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Hi everyone,

I wanted to report a critical brand-hijacking and security issue that is actively targeting mobile users looking for the official extension.

There is a service operating under a fake "uBl0ck" domain (ending in -dns.com) that uses the exact logo and name to capture user traffic. When confronted on GitHub, the owner openly admitted to this tactic, stating that they created it because mobile users searching for the extension end up with nothing.

Here are the structural risks:

* **Brand Exploitation:** They have zero affiliation with gorhill or the official team, yet they use the branding to build unearned trust.

* **Closed-Source Backend:** The backend infrastructure that handles all DNS-over-TLS (DoT) metadata is a complete black box.

* **Malicious Detections:** The domain has already been flagged as suspicious/malicious by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal.

* **Lack of Transparency:** When asked for architectural transparency on GitHub, the project owner immediately closed the issue and resorted to personal attacks.

Routing entire network traffic through an unverified, closed-source resolver riding on a hijacked brand name is a massive risk. I am sharing this so the community and maintainers are aware.

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Update: I will post the exact GitHub issue link and VirusTotal screenshots in the comments below to ensure this warning doesn't get automatically filtered by spam bots.

Hey guys, I found this website called ublockdns.com. Is this an official DNS service from the creators of uBlock Origin, or is it a third-party project using the name? I want to make sure it's trustworthy before configuring it on my router.