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amrutansu garanaik Original post #1
Jan 22, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Hello guys. Can you please tell me how to block certain websites on my laptop?
I want to block some social networking sites and all porn sites so as to prevent my laptop from being misused by my friends.This should work on my laptop on all browsers.(I have win XP, 7 and Ubuntu 11.04 installed on my laptop)
Alok
Alok #2
Jan 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Download picblock from link below and block everything you want.

PicBlock Download - Softpedia
Gauravs90
Gauravs90 #3
Jan 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Esay to use is norton DNS... blocks all porn websites...
meetdilip
meetdilip #4
Jan 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Avast free antivirus allows that. Just add any address you want to block. Almost all security suite comes with parental control which can block any site by name.
Alok
Alok #5
Jan 22, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Don't get me wrong but Due to some reason i hate avast:-x
meetdilip
meetdilip #6
Jan 22, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Nothing wrong in it, people are entitled to have different views based on their experience. Avast saved me many times from infected sites. My friends got infected there unknowingly but Avast web shield stopped the site from dropping malware.

K9 web protection is a stand alone parental control program. A good option.
Alok
Alok #7
Jan 22, 2012 at 9:31 PM
^^Yeah k9 parental control is good option.
hjpotter92
hjpotter92 #8
Jan 23, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Go to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts". Add this at the end:

127.0.0.1 (press a TAB or two) <Add weblink here>

and save the file. Now, in the internet options dialog box, add 'localhost' to be bypassed.
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amrutansu garanaik #9
Jan 24, 2012 at 9:32 AM
meetdilip said:
Avast free antivirus allows that. Just add any address you want to block. Almost all security suite comes with parental control which can block any site by name.
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I have avast installed from Digit DVD. How do I use it to block the sites??
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #10
Jan 24, 2012 at 9:48 AM
NetNanny is a good software...
& now a Antiviruses are equiped with these parental filter.I use Bitdefender 2012 & it has a parental filter.:cool:


hjpotter92 said:
Go to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts". Add this at the end:

127.0.0.1 (press a TAB or two) <Add weblink here>

and save the file. Now, in the internet options dialog box, add 'localhost' to be bypassed.
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but the OP will have to add so many links to block here :))
hjpotter92
hjpotter92 #11
Jan 24, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Zangetsu said:
but the OP will have to add so many links to block here :))
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tbh, I don't trust third-party apps for anything. :D Hence the solution I provided. :D
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #12
Jan 24, 2012 at 2:48 PM
^the solution is default & simple but it literally time consuming...


hjpotter92 said:
tbh, I don't trust third-party apps for anything. :D Hence the solution I provided. :D
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we all depend on 3rd party apps.so u use only microsoft applications in your PC..like IE (no Firefox),
WMP (no WMP,VLC,no-codec packs) etc :-D
hjpotter92
hjpotter92 #13
Jan 24, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Zangetsu said:
we all depend on 3rd party apps.so u use only microsoft applications in your PC..like IE (no Firefox),
WMP (no WMP,VLC,no-codec packs) etc :-D
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'le me restates:

I don't in general, trust 3rd party apps. But yeah! I still use WMP with K-Lite Codec Pack. :D
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #14
Jan 24, 2012 at 2:56 PM
^alright...

let the OP post a feedback on it as now solution is either using Antivirus or other apps as suggested.