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Comment from Mustafa on 2008-11-22

2008-11-23T06:56:22Z

Dear brothers;

i need help , i am working in a bank, in afghanistan, any site i am entering is blocked , i am tired of it, is there any way to access the websites that are blocked by the servers.

[personal address removed]

my email write me the solution plz.

thanks

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Comment from angie on 2008-10-07

2008-10-07T13:28:49Z

I think someone is blocking me from being on popular site called tribe.com Is this possible to block my ip address from the whole tribe network???

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Comment from ibzy55@yahoo.co.uk on 2008-09-30

2008-09-30T22:41:49Z

Thanks,this really helps.

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Comment from Thogek on 2008-09-17

2008-09-17T07:15:55Z

Make sure that you're NOT entering

127.0.0.1 http://www.badsitesname.com/

but that you ARE entering

127.0.0.1 www.badsitesname.com

In fact, to be safe(r), might wanna make it

127.0.0.1 badsitesname.com www.badsitesname.com

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Comment from jasow on 2008-09-03

2008-09-03T09:30:18Z

with my IE 7.0 it still can acces the site.
diffrent with my firefox 3.0 it can't
My Question is is this for IE article or for the others browser also. TQ

But Thx for the tips.

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Comment from Sunli on 2008-08-19

2008-08-20T05:22:39Z

Leo, your solution did not work at all. I can still access the site in question :(

I open the host in notepad, find where it says 127.0.0.1 localhost, then make a new line and type in 127.0.0.1 http://www.badsitesname.com saves and exits. But I still can access the site! Please help :(

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Comment from anonymous guy on 2008-07-18

2008-07-19T01:51:38Z

this method pretty much works, but only providing that the end user isn't that innept in the innards of "stuff that is crammed in the computer". Since there are WAYS to get around this.

A more appropriate solution would be to either: write, or find someone that does programming and have them write it for you, that does something similiar *like* this, but a little bit more advanced that involves packet sniffing techniques and does a stealth comparision test on the information passing through the TCP/IP connection. You simply strip out a section of the packets then reassemble them into a string, then test that string against an existing datafile that you specify (either a host, or a specific url). If found then add a section of code that locates the current active window handle (parent handle-your browser), then locates the control handle for url addresses typed or entered, then send a faked click hit on the goto button or whatever its control is labeled or handle is known as. Works great at catching personnel wasting company time & money. This method works down at the hardware level since its capturing raw packets which the browser doesn't control nor see. But all this needs to be done in stealth, or it can be defeated as well. This might be a little bit more than most people could take on as a small project, so either look for something that is already existing and written, or find you a programmer that takes on simple stuff like this and have them write it for you. And sorry, no, i won't write this for you. I've already got ALOT more than what I can handle at the moment as projects goes.

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Comment from Dennis Gamara on 2008-07-11

2008-07-11T16:37:30Z

Good Day,

Is there a way that you can block all the URL and allow a certain website only ?

Thank You
-- dennis

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Comment from Jennifer on 2008-06-17

2008-06-18T06:01:18Z

I am able to get into my mail address but not able to read anything as it wont let me readd into
any of my inbox,draft,sent etc.
i just get the pop up saying comp had encountered a problem and given a choice to send report or not.
after clicking on any, then i looses my site and have to try to log in again...
Please help

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Comment from Raymond on 2008-05-03

2008-05-03T21:01:12Z

how can I block my kids from accessing myspace and all it's subcomponients from my computer, ie. home.myspace.com/comment.myspace.com, etc.
Thanks

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Comment from thomas on 2008-03-28

2008-03-28T22:32:28Z

hey thanks alot for the help i am using this to try and stop CID: pop-ups firstly i this the correct thing to do secondly will itblock all the CID: pop-ups?

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Comment from george on 2008-03-12

2008-03-12T21:17:10Z

This Solution works I promise I recently Applied it to my computer to keep my daughter off myspace.com. Remember you have to line it up exactly as it appears in the host file EX. 127.0.0.1 www.sitename.com. I promise you this works. Now the only thing is It does not block you from putting the IP adress in to the run slot to overide. this is the only way around this once you add this site to the host file. If your child is not a computer geek there is no way around it.

