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  2. DNS sinkhole - Wikipedia

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    One example of blocking malicious domains is to stop botnets, by interrupting the DNS names the botnet is programmed to use for coordination. [8] Another use is to block ad serving sites, either using a hosts file-based sinkhole [9] or by locally running a DNS server (e.g., using a Pi-hole). Local DNS servers effectively block ads for all ...

  3. Ad blocking - Wikipedia

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    Editing this hosts file is simple and effective because most DNS clients will read the local hosts file before querying a remote DNS server. Storing black-hole entries in the hosts file prevents the browser from accessing an ad server by manipulating the name resolution of the ad server to a local or nonexistent IP address ( 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0 ...

  4. Pi-hole - Wikipedia

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    Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application [3] [4] which acts as a DNS sinkhole [5] and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private network. [1] It is designed for low-power embedded devices with network capability, such as the Raspberry Pi, [3] [6] but can be installed on almost any ...

  5. hosts (file) - Wikipedia

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    The hosts file is one of several system facilities that assists in addressing network nodes in a computer network. It is a common part of an operating system's Internet Protocol (IP) implementation, and serves the function of translating human-friendly hostnames into numeric protocol addresses, called IP addresses, that identify and locate a host in an IP network.

  6. uBlock Origin - Wikipedia

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    uBlock Origin (/ ˈ j uː b l ɒ k / YOO-blok [5]) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking.The extension is available for Chromium, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Pale Moon, as well as versions of Safari before 13 and Google Chrome before December 2024.

  7. IP address blocking - Wikipedia

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    Unix-like operating systems commonly implement IP address blocking using a TCP wrapper, configured by host access control files /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow.. Both companies and schools offering remote user access use Linux programs such as DenyHosts or Fail2ban for protection from unauthorized access while allowing permitted remote access.

  8. PSA: How to block Facebook game News Feed updates - AOL

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    Sharing in-game needs and achievements with all your virtual friends is one of the things that makes Facebook gaming so unique. But to non-players, these constant News Feed updates about a new ...

  9. Great Firewall - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of these fake responses contain public IP addresses of U.S. companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox. [46] Typical circumvention methods include modifying the Hosts file, typing the IP address instead of the domain name in a Web browser or using DNS over TLS/HTTPS. [47] URL filtering using transparent proxies