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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    i could also be because it has to look through the hosts file every time it loads a webpage.
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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    that would be a very short amount of time, it takes mirco seconds to read a file, want proof time cat <my file> its super fast

    Code:
    earobinson@null:~/Desktop/download$ time cat UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.0.txt
    = Ubuntu Code of Conduct =
    
    This Code of Conduct covers your behaviour as a member of the Ubuntu
    Community, in any forum, mailing list, wiki, web site, IRC channel,
    install-fest, public meeting or private correspondence. The Ubuntu
    Community Council will arbitrate in any dispute over the conduct of a
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          '''Be considerate.''' Your work will be used by other people,
          and you in turn will depend on the work of others. Any decision
          you take will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to
          take those consequences into account when making decisions. For
          example, when we are in a feature freeze, please don't upload
          dramatically new versions of critical system software, as other
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          big changes.
    
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    note that also includes printing the text which takes longer
    Last edited by earobinson; December 31st, 2005 at 09:46 PM.
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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    sorry i dident think of that but sometimes weird stuff can slow programs down
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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    I'm not an expert in network and if someone knows more could correct me..but following this how-to: copy and paste the whole host.txt would erase your own fixed ip's set by your network system card('s) (In my case I've got a shared fixed connection over 2 eth cards over pppoe which have 2 ip's set on /etc/hosts file). Otherwise my speed on sites seems unchanged with all blocked sites.

    127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost ubuntu
    my.first.static.ip ubuntu.localdomain ubuntu
    my.second.static.ip ubuntu.localdomain
    #start of lines added by WinHelp2002
    # [Misc A - Z]
    127.0.0.1 phpadsnew.abac.com
    127.0.0.1 a.abnad.net
    127.0.0.1 b.abnad.net
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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    Instead of using localhost (127.0.0.1) in your hosts file, use 0.0.0.0, it should remove that loopback effect and alleviate the timeout-lag.

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    Re: How to block internet advertisements, banners and spyware in Linux

    Hey, thanks for your work. But I still can connect some of these sites, for example: www.visitfind.net

    Does it really work?

    forbmj


    Quote Originally Posted by anil_robo
    Hi all! I'm seeing heated discussions on spyware for linux, and I think it's a well-suited time to post a useful tutorial here.
    By following these simple steps, you will be able to block most advertisement banners on webpages, virus-infected websites, spyware-infected websites, and other insecure websites.

    Theory: In Linux, the file /etc/hosts contains information about how the system interprets website domain names. If you want to block a website, just make it point to your local address (e.g. www.site-to-be-blocked.com will point to 127.0.0.1 => The site won't open at all!).

    How to: First, you need a good hosts file to install. The one I use is here.
    Click on that link right now, and the file will open in a browser or a text editor. Select all the text in the file, and copy it.

    Now open a terminal, and type
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/hosts
    . Your hosts file should open up. This file may already have some entries in it, which we're not going to change. Go to the end of the file, and "paste" the contents of the hosts file you had copied to the clipboard earlier.
    Save the hosts file, close it, and reboot your computer.

    Now when you start browsing, you'll not see any ads, rather they'll simply fail to load! Here's a screenshot when I try to access an advertisement site (www.doubleclick.net):
    Attachment 4963

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    Re: How to block internet advertisements, banners and spyware in Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by forbmj
    Hey, thanks for your work. But I still can connect some of these sites, for example: www.visitfind.net

    Does it really work?

    forbmj
    Proof: Click on the thumbnail:
    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screenshot-Problem loading page - Mozilla Firefox.png 
Views:	424 
Size:	80.7 KB 
ID:	5010

    Did you follow the directions carefully?
    Photography by Indians
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    Re: How to block internet advertisements, banners and spyware in Linux

    sorry, I made a mistake and used the proxy when viewing it.

    Thanks a lot.

    Quote Originally Posted by anil_robo
    Proof: Click on the thumbnail:
    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screenshot-Problem loading page - Mozilla Firefox.png 
Views:	424 
Size:	80.7 KB 
ID:	5010

    Did you follow the directions carefully?

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    Re: How to block internet advertisements, banners and spyware in Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by forbmj
    sorry, I made a mistake and used the proxy when viewing it.

    Thanks a lot.
    I was doing the same thing. I followed all the instructions and was not getting any results. It was due to me having firefox set up to use my ISP proxy.

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    Re: How To Block Ads And Spyware In Linux

    Thanks for this!

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