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Comment from sudhanshu tooteja on 2008-03-05

2008-03-05T18:50:30Z

I ahve been trying the above method but it didint work there are number of escape route. Can you tell me how to block all the instances of the web page

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Comment from glenn05 on 2008-02-08

2008-02-08T08:26:04Z

i tried blocking some sites on the hosts on my computer but it didnt work.i restart my computer but still i can access to that site?why is that?is there any other way to block sites aside blocking them on the host?thanks

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Comment from Erin on 2008-02-02

2008-02-02T11:15:28Z

please help. my bf keeps screwing around with settings and what not on my comp. My internet works good enough for me but when i click on hotmail on the msn homepage to get to my email as usual, it just goes to a blank white page and does nothing.a long address goes into my address bar and thats it.nothing.if someone knows how i can fix this, please let me know somehow. Im not sure of who im even writing this to.?please.

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2008-01-22

2008-01-23T02:02:07Z

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I sit corrected - you're quite right.

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Comment from Helo Pilot on 2008-01-21

2008-01-22T02:49:03Z

This isn't URL blocking. A URL refers to a complete host name/file name pairing. What you describe is properly referred to as HOST blocking. If I wanted to block ONE PAGE or more likely a SCRIPT from a host (a URL) - I could not do it using the HOSTS file and leave the rest of the site open.

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Comment from thaistick on 2008-01-03

2008-01-03T18:05:22Z

ok nice.! but.
how if the donain has sub domains.
eg blocked badsite.com but they have subdomain adult.badsite.com

ok i coud put that name to the list but the domain coud have hundred of sub names and building up new ones.

so is ther a wildcard i coud use or something.

tryed *.badsite.com and #.badsite.com but no luck.

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Comment from ed m on 2007-12-27

2007-12-27T20:48:00Z

Works fine for me!!!!

I added ad.doubleclick.com and ads.cnn.com.

Now when I go to cnn.com, my browser clicks about 6 times after initial pageload, but the little "advertisment" square in middle/right part of screen IS BLANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment from ernie on 2007-11-29

2007-11-29T14:38:27Z

great but how to i get to this..c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
thx

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Comment from hudhta on 2007-11-26

2007-11-27T06:24:55Z

It is a good idea. Thanks

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Comment from Nesjemannen on 2007-11-02

2007-11-02T21:06:39Z

Oh! Windows defender keeps saying that the host file have been changed, and i can see lots of bad names. BUT IS IT FOR BLOCKING??? because i deny them all the time

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Comment from tranika williams on 2007-10-11

2007-10-11T15:03:58Z

thank u

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Comment from Jack on 2007-09-16

2007-09-17T00:25:05Z

Here is how to do it right, look closely at the incrementation of every line:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.3 gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.4 www.rs2cheating.com
127.0.0.5 rs2cheating.com
127.0.0.6 www.runescape.com
127.0.0.7 runescape.com
127.0.0.8 avatarsave.gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.9 myspace.com
127.0.0.10 www.myspace.com

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Comment from a guy on 2007-08-10

2007-08-10T15:52:35Z

the guardware's iShield / iShield Plus is very good. try it out

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Comment from webado on 2007-08-07

2007-08-07T13:05:25Z

You have probably set your browser to not check for new versions of the page every time, thus it uses whatever is in your cache, in temporary internet files. Clear your temporary internet files, or change that setting to check for new version everytime.

Tools > Internet Options > General tab - Browsing history > Settings > pick "Every time I visit the page"

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Comment from Param on 2007-08-04

2007-08-04T08:59:33Z

This dosen't work. I have tried. Whats the prob ?

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Comment from Shueib on 2007-07-30

2007-07-30T09:44:08Z

Hey Thanks for the useful info.

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Comment from Angie on 2007-07-01

2007-07-01T21:03:26Z

this **** sucks it does not work 100% what the hell is wrong with this host file, in all serious I'm frustrated to DEATH. half the sites are still unblocked.

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.1 gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.1 www.rs2cheating.com
127.0.0.1 rs2cheating.com
127.0.0.1 www.runescape.com
127.0.0.1 runescape.com
127.0.0.1 avatarsave.gaiaonline.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com

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Comment from Allison on 2007-06-28

2007-06-28T19:17:27Z

And how would i unblock certain URL's?
im confused

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Comment from James on 2007-06-03

2007-06-03T16:57:48Z

Hey this is so cool! I just blocked that very annoying poker ad on the side of bitComet.

