yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Listy2021:
Can 127.0.0.1 rapidmoviez.com be removed please, I use it to grab TV episodes and have never had a bad file/virus from them :)

Cheers matey, your time and effort in making this hosts file is genuinely appreciated :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Chocobubba:
Re: Mother of All AD-BLOCKING - (28 March 2013) Extreme 'hosts' file 4 Ur Android Bab

Seems to be blocking I.minus.com (popular image/gif hosting site like imgur)

Nexus 7
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Dave the Knave:
Yes it does. I believe that's why the other guy was having issues with it on Reddit.

You can comment it out if you'd like. It's on line 47,923. Just add a # before the line.

# 127.0.0.1 i.minus.com

Comment it out yourself with a text editor and place it back on your phone. Rapidmoviez is on line 76,555.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Blue Bell:
This is just massively brilliant!

Any plans of putting it up on to a server that people can add to adaway as a hosts source?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rener78:
Re: Mother of All AD-BLOCKING - (28 March 2013) Extreme 'hosts' file 4 Ur Android Bab

Is it possible that after installing this mod my old nexus s is not beeing able to boot back on again? Cause since it never worked after having the battery dead, plugged in for hiurs and not booting back. Just asking that's it's not saying anything just asking nothing more nothing less. Thanks guys.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Hi Buddy,

Thats really not possible. This CWM only touches 'hosts' file and thats it. Probably something else bad happened. Did you had any confuration before rebooting and flashing this package...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mdfzhi:
hi, u got some error in line 185780

andsomedistributeadwareandspyware
127.0.0.1 123greetings.comcontainsonelinktodistributorofadwareorspyware

probably should be this

127.0.0.1 123greetings.com
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
There are no plans but somewhere here in one of the posts nagpochenpo is maintaining a link for adblocker apps.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Got it. Stay tune for the updates...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Corrected. ;) Stay tune for the updates...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rickgillyon:
Seems like another url-shortening domain got blocked:

j.mp and www.j.mp

Thanks! :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
BSDgeek_Jake I noticed that the hosts file is not optimized. Do you know is it because android cannot handle the multiple hosts names on a single line?

Here's an awk script that optimizes large file. http://www.malwareteks.com/kb/LargeHosts.php
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bladefistx2:
Hi.. I have issues using the app Rotter after installing this.. could you please check to see? or contact me and I will try to find out more information.

Thank you!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 91franz:
Can i use Twrp to flash it?

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus utilizzando Tapatalk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 91franz:
I ve flashed it but I still see ad in xda website and lagfix app.. Is it normal?

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus utilizzando Tapatalk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Yep it's normal. Only most used Apps, Common AD serves and many others cap sites are included to be blocked + The things i dislike.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
What issue U are facing? Can U list down in details. Will try to fix.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Sometime my Automated program forgets few things like Duplicates, EOL, Encoding and other functions. But i always try to make it more compatible in next releases. Its normal.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Sometime ADs servers use new methods and functions so U will have to Report n wait til i implement. It's Evolution... They find new ways And I find new ways ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karanrajpal14:
Haha OK. No problem. I don't mind reporting. Thanks for the reply!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vance74:
I am now unable to open a few sites. Github, My Bell account page. What can I do to fix this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] handofdark:
i dont see compatibility for 4.4 in OP... any workaround for 4.4?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
It's working as per user reports but personally i have not tested. Request you to try and Report.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
PM me the sites and i will fix.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
It's working
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hawkerpaul:
I was wondering if we do get an advert pop up, is there any way we can find out where it came from for us to report?

And conversely, if any images etc. are being blocked when they shouldn't, is there any way to find out their source?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
It can be extracted from the page source. Parent domain and sub-domain will give rest of the info. It's not that easy but this is how it works.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] redjersey:
I have flashed this and it worked! it makes those annoying ads go away!

however I found that it only blocks english ads, for non-english ones (like chinese) it's still showing.

when using adblock plus, you can choose the list (ie. chinalist) to filter, I wonder if I can do the same thing here.

please advise
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] handofdark:
works on 4.4 also. very good !
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vance74:
Any way to completely remove this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kkmiott:
Can I use this hosts file to block ads in Windows XP?

