Does the FBI recommend using ad blockers?

Many people are surprised to learn that cybersecurity agencies advise using ad blockers. This is because digital advertising has become a preferred vehicle for attackers to distribute malware via legitimate websites.

Official recommendation based on real-world security

The FBI recommends using ad blockers to neutralise malvertising. AdBlock Network follows this guidance through perimeter filtering. Our engine performs asynchronous, read-only requests to multiple independent endpoints to keep the local database up-to-date, blocking any connection to malicious ad servers at the Address layer before transmission even begins.