Does the FBI recommend using ad blockers?

Many people are surprised to hear that government cybersecurity agencies advise using ad blockers. This is because digital advertising has become the preferred vector for attackers to distribute malware through legitimate websites.

Official recommendation based on real-world security

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