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ShadowPuterDude

Sun Jul 22 2007, 01:43PM

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hpHOSTS Support Forums

What is hpHosts?
hpHOSTS is a community managed hosts file. What that means to you is that you have a key role to play in improving hpHOSTS by submitting undesirable sites you think should be listed or by requesting removal of sites you think may have been added in error. This process is performed in our public forums and all decisions to add or remove sites are subject to public criticism and ongoing re-evaluation.

The HOSTS File for Windows/Linux hosts.zip

The HOSTS File installer for Windows hpHosts-Setup-Win32.exe

The HOSTS File for Windows/Linux (please only use this if you experience problems with the above 2 packages). hosts.txt

The HOSTS File for Windows/Linux, optimized by HostsMan 4 for those that need or want, to keep the DNS Client enabled and running. HOSTS-Optimized.zip

The HOSTS File for the MAC OS mac_hosts.zip

Additional Downloads:
ad-servers.txt contains ad/tracking servers in the hpHosts database. This should ONLY be downloaded by those wanting to block ad/tracking servers and nothing else, and requires manual merging. ad-servers.txt

Optional addition containing the Yahoo servers for those that wish to block them Yahoo_Servers.zip

Documents:
End User License Agreement
HOSTS Installation, Support, etc.

PGP Keys:
hpGuru's PGP Public Key Block
MysteryFCM's PGP Public Key Block

Misc Tools:
Restore Windows default HOSTS file WinDef_Hosts.zip

Batch files to enable/disable Windows DNS Client EnDisDNS.zip

Updated! Append to Hosts VBS Script v1.7 for appending your entries to the HOSTS File (Don't forget to submit the bad sites you find for inclusion in the next update here). This script is UNSUPPORTED. appendhosts.zip

hpGuru's HOSTS Diagnostic Utility. hostsdiag.zip

Hosts Bypass is a Proxomitron filter which allows users to visit sites blocked by their hosts file without the need to remove them after each and every hosts update. hbypass.zip

A tiny HTTP server which greatly improves Ad blocking via the HOSTS File eDexter

[ Edited Mon Feb 22 2010, 08:16PM ]

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ShadowPuterDude

Sat Jun 21 2008, 05:09PM

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hpHOSTS - UPDATED February 17th, 2010

The hpHOSTS Hosts file has been updated. There is now a total of 121,497 listed hostsnames.

If you are NOT using the installer, please read the included Readme.txt file for installation instructions. Enjoy!

Latest Updated: 17/02/2010 05:00
Last Verified: 16/02/2010 23:00

[ Edited Mon Feb 22 2010, 08:15PM ]

ShadowPuterDude

Sat Nov 08 2008, 12:11PM

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System Requirements:

NOTE: These are MINIMUM recommendations and should be taken as a guide ONLY*.

Microsoft Windows 95 or above
MAC
Linux

**************************************************************
                    General Information
**************************************************************

To allow for easier access for those using hpHosts that still require Yahoo access, the Yahoo hosts is available as a seperate download for those that still wish to block them.

PGP Signature

The HOSTS.TXT.sig file is a cryptographic signature and not a part of the hosts file. If you are not running some 32bit version of PGP then you don't need it and may discard it. The purpose of the PGP sig is to allow PGP users who have added my public key block to their keyrings to verify the HOSTS.TXT came from me and has not been tampered with or altered by a third party. If you download a hosts file purported to be from me which fails a signature check, don't use it!! Report the incident to me at hphosts@it-mate.co.uk

The download link for the public key block is available in the first post of this thread.

**************************************************************
                          DNS Client
**************************************************************

Users of Microsoft Windows 2000 or above and you are not a part of a domain, or notice a considerable slowdown, may want to disable the Windows built in DNS service if experiencing a slowdown as a result of using the HOSTS file for advert and malicious site blocks.

To do this:

Method 1

Click Start > Run
Type CMD and press enter
Type each of the lines, EXACTLY as they appear below.
```
net stop dnscache
sc config dnscache start= disabled
```
Type EXIT to close the CMD window

Method 2

Click Start > Run
Type services.msc and press enter
Double click DNS Client service entry
set startup type to manual and stop the service

Note: You will need to be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to perform this task.

Method 3
Download the Enable/Disable Windows DNS Client batch files that when ran will disable and enable this for you.

Failure to disable the DNS Client may cause your computer to slow down and/or stop responding until the DNS Client is stopped.

If you would like to keep the DNS client enabled, while still be using a large HOSTS file such as hpHosts, see the following information:

Large HOSTS file + DNS Client service = faster machine!

You can read more detailed information about the DNS Client Service at:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/Services/DNS_Client.htm
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/win2kservice411.htm#DNS_Client
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/Services/DNS_Client.htm

**************************************************************
                          Installation
**************************************************************

Windows
Extract the contents of hosts.zip to a folder on your hard disk. Locate the file named HOSTS.TXT which you just extracted and rename it to HOSTS with no .TXT extension. Copy the renamed HOSTS file to one of the following locations depending on your version of Windows.

Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
```
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc
```
Windows NT/2000
```
C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\Etc
```
Windows 95/98/Me
```
C:\Windows
```

NOTE: Users not familiar with Windows, or concerned about following the procedure above, may instead wish to use the HOSTS File installer for Windows.

Linux
Extract the contents of hosts.zip to a folder on your hard disk. Locate the file named HOSTS.TXT which you just extracted and rename it to hosts (lowercase and with no extension). Copy/move the renamed HOSTS file to the following location.

From a terminal (for non BeOS users):
```
sudo cp ./hosts.txt /etc/hosts
```

For BeOS:

sudo cp ./hosts.txt /boot/beos/etc/hosts

Mac
Extract the contents of hosts.zip to a folder on your hard disk. Locate the file named HOSTS.TXT which you just extracted and rename it to HOSTS with no .TXT extension. Copy the renamed HOSTS file to the following location.
From a terminal:

Mac OS X 10.2 or later
```
mv ./hosts.txt /private/etc/hosts
```
Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.1.5
```
mv ./hosts.txt /etc/hosts
```

Note: For detailed information on installing the HOSTS file on MAC's, please refer to: http://macmerc.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=83

[ Edited Sat Aug 22 2009, 01:05PM ]