Ad & Tracker Blocking
Blocking is built into the browser. You do not add it as a PowerUp. The Stealth logo on the toolbar shows how many items the current page lost (turn the badge off in Privacy if you do not want the number). Click the logo to pause protection for this site.
Pause menu
| 15 minutes | Protection comes back after 15 minutes on this site. |
| 1 hour | Same, for one hour. |
| 1 day | Same, until this time tomorrow. |
| Until browser restart | Paused until you quit Stealth Browse. |
| Always | This site stays paused until you resume it. |
| Custom duration | Pick your own pause length. |
| Resume protection | Turns blocking back on for this site immediately. |
If VPN is connected, the same menu can add the current site to Split Tunnel.
What the lists cover
| Block trackers and ads | On by default in Privacy. Trackers, page ads, hover ads, age-gate popups, and video ads where applicable. |
| Cookie popups | Separate Privacy toggle. On by default. Hides consent banners. |
| Regional and annoyance filters | Privacy → Content filtering. On by default. Regional tracker lists, language-specific lists, and annoyances. |
| Element blocking in private windows | Opt-in in Privacy. Elements blocked in private windows are also blocked in normal windows. |
| Social and streaming PowerUps | Optional catalog items that hide leftover sponsored UI and skip video ad breaks. Listed on Ad Skip PowerUps. |