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Comment from Doug on 2007-05-01

2007-05-01T15:57:18Z

I cant seem to make it work either. I rebooted and cleared the cache and such...

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Comment from Hanook on 2007-04-23

2007-04-23T14:26:04Z

Thanx for help with restricting sites in IE...btw: my name is also Leo... :)

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Comment from hanif on 2007-04-11

2007-04-12T05:51:54Z

if you want to block and unblock websites plz go to freedwonloadcenter.com and put words " Arm Aduld Filter 1.0 freeware " and click and you will find freeware software and download it free and use it.

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-04-04

2007-04-04T21:18:55Z

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You need two entries in hosts:

127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com

The key is that "myspace.com" and "www.myspace.com" are two different web
domains. Since they both get you to the same place you need to deal with both
of them.

What *follows* the "myspace.com" doesn't matter.

Leo
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Comment from Chris on 2007-04-03

2007-04-03T19:54:28Z

If I create an entry in the Host file to send www.myspace.com back to the loopback address will it work on all the portions of the website? Meaning, if I link to or type in www.myspace.com/sixfootdeathtrap (My former band) will it skip past the Host file entry since it just says myspace.com and allow access to the page?

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Comment from leycer on 2007-03-08

2007-03-09T02:16:42Z

is there a way to block all site except for mail servers? like mail.yahoo.com tnx in advance

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Comment from Aamod on 2007-03-04

2007-03-04T11:19:46Z

Great I use this often. I'd checked this out when I was 12 years old.

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Comment from avi on 2007-02-11

2007-02-12T06:55:42Z

there are two problems...
1. I did as u suggested but its not blocking any site.
2. What to do to allow a few sites and block all others.
will it be possible for you to answer me thru mail please.
thanks
regards
avi

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Comment from rain on 2007-01-25

2007-01-26T02:33:40Z

how can i overwrite hosts file??? it seems that its not overwritable when i changed something and save it as the same filename???

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Comment from mousepotatoe on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T20:33:05Z

I have noticed that some sites dont get blocked because they use subdomains that actually use a different IP address, so I ping the subdomain, then block that ip address instead of the domain.

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-12-21

2006-12-21T20:41:08Z

I actually don't know why you'd want different numbers .. unless you were trying to trace things somehow. Setting them all to 127.0.0.1 is just fine.

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Comment from Julie on 2006-12-17

2006-12-17T23:37:42Z

I found a similar website instructing how to use the HOST page to block websites, but this one says to use the next # in the sequence. like 127.0.0.2 and so on down through the numbers. one for each site requested to block.

is this necessary or can they all be listed under 127.0.0.1?

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Comment from Dylan on 2006-11-17

2006-11-17T21:25:53Z

I added the lines:

127.0.0.1 servedby.advertising.com
127.0.0.1 cdn.fastclick.net
127.0.0.1 media.fastclick.net
127.0.0.1 m.uk.2mdn.net

They did nothing?!? why's that?

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Comment from Tom on 2006-11-15

2006-11-15T22:31:47Z

I've done everything as instructed, tried both "badsite.com" and "www.badsite.com", rebooted the machine, etc - the website is still as accessible as ever. Any more advice?

Oh, also there are many entries in the system32 hosts document but they aren't (to my limited knowledge) exclusively antivirus sites. For example "www.mysearch.com" and "www.findology.mail.everyone.net".

Many Thanks.

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-11-14

2006-11-14T16:38:05Z

Yes.

But remember that you probably need to block both "badsite.com" and "www.badsite.com"

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Comment from ms Alvs on 2006-11-14

2006-11-14T12:35:40Z

it blocks the parent url correct? meaning i should expect both www.blocked.com and www.blocked.com/leftframe.htm to be blocked under this right?
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Comment from Shobi on 2006-11-07

2006-11-07T19:43:10Z

How do we open a block URL? I am working in Gulf & They block most of the site.

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Comment from mike on 2006-10-27

2006-10-27T10:37:03Z

I have checked c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and it is clean however I cannot access my website from 4 different computers one of which is not networked. This denial took place progressivly over 2 days and I suspect malicious code has been installed somwhere. Any idea where to look next.

