Is personalDNSfilter safe?

personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java. It hooks into the domain name (DNS) resolution and returns the loopback address for filtered hosts. It can be used for filtering ads and other unwished hosts based on a host list – thus it is a good AdBlock alternative. On Android 4.2 and newer it can be used as effective ad, malware and tracking server filter without root access! It works…

Developer: android
Category: DNS & Hosts
Earliest archived version: 24 Jun 2026
License: GPL-2.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDdnsfilter.android

Latest APK SHA-2563ddd0db322d1ca5fe950ea29dc1788af6e6581bb5f34694085fb4aa2e77b68ad

Signing certificateD7:D9:8D:C2:2D:A6:24:E1:BB:36:81:5B:3C:42:6D:35:55:C2:3C:53:AC:D3:E6:58:5A:B3:83:DE:87:4C:9F:35

MIN ANDROID17TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.50.60.8 (24 Jun 2026), latest 1.50.61.3 (28 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.50.60.8 and 1.50.61.3.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.50.61.328 Sept 202617+→1.50.60.824 Jun 202617+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions11 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