Product Information
What is Hostsblock?
Hostsblock is a BASH script for Linux designed to leverage the hosts file—available in all operating systems—to provide system-wide blocking of internet ads, malicious domains, trackers, and other unwanted content. It downloads and processes a configurable set of blocklists into a singular hosts file. Hostsblock also includes Hostsblock-urlcheck, a command-line utility that lets you block or unblock specific websites and any domains they contain if the included blocklists are insufficient or overblocking.
How to use Hostsblock?
Hostsblock is a bash script for Linux that leverages the HOSTS file to block internet ads, malicious domains, trackers, and other unwanted content system-wide.
Core Functions of Hostsblock
Command Line Interface
Usage Scenarios of Hostsblock
- Block System-Wide Internet Ads
- Block Malicious Domains and Trackers
- Block Other Undesirable Web Content
- Customize Blocking or Unblocking Specific Websites
- Run Automatically as a Periodic Cronjob to Update Block Lists
- Configure Blacklists, Whitelists, and Redirect Rules
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