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Comment from shay on 2006-10-16

2006-10-16T19:15:36Z

I've followed all the instructions in the article but it still won't block the websites. :-( Is this specific for IE? I use Firefox but from what I understand, that wouldn't make much of a difference, would it?

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Comment from edward on 2006-10-15

2006-10-15T19:17:55Z

The hosts file is typically found in "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts". You may need to change the file's read-only attribute so that you can make changes. Open it in notepad.

But I found when I did this and only find the host file is 1k and cant' open it, please tell me how to open it in notepad, Thanks.

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Comment from Grant on 2006-10-12

2006-10-13T00:09:39Z

i'm trying to block myspace but i can't find the IP address... what am i doing wrong? or at least how do i find it?

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Comment from Jessica on 2006-10-11

2006-10-11T17:40:04Z

Thank you so much, really helped with my virus problem (sites blocked that I had no idea about).

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Comment from henry on 2006-09-27

2006-09-27T10:44:17Z

I cannot use hotmail via the internet explorer but I can if i go thru AOL. How do I fix that? Thanks

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-09-15

2006-09-16T00:03:31Z

Mac: I believe the file is the same, only located in /etc and called either hosts or localhosts.

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Comment from mark on 2006-09-15

2006-09-15T18:56:09Z

Is there a way to do the opposite? To allow only one site and block all others without manually typing in every one to block?

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Comment from Mike on 2006-09-11

2006-09-12T02:05:38Z

Hi, could you please tell me how to block a URL on a Mac? Thanks,

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Comment from Rob on 2006-08-30

2006-08-30T22:54:01Z

Thank You! I can now block that virus pit myspace.com from my son's computer. Everytime he was on that site for more than ten minutes there would inevitably be a virus warning. I was getting tired of cleaning up after it.

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Comment from kamran on 2006-08-29

2006-08-29T18:37:18Z

Thank you man . this solved my problem with virus

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Comment from Sean on 2006-08-21

2006-08-22T06:00:52Z

i tried deleting the anti virus sites in my hosts file but it wouldnt let me. the computer kept saving the deleted version as another file and would not let me overwrite the hosts file, i think i am missing somthing plz help this sucks!!

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-07-31

2006-08-01T05:09:33Z

if you're using Windows Explorer to locate the file, make sure that it's configured to show system and hidden files. This article happens to show how to set that (in addition to a couple of other things: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_get_windows_explorer_to_display_details_by_default.html)

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Comment from aayan patra on 2006-07-31

2006-08-01T05:04:44Z

I have two systems. One of them is fixed by the above solution but in my other system i couldn't find the "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts". As the folder "system32" itself is not there. i have windows XP SP2 installed. Could you kindly guide me with asolution.

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Comment from Win Rodri on 2006-07-02

2006-07-02T16:01:54Z

I tried adding a list at the end. but the site was not blocked...what do i do...
ex : 127.0.0.1 www.google.com

plz do help

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Comment from Doug on 2006-06-26

2006-06-26T15:42:31Z

How can I block www.msn.com? I followed the directions above but it seems that msn.com is not blockable.

Thanks

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Comment from Leo on 2006-05-22

2006-05-23T03:52:14Z

Follow the instructions in the article you just commented on :-).

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Comment from Becky on 2006-05-22

2006-05-23T03:33:07Z

How can i block myspace from my computer?

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Comment from Mercedes on 2006-05-06

2006-05-06T21:05:53Z

hey, i have problems logging into yahoo, my bank, and places that require a username and a password. i dont know why its doing this! What's wrong?

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Comment from Claire on 2006-05-03

2006-05-04T03:42:12Z

Can i do this for many websites? because my brother keeps watching porn... If i can, then how?

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Comment from Oli on 2006-03-18

2006-03-18T13:59:47Z

I have got this problem recently, well i cant log into ebay, msn messneger, or hotmail, and even my bank, but when i look in the hosts i have a lot of anti virus sites listed, but they're still accesable, and i cant find www.ebay.co.uk or anything similar. Should i delete the hosts anyway, thanks a lot ive been trying to figure this out all day

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Comment from kuldip Rathod on 2006-03-11

2006-03-11T18:11:03Z

How we can block cretain url using coding in asp.net?

