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| Thread ID: 111122 | 2010-07-15 01:55:00 | Customized Windows Hosts File Required? | kahawai chaser (3545) | Press F1 |
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| 1118869 | 2010-07-15 01:55:00 | Hi, Anyone bother with editing their windows host file? (i.e. adding unwanted sites alongside their local host). Doing manual clean up of my PC - now at hosts file, which I have built up/downloaded over the years. Not sure whether to keep my long list in Hosts file or revert back to the Windows standard hosts file (which I just found out Trojan Remover has the option to do that) Their is a lot of online info that I have just read, but seems unclear if truly beneficial - since optimized firewalls and resident scanners would be sufficient according to one source, and other sources say to add entries/download ready made sites, if some sites are persistent to connect - i.e. to establish TCP connections. Any thoughts or experience on hosts files? Thanks. |
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| 1118870 | 2010-07-15 02:05:00 | The only entries I put in hosts file are for home workgroups where the router doesnt resolve local address very well, of course static addressing is required.... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1118871 | 2010-07-15 02:06:00 | Nope, don't bother with adding anything to mine. I've just got the default entries in it. I think the more you add to it, the slower you'll go when browsing. If I want to block domains, I'll add them to the router instead | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1118872 | 2010-07-15 02:06:00 | I've blocked a few websites in my hosts file, the Apple website among them :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1118873 | 2010-07-15 02:20:00 | I have known ad type sites in mine (assuming those sites still exist) to block them. Might leave a few since, as I think having too many would slow browsing a bit as noted - but slower browsing than firewalls/resident anti virus when they block ports/sockets? | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1118874 | 2010-07-15 02:24:00 | Use an ad blocker, if you're using firefox | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1118875 | 2010-07-15 03:31:00 | Use an ad blocker, if you're using firefox adblockplus.org This works wonders. |
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