Ad-blocking and rediretct blocking

[Vola_073]

Description of the issue:
Ad-Block and Redirect blocking not working after switching OS and reinstalling brave
Exact URL of the website in question:
any website
Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave:

Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no) YES

Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?
YES
Does the ad appear when using a Private window as well? (yes/no)
YES
What OS are you using when you see the ad?
Windows X-lite Ultimate 11 Neon 24H2
Brave version (check About Brave):

Version 1.69.168 Chromium: 128.0.6613.138 (Official Build) (64-bit) aka. current latest

[Saoiray]

@Vola_073 if you go to brave://components and try to update everything, does it let you?

[Vola_073]

@Saoiray
no I get a bunch of errors

[Saoiray]

Thought so, @Vola_073. This is something that has been happening with some people on occasion and the dev team is investigating. It seems that whatever is happening might be from upstream. I know @szilardszaloki has been collecting logs. I just tagged him in and he may follow up with you. But what I’d like to ask you to do in the interim is to try to get some logs ready. Instructions on how to do so would be:

• Windows: start Brave (not as admin) from Command Prompt via "C:/Program Files/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Application/brave.exe" --args --enable-logging --v=1 and then share with me the resulting chrome_debug.log from %localappdata%/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/User Data

They also are generally asking:

Also, could you let me know if you’ve launched Brave as admin before, and if so, why it was necessary?

[szilardszaloki]

@Vola_073 Sent a DM — feel free to share with me your logs there.

[Vola_073]

Yeah I have launched it as administrator many times and I do run my main windows profile on admin account.
And if I understand correctly you want me to not be logged in as admin and then launch cmd and run the command correct?

[Vola_073]

Also this is the error it threw out trying to execute the thing.

[Vola_073]

@dorako managed to fix this with his guide Brave Browser: How to Fix "Brave Does Not Support Our Player", "Pop up Ads" and "YouTube Ads Issue" (100% Updated Guide)
My problem reapeared when installing the NordVPN extension

[Dorako]

@Vola_073

NordVPN extension

Does the problem still occur when you’re using the VPN extension? If it does, let me know, and I can help look for a solution. It could be something related to the VPN extension. Try removing it or adjusting some settings in Brave’s settings menu. It’s possible that the VPN extension might be causing conflicts in ad blocker.
I mostly use touch vpn extension and it never cause any problem for me. but let me know