Is it compussory to make entry in the file
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
of every client machine or make one time entry in server machine

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Comment from Leo on 2006-02-25

2006-02-25T17:32:34Z

Ah. I see I chose a bad title for this article.

You can only block entire domains this way. So all of what you have will not work, as you've seen. However this:

127.0.0.1 www.walmart.com

would block all of www.walmart.com

Think "no slashes" when adding entries to hosts.

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Comment from Jeff on 2006-02-25

2006-02-25T16:26:28Z

I am unable to block this URL (https://www.walmart.com/cservice/ya_index.gsp) by using the method you described above.

Any ideas why this would fail?

Here are the entries that I have tried:

127.0.0.1 www.walmart.com/cservice/ya_index.do
127.0.0.1 www.walmart.com/cservice/ya_index.gsp
127.0.0.1 https://www.walmart.com/cservice/ya_index.gsp

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Comment from fauna on 2006-01-27

2006-01-28T03:20:10Z

Hi Leo, I've been having a (virus) problem with my computer that doesn't allow me to access Amazon.com, is there any method (or program) that could fix the problem?

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Comment from xunleashed on 2006-01-24

2006-01-24T18:41:23Z

I found the problem. Alot of the newer spyware removal tools use these things you have mentioned. In my HOSTS file there it was. Somehow entries had gotten int here by the spyware/adware or maybe even from a popup, I'm not sure. Anyway in my HOSTS there were a TON of entries like:

127.0.0.1 http://www.xunleashed.com xunleashed.com xunleashed
127.0.0.1 http://www.google.com google.com google

etc.

Removing those and rebooting fixed me up!

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2005-12-27

2005-12-27T18:17:17Z

I'm not quite sure what you you are asking, but I'm going to guess that you need to run anti-spyware software http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html or implement an anti-spam solution http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_get_rid_of_all_this_spam.html

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Comment from Jim on 2005-12-27

2005-12-27T11:15:01Z

Is there anyway can download block porn sex and leave in all the time and don't delete. For example I was looking for a house in the closure after that they send me porn sex in my computer. How they do that? I did not order anything about porn.
Thank You
Jim

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2005-12-19

2005-12-19T18:52:20Z

My first guess is spyware or virses. Do an up to date scan for both.

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Comment from Alwin on 2005-12-19

2005-12-19T15:44:05Z

I dunno what happened. Recently, I cannot log into pages such as ebay.com and mail.yahoo.com

Also, I cannot get into any microsoft pages and cannot login to my MSN Messenger.

Would you by any chance know what is going on?
Thx.

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Comment from Leo on 2005-12-15

2005-12-16T04:36:46Z

No, you don't. Blocking passport will prevent you from being able to log in. This article has more: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_delete_this_microsoft_passport.html

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Comment from mirdita on 2005-12-04

2005-12-04T11:12:28Z

i want to block passport network because i cant go on my msn...okay thankx

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Comment from Leo on 2005-07-20

2005-07-20T15:35:35Z

That'd be this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_keep_someone_from_contacting_me_in_email_or_instant_messaging.html

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Comment from mayce on 2005-07-20

2005-07-20T12:00:07Z

i want to prevent some email from sending to my hotmail email

my email
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Comment from Jo-W on 2005-05-14

2005-05-14T10:05:08Z

not sure about this, but would it not be faster to use "0.0.0.0 badsite.com" ? (the 127.0.0.1 method is also very annoying when running a webserver)

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Comment from johaness on 2005-04-08

2005-04-09T04:28:40Z

too much sites are blocked. Whenever I try to access "Required URL is not allowed". Is there any way I can pass through it?.
Thanks.

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Comment from anand on 2004-10-06

2004-10-06T10:04:58Z

how can i stop downloading from a particular url atomatically?

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Comment from Jim Hicks on 2004-07-15

2004-07-15T17:54:42Z

The Hosts file can also be used to create nicknames for links. In my Hosts file I've added entries for the IPs to our HTML enabled hardware (like the networked printers) along with their short names; ex.
123.456.789.000 XYZ1 #Laser Printer
So if I need to check out the XYZ1 printer I can simply type "XYZ1" in my browser address bar and the Hosts file redirects me to the correct IP and opens up it's HTML maintenance screen.

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