layman-adlist

Layman's adlist hosts


🚫Layman Adlist

Blocks Ads, Spyware, & Malware

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Layman Adlist Hosts

Features

What is a hosts file?

A hosts file, named hosts (with no file extension), is a plain-text file used by all operating systems to map hostnames to IP addresses.

In most operating systems, the hosts file is preferential to DNS. Therefore if a domain name is resolved by the hosts file, the request never leaves your computer.

Having a smart hosts file goes a long way towards blocking malware, adware, and other irritants.

For example, to nullify requests to some doubleclick.net servers, adding these lines to your hosts file will do it:

# block doubleClick's servers
0.0.0.0 ad.ae.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.ar.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.at.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.au.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.be.doubleclick.net
# etc...

We recommend using 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1

Traditionally most host files use 127.0.0.1, the loopback address, to establish an IP connection to the local machine.

We prefer to use 0.0.0.0, which is defined as a non-routable meta-address used to designate an invalid, unknown, or non-applicable target.

Using 0.0.0.0 is empirically faster, possibly because there’s no wait for a timeout resolution. It also does not interfere with a web server that may be running on the local PC.

Sources

This repository is hosts file aggregator containing hosts scraped and unified into single host file by removing duplicates.

  1. StevenBlack/hosts
  2. EnergizedProtection - Ultimate
  3. adaway
  4. GoodbyeAds
  5. GoodbyeAds YouTube Adblock
  6. GoodbyeAds Xiaomi AdBlock
  7. GoodbyeAds Samsung Adblock
  8. GoodbyeAds Spotify AdBlock
  9. oisd
  10. Developer Dan - AMP Hosts
  11. Developer Dan - Ads and Tracking
  12. The Quantum Ad-List

How can I contribute hosts records?

If you discover sketchy domains you feel should be included here, Create an issue and we will add it for you.

Support

Maintaining a quality blocking project takes a lot of time. We fight for our users. We also need to eat bread. This is where you can help.

This donation is just as a tip to us. Your support will help us keep the project running and provide you quality service.

Disclaimer

Layman Adlist Hosts are basically hosts files to block access to domains. If you don’t know how it works, then please try this at your own risk. I won’t be responsible for any damage or loss. Never forget to make backups.