOMAIN.MercuryNews); MercuryNews(); break; case DOMAIN.NewYorkTimes: displayMessage(DOMAIN.NewYorkTimes); NewYorkTimes(); break; case DOMAIN.NewYorkTimesCooking: displayMessage(DOMAIN.NewYorkTimesCooking); NewYorkTimes(); break; case DOMAIN.SeekingAlpha: displayMessage(DOMAIN.SeekingAlpha); SeekingAlpha(); break; case DOMAIN.SFChronicle: displayMessage(DOMAIN.SFChronicle); SFChronicle(); break; case DOMAIN.USAToday: displayMessage(DOMAIN.USAToday); USAToday(); break; case DOMAIN.Vulture: displayMessage(DOMAIN.Vulture); Vulture(); break; case DOMAIN.WashingtonPost: displayMessage(DOMAIN.WashingtonPost); WashingtonPost(); break; } clearInterval('SledgehammerRemoval'); console.log('Sledgehammer interval cleared'); } for (let i = 1; i <= TOTAL_TIMEOUTS; i++) { let intervalName = 'currentStatus' + i; clearInterval(intervalName); } clearInterval(CI); console.log('all intervals cleared'); $('#Injected-By-Assassinate-Ad-Block-Blockers').remove(); }, 1500); // Wait 1.5 seconds } const PROCESSING_MESSAGE = 'Assassinate Ad Block Blockers is doing its jobs. Please wait a few seconds.'; if (URL_HOSTNAME === DOMAIN.SeekingAlpha) startingRemovalMessage(`[Not 100%] ${ PROCESSING_MESSAGE } Please note: Cookies have to be deleted.`); else startingRemovalMessage(PROCESSING_MESSAGE); // Sets up listeners to supercede any blocker shenanigans if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus1 = setInterval(domStatusCheck, 50); } // deepscan-disable-line if (AUXILIARY_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus2 = setInterval(domStatusCheck, 50); } // deepscan-disable-line // Second pass after 1.5 seconds if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus3 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 1500); } // deepscan-disable-line if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus4 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 1500); } // deepscan-disable-line // Third pass after 2.5 seconds if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus5 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 2500); } // deepscan-disable-line if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus6 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 2500); } // deepscan-disable-line // Fourth pass after 5.5 seconds if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus7 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 5500); } // deepscan-disable-line if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus8 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 5500); } // deepscan-disable-line // Fifth pass after 7 seconds if (STANDARD_BLOCKER_DOMAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus9 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 7000); } // deepscan-disable-line if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { let currentStatus10 = setTimeout(domStatusCheck, 7000); } // deepscan-disable-line // Last-pass guarantee after 7.05 seconds (We want this to fire immediately after the fifth pass) const CI = setTimeout(clearAllIntervals, 7050); // Perpetual check and removal every 2.5 seconds - The Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer Special if (ABNORMAL_BLOCKER_DONAINS.indexOf(URL_HOSTNAME) > -1) { setInterval(sledgeHammerRemoval, 2500); } console.clear(); } // Load jQuery and then execute the main function addJQuery(main);