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RE: eBlocker Randomly stops working and no longer responding (potential memory leak?)

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:20:51 +0000

@random @bpr

The failure logs confirm Java heap exhaustion, followed by lost device-detection listeners even though the Java process was still present. We are tracking this under (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/405). Several narrower list-parser and proxy-reload bugs have separate proposed fixes, but none has yet been proven to be the sole cause of this Dell failure.

(The reversible 4.0.3 AMD64 test package checks the exact installed version and checksum before applying; please collect a diagnostic snapshot before restarting if the failure recurs.)

More useful diagnostics for custom-list failures

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:18:32 +0000

The current report omits custom-list update status and compact heap, listener and Squid reload evidence. A proposed change adds these to the diagnostics ZIP and keeps collection bounded. This helps distinguish a bad list, a proxy reload problem and a Java failure. It will not make a report available when the Java service is already unresponsive, as described in the (https://eblocker.org/community/bugs-features/eblocker-randomly-stops-working-and-no-longer-responding-potential-memory-leak/).

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/470)

Make false positives easier to trace to a list

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:17:23 +0000

When a custom list blocks a site, the warning page currently shows the category but not the list name. This makes false positives difficult to diagnose. A proposed UI/backend change displays the responsible list name when known, without showing the source URL. The change is prepared for 4.0.3 and the 4.1 development branch.

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/469)

Squid may reload for unchanged SSL exception lists

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:16:01 +0000

An app-module notification can make eBlocker rewrite unchanged SSL exception files and reload Squid. This is present in 4.0.3 and the current 4.1 development branch. A focused fix reloads only when the effective domain or IP list changes; both cases are covered by a test.

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/468)

Repeated Squid reloads from unchanged device settings

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:14:36 +0000

I found a code path in 4.0.3 and the current 4.1 development branch that reloads Squid even when the device ACL did not change. Repeated reloads were observed during a network-stability test. A small conditional-reload fix and test are prepared. This may contribute to short interruptions, but it does not yet explain every symptom in the (https://eblocker.org/community/bugs-features/eblocker-intercepting-traffic-on-disabled-devices/).

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/467)

Custom-list format and update safety

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:13:03 +0000

An incompatible list format can reach eBlocker's filter parser, and a failed update does not always keep the previous working list. For example, the large (https://malware-filter.gitlab.io/malware-filter/urlhaus-filter.txt) remained at `INITIAL_UPDATE` in my test. This behavior is present in 4.0.3 and the current 4.1 development branch. I prepared a validation and rollback patch; the proposed size limits still need maintainer review. The separate (https://eblocker.org/community/bugs-features/eblocker-randomly-stops-working-and-no-longer-responding-potential-memory-leak/) remains under investigation.

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/466

Custom EasyList: an empty rule can block unrelated websites

CalimerO — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:11:47 +0000

I reproduced a parser error in eBlockerOS 4.0.3 with the (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/master/filters/annoyances.txt): a blank rule can match every URL. The same code is present in the current 4.1 development branch. A small fix and regression tests are prepared. Until it is released, disable the affected custom list if unrelated sites show tracking or malware warnings.

**GitHub issue:** (https://github.com/eblocker/eblocker/issues/465)

RE: DNS stopped working with active TOR network

JoxWayne — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:49:04 +0000

@random looks good today!

thank you for your feedback and help!

Jox

RE: DNS stopped working with active TOR network

Random — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:45:22 +0000

@joxwayne Tor is working again for me. Give it a try.

THX!

RE: eBlocker Randomly stops working and no longer responding (potential memory leak?)

jimmysofat6864 — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:54:00 +0000

@random Yea I might try that but if it helps, my debug logs now work it was just chrome acting up but yea it's just the other stuff I have issues with. Might check the discord to see if anybody else has my issue but I only know English so that might a bit of a challenge for myself there.