wizardofwindows Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Compiled by boardbabe adapted by me for win 98se.block over 8000 dangerous sites with known spyware dialers active x and adds them to your restricted internet zone.Currently updated to 02.01.06.Enjoy!!Block Domain Reg 98se Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Using the HOSTS file is a better option... doesn't bloat the registry too much.I prefer to do it the opposite way, as there are more suspicious/harmful sites than good ones and it's better to be on the safe side. I just set the Internet zone security to disable everything, and allow only site I trust in the Trusted Sites zone. Now there is no chance than a new malicious site will cause any damage by running in the highly restricted Internet zone, which allows nothing but plain HTML rendering.Running for 5 years so far, no problems with any malware or virii. Edited February 10, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardofwindows Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 you have to manual allow every site that might be ok for you but joe average like to have harmful domains blocked and not think about it.i think most folks arent that savy except us techo geeks.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 (edited) Even more so for the average unknowledgeable user, actually... since they are the ones who are more likely to get malware. Making highest security default gives more protection, and anyway almost all web pages display fine at the highest security and just use the other features such as scripting + activex to display popups ads drive-by-downloads and other annoyances. For general browsing, use high security. For sites that you trusts and registers with (e.g. MSFN) then give it to trusted sites. Edited February 11, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewan Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I transformed it into "hosts" format using grep, sed and tr.Download the .zip from:ftp://vax.4np.net/out/tmp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardofwindows Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGx Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 (edited) All those entries and much more [> 120,000] in HOSTS file, both versions:- 0.0.0.0- 127.0.0.1with HOSTS.BAT for automatic install + backup.Works with all Windows 9x/NTx editions [1.1 MB]:http://www.mdgx.com/files/HOSTS.ZIPAll you ever wanted to know about HOSTS:http://www.mdgx.com/hosts.htmHope this helps. Edited February 19, 2006 by MDGx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The internet is changing every hour. New malicious sites are appearing every minute.How much work do you want to do to stay safe?The Custom Hosts file is the way to go.It's updated for download every two weeks.You can even get an email telling you when it'sready for download.You can also get a program, called "Hosts Secure" (.net framework, required) that will download the latest file for you and install it.All told, its the very best way to get safe and stay safe, now from over 10,500 bad sites. New ones are being added daily.I share this file with all my customers, especially those with small children who use the computer.Spybot S&D and "Spyware Blaster" are also good blockers.here's my last eMail from MVPS.*********************************The MVPS HOSTS file was updated [01-20-06]http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htmDownload: hosts.zip (101 kb)http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zipHow To: Download and Extract the HOSTS filehttp://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts2.htmHOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htmNote: the "text" version also makes a great resourcefor determining culprit URLs ... (404 kb)http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txtSign up for HOSTS file update noticeshttp://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm#contributeMike BurgessMicrosoft MVP"There's no place like 127.0.0.1"*****************************************Give it a try,Andromeda43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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