Wysyłane z mojego GT-I9100 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] budeone:
There is a file posted in op that puts you back to stock
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kapil_dheer:
I'm using this on my xp for last 6 months.

Does work flawlessly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
amazing!!!! thank you soooo much OP...Ads on computers, sure, maaybe, but on phones, it's getting ridiculous. Privacy is seeming harder and harder to control each and everyday, but thanks to this, all that has stopped!!!:good:

---------- Post added at 02:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:02 PM ----------

will it work with windows 7, and if so, how do I go about in doing so? thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
This is not the place to discuss windows stuffs. Anyways... it will work. Search the internet on how you can 'import hosts file in windows' or PM Windows users in this XDA forum.

Windows discussions are Really not Appreciated here. :mad:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Since ENGLISH is a primary language for Internet Communications (Read/Write), my MOD is focused on ENGLISH LOCALE (EN.US, EN.UK, EN.AU, EN.CA, EN.IN, EN.GENERAL) but it can also block ADs in other languages as long as i got to know the sources. Many blocking other than ENGLISH sources are already included.

I continously thrive to update it for Latest and Top used Domains, Apps, Destination, Sources, etc, very frequently and as required.

Cheers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
ok thanks and I apologize; but it was discussed twice prior to me posting that statement and you are quoting me rather than the 2 or 3 other previous posts??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Cheers Buddy. Not pointing on U. :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Users: Please dont discuss any Windows stuffs here. This Thread belongs to Android. Period.

I hope you respect my piece of MOD and its .

If any case you what help on Windows or MAC or Linux please go to relevant thread and ask the users. PM them. Help is always available and noone is stopping you BUT ask in right place. Knock the right door and it will be open to you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Windows stuffs not allowed here. Period.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
Your mod is AMAZING and I am grateful I have no more ads on my phone....plain and simple, period to the end...thanks again MATE!:highfive:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Loisel:
my Installation aborts and it says : Status 255

anyone can help?

Thanks!merry xmas!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jd00g:
Check the md5. Maybe a bad download?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Loisel:
md5 sum is the same.

can i just copy the hosts file into the right folder?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jd00g:
Yes. Set the permissions to rw-r--r-- after copying.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] OldBoy.Gr:
Since this one is one of my all time favorite threads which I follow and so much enjoy even though I do it in a shall we say... stealthy mode, I thought it would be nice to wish to each and everyone in here happy holidays and merry Christmas.

Best regards

Life is what happens while we... make plans!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
logmein

I found two that may need to be removed.

logmein.com and secure.logmein.com These links are for a site that allows one to manage multiple remote machines... Unless there's something else going on that I am not aware of...?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Andreas75k:
Yes, I use that regularly, but only on computers not on the phone. Then again, on a larger tablet it could make sense.

Anyhow, I agree that it shouldn't be blocked.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
BTGuard

found another, BTGuard.com. it's a VPN site and on the hosts list.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Neur0Nerd:
Thanks for this awesome ad blocking. I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my tablet just to install it and I don't regret because it seems to work.

Just an advice, add an app and a website full of ads to let people try and see if the add blocking works or not, even though we can find them ourselves easily on the Internet.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cadus96:
Can I flash it through any recovery? Not especially through CWM...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] budeone:
I did.. Twrp
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Sczar:
I flashed it through SS and it works great. Thank you so much.

VW S4 Rooted.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ICavalera:
Thank you for your work. I'm using it on my 4.3 because is the only that works.

But I found out on thing funny. When in wifi I open a site and it shows nothing in a corner. But in data mobile, the ad appears.

I had before, disabled the proxy on my apn carrier. Should I write it again?

