This period saw 5,976 new domains land on block lists and 3,223 get wiped off. Steven Black Unified Hosts topped the charts for both additions (+3,450) and removals (-3,180). EasyList and AdGuard DNS Filter both added over 850 domains. The removals this round tell the most interesting stories.
Pinpoll.com: Blink and You Missed It
pinpoll.com was dropped from EasyPrivacy almost as quickly as it was added. It hit the list on August 6 and was gone by August 7. Pinpoll runs audience engagement tools (think polls and quizzes). For developers and marketers, this means tracking scripts from Pinpoll will no longer be caught by EasyPrivacy, at least for now. If you use Pinpoll for legitimate site engagement, your widgets should start working again for privacy-conscious users. If you block trackers, keep an eye out—sometimes these removals are temporary or contested.
Targetfax.com: Fast-Tracked Out of the Blocklist
targetfax.com was removed from AdGuard DNS Filter just a day after being listed. The short stay suggests either a mistaken listing or a rapid correction after a false positive report. If you have analytics or MarTech systems that interface with targetfax.com, you may have seen brief disruptions. The quick reversal shows blocklist maintainers still pay attention to user feedback, even amid thousands of churned domains.
Coordinated Malvertising: The "Three List Club"
A batch of new domains—like amnnykvbezedl.space, aqtaaygbxvrxt.space, and aehjiuheifpop.online—were all simultaneously added to AdGuard Base Filter, AdGuard DNS Filter, and EasyList. These random-looking domains are classic signs of malvertising or automated tracker networks. For anyone relying on blocklists to catch fast-moving threats, this shows the lists still coordinate on emerging patterns. If you see a sudden spike in blocked domains like this, it’s not your imagination—the filters are sweeping up new malvertising clusters quickly.
Numbers this period
| List | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Black Unified Hosts (ads) | 3,450 | 3,180 |
| AdGuard DNS Filter (ads) | 868 | 1 |
| EasyList (ads) | 855 | 0 |
| AdGuard Base Filter (ads) | 736 | 0 |
| Online Malicious URL Blocklist (malware) | 24 | 40 |
| EasyPrivacy (tracking) | 15 | 1 |
| AdGuard Tracking Protection Filter | 15 | 0 |
| Dan Pollock's Hosts File (ads) | 10 | 0 |
| uBlock Filters – Badware Risks (malware) | 2 | 0 |
| Fanboy's Annoyance List (annoyances) | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lowe’s Ad and Tracking Server List | 1 | 0 |
Next digest drops August 10, 2026. For domain lookups and the latest block status, visit isblocked.fyi.