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#Amalgamated hosts file
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#Amalgamated hosts file
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This repo consolidates several reputable `hosts` files and consolidates them into a single hosts file that you can use.
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**Currently this hosts file contains 22210 unique entries.**
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## Source of host data amalgamated here
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Currently the `hosts` files from the following locations are amalgamated:
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* MVPs.org Hosts file at [http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm](http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm), updated monthly, or thereabouts.
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* Dan Pollock at [http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/](http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/) updated regularly.
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* My own small list in raw form [here](https://raw.github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/data/StevenBlack/hosts).
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## What is a hosts file?
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A hosts file, named `hosts` (with no file extension), is a plain-text file used by all operating systems to map hostnames to IP addresses.
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A hosts file, named `hosts` (with no file extension), is a plain-text file used by all operating systems to map hostnames to IP addresses.
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In most operating systems, the `hosts` file is preferential to `DNS`. Therefore if a host name is resolved by the `hosts` file, the request never leaves your computer.
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In most operating systems, the `hosts` file is preferential to `DNS`. Therefore if a host name is resolved by the `hosts` file, the request never leaves your computer.
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127.0.0.1 ad.be.doubleclick.net
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127.0.0.1 ad.be.doubleclick.net
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# etc...
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# etc...
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## Source of host data amalgamated
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Currently the `hosts` files from the following locations are amalgamated and de-duped to create one large consolidated hosts file.
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* MVPs.org Hosts file at [http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm](http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm), updated monthly, or thereabouts.
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* Dan Pollock at [http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/](http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/) updated regularly.
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* My own small list in raw form [here](https://raw.github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/data/StevenBlack/hosts).
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**Currently this hosts file contains 22210 unique entries.**
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## Location of your hosts file
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## Location of your hosts file
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To modify your current `hosts` file, look for it in the following places:
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To modify your current `hosts` file, look for it in the following places and modify it with a text editor.
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**Mac OS X, iOS, Android**: `/etc/hosts`
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**Mac OS X, iOS, Android**: `/etc/hosts` folder.
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**Windows**: `%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts` folder.
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**Windows**: `%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts`
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