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Hosts Alternatives
Similar projects and alternatives to hosts
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uBlock
uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
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Sonar
Write Clean Python Code. Always.. Sonar helps you commit clean code every time. With over 225 unique rules to find Python bugs, code smells & vulnerabilities, Sonar finds the issues while you focus on the work.
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hosts-blocklists
Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage
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blitz-app-adblock
Simple and quick patcher that blocks ads/trackers on the Blitz.gg desktop application.
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user.js
Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening
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Zigi
Delete the most useless function ever: context switching.. Zigi monitors Jira and GitHub updates, pings you when PRs need approval and lets you take fast actions - all directly from Slack! Plus it reduces cycle time by up to 75%.
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uBlock-issues
This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin
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brave-browser
Next generation Brave browser for Android, Linux, macOS, Windows.
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easylist
EasyList filter subscription (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, EasyList Cookie, Fanboy's Social/Annoyances/Notifications Blocking List)
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opensnitch
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall
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blocklists
Shared lists of problem domains people may want to block with hosts files
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FilterLists
:shield: The independent, comprehensive directory of filter and host lists for advertisements, trackers, malware, and annoyances.
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Scout APM
Truly a developer’s best friend. Scout APM is great for developers who want to find and fix performance issues in their applications. With Scout, we'll take care of the bugs so you can focus on building great things 🚀.
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- “Confirm that you’re not a robot” malware
- is there anti tracking software that can be installed on Linux? If so, what is it?
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Going back to Firefox after a decade!
In the last few days I heard that many people are returning to Firefox due to a controversial Google decision that would make ad blockers stop working. I have never complained about unobtrusive ads, but there are some web pages that I swear cover more than 75% of the screen with them. I you know how to use the /etc/hosts file like the one from StevenBlack this won't be a problem, however. You can even block ads system-wide in Linux with just a single command (this one is assuming Ubuntu):
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Lists for Pi-Hole, thought I would share, 1.8 mil blocked domains
You only need one of StevenBlack's lists.
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ClickHouse Cloud is now in Public Beta
And we request removal as and where we can.
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1781
Unfortunately mvps.org no longer seems to reply to emails.
- me_irl
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Mozilla reaffirms that Firefox will continue to support current content blockers
Adding blockers to the hosts table still works with Chrome... hope they don't muck with that ever.
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
But if they do... there are always DNS solutions you can add to your Router.
I use Firefox, but even things like Windows spams ads at you if you let it.
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What are some good ways to improve privacy and security on Linux?
Set up a nice /etc/hosts file to immediately squelch addresses. Use https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts. The docker install is the easiest way. You can automate it with a systemd or cron timer script.
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YSK that AdBlockers on Chrome might not work soon, and that Firefox has announced it will keep supporting them
Steven Black's unified hosts file (or more accurately: hosts file aggregator) is useful too: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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We really need to bring more attention to this!
AdBlocker on Linux? Have you not heard about the /etc/hosts file yet? Take a look at this or try it in your Linux box:
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A note from our sponsor - InfluxDB
www.influxdata.com | 29 Nov 2022
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