Protecting yourself from In-Browser Miners

Cliff S said:

They seem to have stopped updating this one
I liked it be cause it wasn't so damn huge.
Attachment 220093

f14tomcat said:

It's so big, I had to capitalize HOSTS to get it to fit!

Agree. It is huge list, but then, I don't experience any slow downs. Updating 2k or 15k lines is the same...

Sawuwaya said:

That is a massive list, indeed. Thank you for the update.


However, I got questions:

First, what is the difference between utilizing the unique localhost address of 127.0.0.1 and/or using 0.0.0.0 within the hosts file? I would think 127.0.0.1 would be a smarter use than 0.0.0.0, no?

Second, I use AdGuard (which is a highly effective ad blocker and malware security tool program), is there a way to incorporate this list into a script that can be used within AdGuard, and is it better to modify the hosts file or use a script? I mean I do not want to end up with a 5MB HOSTS file, if a script for AdGuard can essentially do the same thing. I mean AdGuard does run at computer startup and strips away unwarrented ads and protects against other issues even before launching your web browser.



Cheers!



Edit:

(BTW, they just modified this HOSTS file again, as of yesterday, 8 JAN 2019 (I am guessing it was yesterday, maybe the author forgot to change to the new year's year within the header), even though it says 2018 for the year... I am going on the fact that it says January 8th within the header info. )

Don't know about Ad Guard, but some solutions are using zerodot's list as input.

I've mentioned the year is wrong

Sawuwaya said:

That is a massive list, indeed. Thank you for the update.


However, I got questions:

First, what is the difference between utilizing the unique localhost address of 127.0.0.1 and/or using 0.0.0.0 within the hosts file? I would think 127.0.0.1 would be a smarter use than 0.0.0.0, no?

Second, I use AdGuard (which is a highly effective ad blocker and malware security tool program), is there a way to incorporate this list into a script that can be used within AdGuard, and is it better to modify the hosts file or use a script? I mean I do not want to end up with a 5MB HOSTS file, if a script for AdGuard can essentially do the same thing. I mean AdGuard does run at computer startup and strips away unwarrented ads and protects against other issues even before launching your web browser.



Cheers!



Edit:

(BTW, they just modified this HOSTS file again, as of yesterday, 8 JAN 2019 (I am guessing it was yesterday, maybe the author forgot to change to the new year's year within the header), even though it says 2018 for the year... I am going on the fact that it says January 8th within the header info. )

@Sawuwaya - Little info on the 0.0.0.0 & 127.0.0.1 :

https://www.howtogeek.com/225487/wha...1-and-0.0.0.0/

hosts_browser file updated at last ...

# Last modified: 2019-01-16 19:40
Usual location:

zerodot1.gitlab.io/CoinBlockerLists/hosts_browser

Thanks Andre

Cliff S said:

Thanks Andre

You're quite welcome Cliff (waiting for insider build to install)

By the way I did a quick search to refresh my memory on the fastest way to select multiple line quickly to delete the old entries(but leave the Facebook ones there), and here it is.

1. Select first line.
2. Scroll down(with so many lines use scrollbar)
3. Hold ALT+SHIFT at the end of the list
4. Press either backspace or delete

I've been selecting & holding the left mouse button down, then wiggling the mouse at the bottom until all were selected... duh!

I just commented it in my host file so I won't forget again

Will the new Sandbox feature be good for loading websites you're a bit suspicious of? It won't affect the rest of the system?

swarfega said:

Will the new Sandbox feature be good for loading websites you're a bit suspicious of? It won't affect the rest of the system?

Windows Defender Application Guard (Windows 10) | Microsoft Docs

Windows Defender Application Guard

Designed for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge, Application Guard helps to isolate enterprise-defined untrusted sites, protecting your company while your employees browse the Internet. As an enterprise administrator, you define what is among trusted web sites, cloud resources, and internal networks. Everything not on your list is considered untrusted.

If an employee goes to an untrusted site through either Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge opens the site in an isolated Hyper-V-enabled container, which is separate from the host operating system. This container isolation means that if the untrusted site turns out to be malicious, the host PC is protected, and the attacker can't get to your enterprise data. For example, this approach makes the isolated container anonymous, so an attacker can't get to your employee's enterprise credentials.