Windows 10: Problem with blocking sites with hosts file

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  1. J4NY4R
    J4NY4R Win User

    Problem with blocking sites with hosts file


    Hi

    I tried to block some sites in that way but although I cleared DNS cache (ipconfig /flushdns) ater editing the hosts file, I'm still able to access those sites. Googled about it but seems everything has done Ok and wonder why I can't use this method.

    I tested on Windows 10 Enterprise x64.

    :)
     
    J4NY4R, Aug 20, 2015
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  2. DON VARNAU
    Don Varnau Win User

    What to do with containertag.js from vap1sjc1.lijit.com?

    This JavaScript isn't disabling Adblock, but it's slipping past the block list somehow, perhaps by using slightly different URLs.

    If you really want to block this script, you can block specific sites with your HOSTS file. I find this to be no trouble at all. Not everyone agrees.

    If you go this route you don't enter the entire URL

    (containertag.js from vap1sjc1.lijit.com) just enter

    127.0.0.1 <space>lijit.com

    Block websites by editing the HOSTS file

    How to Block Websites By Editing the HOSTS File in Windows

    The HOSTS file and what it can do for you

    The Hosts File and what it can do for you

    HOSTS File- Wikipedia

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)

    [Edit, 4 days after original post]

    If this JavaScript message appears on a frequently used site, placing the site in Restricted Sites (if default settings are still being used) will disable scripting and block the message.

    Note: Blocking JavaScript in this way might break desirable features of the site.

    Restricted Sites: Internet Options> Security> Restricted Sites.

    Don
     
    Don Varnau, Aug 20, 2015
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  3. MOODS18
    Moods18 Win User
    Cortana says that i am offline. How do i go online

    For those using a large hosts file, the problem may lie there.

    I was having the same problem with Cortana and multiple Microsoft sites. I have a hosts file that I had compiled from several online sources to block ads and tracking. I cut it down and used just the content from MVPS and SomeoneWhoCares, and Cortana now
    works.

    So it looks like there were some entries in the other sections of it that were blocking sites needed for my Microsoft account. I also changed from using 127.0.0.1 to using 0.0.0.0.

    I hope that helps some of you
     
    Moods18, Aug 20, 2015
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  4. LOGICEARTH
    logicearth Win User

    Problem with blocking sites with hosts file

    Did you put in the subdomains too?

    example.com
    www.example.com
    subdomain.example.com

    You need an entry for every variation and subdomain that the site is accessible under.
     
    logicearth, Aug 20, 2015
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  5. J4NY4R
    J4NY4R Win User
    Well, I have found that if I use domain in the following format (without any space), the work is done:
    w w w.example.com

    And I was able to block google for example but why I can't block facebook?!
     
    J4NY4R, Aug 20, 2015
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  6. J4NY4R
    J4NY4R Win User
    After some tests just understood that using proxy makes hosts file useless. And that's why I was able to access facebook although I had blocked it by hosts file. Is there any permanent way to block sites with hosts file and using proxy simultanously?
     
    J4NY4R, Apr 5, 2018
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