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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by birdyrooster on Friday February 28, 2020 @02:25PM (#22445533)
The same way trainers, aimbots, and other hacks know which addresses are critical for exploiting game mechanics, by doing analysis of decompiled code and also searching running memory for known patterns and then patching them hot.
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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by three_seagrass on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:00PM (#22445814)
Don't websites compile on every page load, giving them the opportunity to obfuscate?

That's a bit different than a video game that was compiled only once.

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