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Neat ROM 6.1
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aaron13:
Great work but will it be updated for version 4.4.2?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] frogger55:
Works fine on 4.42 for me: omnimetal. Don't think this is affected by build.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Maurice5813:
best mod ever!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shoey63:
Will it stop YouTube from working like some other blockers?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
No

Sent from my HTC One
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] and313:
Use xposed for that
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aaron13:
Don't think that matters
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cadus96:
Do advertisements appearing on subway surfers with that flash on your phone? On my yes :/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] njstein:
Just flashed on legacy device Galaxy S Blaze 4G running 4.4.2 Slimkat and just awesome! No more ads that I've found, excellent work!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] character:
Thanks for making the Google phone ad free
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
Have xposed, what do I do from there? Could you please elaborate a bit? Thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] onealvideo:
I would ask about Xposed Framework questions in that thread to keep this thread on topic... :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yepyep14u2know:
How would I install this on 4.3 with stock recovery? I am rooted but obviously can't flash custom recoveries
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
If you are rooted install adaway and use the link to update the hosts file

Sent from my HTC One
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] meyerweb:
What carrier are you on? For Sprint at least, it's easy to root and flash custom recoveries. See:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...possible-method-root-4-3-a-2.html#post3316246

Again, this has worked on Sprint, don't know about any other carriers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yepyep14u2know:
Sorry, I'm on Verizon. I'm rooted but we're not able to flash custom recoveries yet with the latest update
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] meyerweb:
Bummer.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ArtfulDodger:
And the bad news is you won't be able to anytime soon. The carriers are really getting hip to custom ROMs, mods and such. They realize we can get rid of their garbage and they don't want anybody to have that kind of control. Right now it's not a big threat to them but if people start getting educated it would be a big threat then. Frankly most people are apathetic (like they are to most issues) so I don't think they have much to worry about.

You're going to be hearing more about this very soon.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yepyep14u2know:
Yeah I knew that before I took the OTA. Never been into flashing other ROMs anyway, Used to on my EVO but didn't like how customs ran. Been stock rooted since I got my GS3 to freeze bloat and never had complaints. TW works great for me, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46510260#post46510260 post 2751 and I get awesome battery life.

Just trying to figure out how to add this adblock on stock recovery
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] onealvideo:
If you are rooted, you should be able to push the file with a root file manager... Take your pick... Set the permissions correctly. That is all the flashable zip does in recovery. Reboot and your new host file should be in effect. I would copy or rename your old host file so you can revert easily... Am I wrong here or can you not do that on stock rooted?

I usually push files this way but I am not stock.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] murali:
thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 16BitRun:
Hi, I have a question. Is there a way to get this to work with the Hulu Plus app? Once I flashed it it stop stream or starting any shows or episode s cause it gives an error message about connecting with the sponsors. As as a flash the disabler or reset to go back to stock it works as intended. Any thoughts? Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SweetPant:
Successfully flashed this using TWRP on my KitKat 4.4.2. It is awesome. Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hp420:
Ok, so in the OP it mentions the goal is to minimize ads, not eliminate them. What if I do want to eliminate them completely? Can I still do that with this app?

I don't mean any disrespect to devs, but if I see your app worthy of my money I will donate or buy the pro/paid version. I personally think absolutely no one (including Google) have the right to advertise on a device I bought outright with my own hard earned money, whether the app was created by me or not, that doesn't give someone else the right to advertise on my phone. If I never see a single ad on my computer, why should I see any on my mobile device? I never quite understood how people think they have a right to shove advertising down someone's throat by forcing it onto other peoples' computers or devices.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidben73:
Totally agree with your statement :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] meyerweb:
You certainly have that right. And you can exercise it by choosing not to use apps that have ads. No developer is forcing you to use his or her app.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
And that's a statement I can agree with
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
Couldn't agree with you more bud; only issue I am having is I am using LG G2 LS980 Sprint version, and it came pre-installed with sprint visual voice mail which I love instead of using the default voice mail of having to press and hold 1 to call; not really a fan of google voice; went ot use it and sure enough, ad on top. NEVER before on my old HTC Evo Shift when using sprint VVM did I have a problem with a freaking ads popping up-it's so lame, low, and super pathetic they have to throw ads in to make there money on a device I worked hard for to purchase using my own money-maybe I should just acquire ALL sprint customer service numbers and corporate store numbers and just sh*t spam them with spam calls and texts and see how they like, they harass us with ads,whose to say we can't do the same, grrrr, it just eeks :eek: me to death!!!!!!-the phone should be FREE of ads like you mentioned hp420 ..view attachment, its about charmins toilet paper in spanish WTF and tried this host file, and it ad still shows, thanks a lot sprint for getting worse and worse over the years, all these big time corporate head honcho companies will outlive and outlast Armageddon and the Apocalypse while they just continue to crush individuals such as us, its not right; sometime, someway we need to take a stand ;) not really trying to be funny, although I'm sure I am coming off that way, but they will ALWAYS survive regardless of whether or not they are right or wrong because they have the money and assets to back everything up (JUST LIKE when you hear stories of artists such as rappers shooting someone, or trafficking loads and loads of drugs), DWI, or doing something ruthless, and they go to jail that day or night, and are out the next day, if you or I did something EXACTLY like that, we would be in jail for the remainder of our lives, money is the root of all evil and unfortunately the judicial system is just sooo frucked up!!! There have been NUMEROUS times when I tried fighting them KNOWING they were in the wrong, but yet failed, it's just not right! Installed host file and blocks a LOT of ads if not all, except the one showing up sprint VVM-sprint u bastards!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Update: 03 January 2014

