Hosts Block v1.5.1 Portable | 7.97 Mb
This app uses the Windows Host file to keep you protected by using the MDL or MVPS Hosts files found online. They block things like ad's, malware, and other stuff found on the internet that are harmful to you PC.
Hosts Block changes the host file to all entries for the online Host Files either MVPS host file or MDL's host file and then keeps the host file updated on your PC when there is a new update
Hosts Block will auto check every 8 hours for updates for the Host file and update the Host file if needed.
Features:
- Active Protection: Malware wont be able to change the hosts file
- Hosts file backup encryption
- Enable/Disable host file
- Exclusion list
- Ability to have custom hosts file sources
- Built in updater for hosts file.
- Edit Hosts file from with in the main UI
- Email Alerts for Active Protection and Program Updates
- True set and forget program, Just install and your done.
Whats New:
Added - Ability change from 0.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.1 and visa versa
Added - Ability to remove Commented line, right click and height a line to remove.
Entries >Exclusions > Remove commented line you can view and remove lines if need be.
Added - option to set Hosts file to read only. Note this will disable Active Protection as it wont be need.
Added - Detection if Hosts file is read only by user. Hosts Block will remove the Read only to update hosts file and then re add the read only to the hosts file.
More updates to come.
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