Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sites
Post ReplyMac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sitesPosted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 [19:36:43] - 1
Since upgrading to Mountain Lion my /etc/hosts file stopped blocking sites I do not want to track me. In particular I do not like ads (Google Ads or any other ads), nor I like Google Analytics to see where I've been. Adding the following lines to my /etc/hosts file did not help: ::1 googlesyndication.com www.googlesyndication.com pagead2.googlesyndication.com pagead.googlesyndication.com 127.0.0.1 adwords.google.com adservices.google.com ::1 adwords.google.com adservices.google.com 127.0.0.1 imageads.googleadservices.com imageads1.googleadservices.com www.googleadservices.com ::1 imageads.googleadservices.com imageads1.googleadservices.com www.googleadservices.com 127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com www.google-analytics.com ::1 google-analytics.com www.google-analytics.com 127.0.0.1 apps5.oingo.com ::1 apps5.oingo.com although it worked in Leopard just fine. Searching the Internet did not bring anything and only recently I came across one blog that pointed-out that the following Terminal command actually does changes to the file making end of the lines a proper UNIX format: Do not forget to refresh your new settings by Terminal command: Finally, my /etc/hosts file filtering my traffic again! |
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RE: Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sitesPosted: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 [13:14:56] - 2
Editing /etc/hosts file requires sudo privileges in Terminal as following: or essentially it's the same thing. When finished editing enter: and it will save the file (actually overwrite it with new data). Additionally you can include other advertisement networks in your /etc/hosts file to speed-up page loads while browsing the Internet. Every banner load in a browser takes time. By not loading all those banners (redirecting them to your local host) your browser speed-up page load. Here is some more advertisement networks to include in your /etc/hosts file: ::1 ad.yieldmanager.com 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net pubads.g.doubleclick.net ::1 ad.doubleclick.net pubads.g.doubleclick.net feel free to add more networks below. |
RE: Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sitesPosted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 [06:52:02] - 3
This will remove annoying double underlined text advertisement: ::1 images.intellitxt.com as well as all associated Ad Choices in the text etc. |
RE: Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sitesPosted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 [01:47:19] - 4
Besides using hosts file some browser plug-ins could be used as well. I am not affiliated in any way with below listed service and have never used them myself. Although I did see some nice reviews of the following services: - Disconnect - http://www.disconnect.me - AdBlock Plus - http://adblockplus.org - DoNotTrackMe - http://www.abine.com |
RE: Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion /etc/hosts file to block sitesPosted: Monday, January 27, 2014 [22:02:10] - 5
Interestingly enough, I have tried the disconnect.me and it's not blocking Adsense, double-click or any other Google related services. Removed the plug-in after trying. My guess would be, whoever pays disconnect.me - keeps their services working or, is it a small business on a side for Google? |