Update: 03 January 2014

Changelog:

1. Updated Malware/Spyware Blocking.

2. No more ADs in Zynga Games, Sprint Voice, More Blocking in Go*gle AD Services, More Blocking in Ama*on Market Store AD Services.

3. Updated AD Blocking as per Top App/Games in 2013.

4. Text Unicode Reformatting.

5. And Many More Updates...

Download NOW.

ENJOY.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lowpro3210:
YAY; it's like Christmas all over again thanks to you-truly, without you, my phone would probably be through a wall, or my TV due to all the annoying ads and popups, or even worse, through a sprint customer service reps head:silly::cowboy: <~~rebel without a cause...you have no idea what you do for this community. STELLAR WORK OP!

For latest version, I noticed the change log mentioned "sprint voice" only assuming, is that sprint voice mail? If so, unfortunately I installed latest using PhilZ and ads still show up in sprint voice mail-but nevertheless, that's one measly ad compared to the NUMEROUS amounts I WAS receiving. Thanks again!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sharp87:
Downloading...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hp420:
Downloading now, thank you!! I'm looking for the solution that works blocking the most ads. I understand it's near impossible to block them all, but I really appreciate the work put into ad blockers, for reasons I mentioned earlier :)

Thanks again!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Lemme me chk. Might be blocked...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
I don't have info on Verizon devices. Since you are ROOTED so using ROOT EXPLORER and extracting 'hosts' file to '/system/etc' and setting permissions to '0.0' 'rw-r-r' will enable my ADBlocking. Hope m correct.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Well that it's why you can use an app like Adaway and select your own list of additional links to eliminate more... You can use Adblocks

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 16BitRun:
Is it possible to whitelist*the domains from which*Hulu ads*are served? I love your mod but it renders the Hulu Plus app useless unless there is a work around. I'm sure I'm not the only Hulu Plus user. Thanks in advance for your support.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
found another:

jdownloader.org

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shahabazas:
Thanks a Lot

Thanks for your continuos effort to make android experince better.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cadus96:
Programs with ads:

Cut the rope time travel

Subway surfers

And I can't play Draw 2 (from Zinga) - It shows me: "Shop Connectio Issue"

How to solve this problems?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Kocane:
Isn't there a way to block those pesky ads in Skype?

---------- Post added at 04:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:09 AM ----------

I found out some minutes ago how to block ads in subway surfers. Get the ability to edit app permissions, then disable the subway surfers permission called something with C2D_MESSAGE. Game seems to work fine but no more "popups"
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] myrigon:
New to this, just flashed it after referral from another thread. First impressions compared to adaway, seems to be blocking more ads, even on sites where ads were previously let through. Also good not having a front end to set up or monitor. Well done!

Santa vs XDA. XDA WINS!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SR3TLAW:
So where's the apk lol. I'm running twrp
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Do not compare this to adaway but use this with it as it is described in the original post

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] myrigon:
As far as I can understand, the op doesn't state the need for adaway, if rooted. I noticed it said non rooted users could install adaway, and point it to the hosts file to achieve a similar effect to rooted users. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't running adaway, and installing its host files just overwrite bsdgeekjake's customized file?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FlanjeUK:
If you install AdAway and add adblock.mahakala.is to the list AdAway will combine its own sources and the host file found here into one merged host file for you... it is the better solution
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] myrigon:
Many thanks! I'll go ahead and sort that now.