eon01 / hostfilter

hostFilter: Protect your privacy, your computer and save your bandwidth.

hostFilter

hostFilter is a bash script used to prevent your computer from connecting to some websites and servers that are known to contain :`

• Malicious content
• Viruses
• Spyware
• Trojans
• Web pages that engage in phishing attacks
• Spam
• Phorm
• Shocking or violent content
• Annoying pop-up and pop-up traps
• Blocks more than 20 thousand ad servers/services
• ..etc.

This script will :

• Reduce the bandwidth use
• Protect your computer from malicious and unwanted softwares/content/scripts.

#Screenshot

#Usage

hostFilter.sh [OPTION]

-h --help : Display this message.

-i : Same as ./hostFilter, it run the script and update lists.

First you need to download the .sh file, make it executable (chmod +x) then install sed and run it (./hostFilter.sh) .

For contributions, please visit : https://github.com/eon01/hostFilter or send me an email .

#Compatibility GNU bash, version 4.2.37(1)-release (GNU/Linux). This script will not work if you will not install SED.

#Bugs This script is tested and works fine but in case of bug, run this command in root mode : $ cp /etc/hosts{.bak,} Or send me an email .

#Lisence GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V2

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