hpHOSTS File - UPDATED Oct. 2nd, 2004

[hayc59]

Hosts has been updated and verified. There is now a total of 26,543 hosts.
Big thanks to everyone who pitched in!

For those who don't know, to use hosts all you have to do is save the file to C:\Windows if you are using Win95/98/Me, to c:\Winnt\system32\drivers\etc if you are running WinNT/2K or to c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc if you are running Windows XP Pro/Home. Please be sure you rename your hosts file from hosts.txt to HOSTS (no extension). Please read the Readme.txt file for more installation information.

Enjoy!
Other hosts files on the net:
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm


Last verified: 08/29/2004.
Latest update: 08/29/2004.
Download hosts.zip now! (http://webpages.charter.net/hpguru/hosts/hosts.html)

[blebs]

I might just try it out. I never end up liking them, but hey.
Thanks Mr.G man.

[Mark]

i never did understand the idea behind useing a hosts file, does it help block popups or something ?

please enlighten me :)

[blebs]

Blocks pop ups, shady sites, tracking sites, bad sites and sometimes even good sites.

[Mark]

Blocks pop ups, shady sites, tracking sites, bad sites and sometimes even good sites.

thanks for the explanation, maybe i will try this.

[kpzbee]

Blocks pop ups, shady sites, tracking sites, bad sites and sometimes even good sites.

Yep! It works great. :thumb: I've been using it for a few years now. You can tell the difference when you run AdAware. It will find a lot less because it never got loaded in the first place.