yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jester450:
Is it possible to remove the in app ads from TipCalc?

Been using this for a long time. Thanks for all your efforts.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Just send me the app thru some file share. PM me. Read Post #1 for info. Cheers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidlaugor:
Why it donesnt work fine on cyanogenmod 10.2 or 11m?

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] detdett:
Works fine for me
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] meyerweb:
It's not an apk, it's just a substitute hosts file. And it flashes fine in TWRP.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gb.sn:
Adaway needs root to edit/add the hosts file. Adblock is the one that doesn't, but it only blocks over wifi without root, adblock does not use a hosts file, its a constant background process. In the contrary, Adaway does not need to run in the background constantly as its only a hosts file merger and applier. Hence why using adaway is more efficient, so if you have other lists it merges them together, plus, it also has settings to add your own whitelisted, blacklisted and redirected hosts entries which will get merged with the rest.

Now, would this affect device performance in any way? considering its giant file size and length.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] myrigon:
Thanks for the extra info. I've used adaway for a good long time now, but had never poked about with extra host files, so this is pretty new to me. I wouldn't mind a potential drop in performance in return for a more thorough ad blocking experience.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Lw00d:
let me get this straight the best way to use this adblocker is to use it with adaway??

i always just flashed the ADBlocker hybrid zip
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hawkerpaul:
Just flash the zip from this thread.

Forget about adaway.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Problem with just flashing it is that you don't get auto updates like adaway... But if you love keep checking the 1st page every day then that's what you should do.

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bayones:
on the latest update, ads from dr.driving and speedtest app shows up..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gohamstergo:
I personally find it easier to manage with Adaway so I'm not having to reboot constantly to get anything done.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gb.sn:
Not best, just most convenient way when it comes to manage and update it. There isn't a best way, its all just putting in a hosts file.

Hell, if you want, you can even flash it, then install adaway, add the link as a source, then let it roll whenever you want to update it. No need to reset and reflash.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ramkrsn:
cross breeder - try this

as fas as i know... for cross breeder the file is in the system/etc/CrossBreeder/dnd_root/master .. if you check the contents of this file it is the same as host file... i replaced this it helped.... try at your own risk please.. this is a suggestion and not a compulsion... backup is still the best policy please backup everything that is important.. no strings attached....:)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidlaugor:
sorry, but in cyanogemod 11 on htc one, doenst work for me

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chuckenheimer:
Just learning about the HOSTS file modification of this procedure, I was curious about whether there may be any conflict with other ad blocking procedures such as Firefox Ad Block Plus plugin? Anybody have a guess? Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] anttaz:
updated to 3 jan update had to revert to 12 dec version as this version was disableing castleville legends form playing and connecting online
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] r-l:
Thanks dude, this works Great on my Nexus 7 (purity rom) and Xperia T (omnirom) both Android 4.4.2

Adblock plus was giving me problems and i hated the icon on left top corner. Keep up the good work
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Use an app like winmerge to find the diff. Looking through it you could tell which ones you'd need :)

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Draygon:
Hello, two questions from me:

1. What's the correct source to use with Adaway? I saw 2 in this thread, which one?

"adblock.mahakala.is" or "hosts.mahakala.is"

2. Also, will this work slower when used with Adaway? Better just flash it via CWM?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
1. Always go by the original post link.

2. No. Adaway let's you add more links

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Draygon:
1. I can't find a URL, to use this hosts with Adaway, in the first post.

That's why I Searched the thread and found 2 URLs.

Which one is the original one?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hawkerpaul:
but if you use adaway, you would be overwriting the host file from this thread with adaway's version, which is MUCH smaller
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FlanjeUK:
add adblock.mahakala.is to AdAways source list and you will have a 13+MB host file which incorperates this host file and all the host sources from AdAway, I have 14 host sources in total
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
But only if your phone can handle it, I tried it on my old S2 and on that phone AdAway FC when adding mahakala as a source.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] m1trand1r:
Mate.....did you look at the logcat after AdAway FC...?....I saw some SU grant issues and stuff...I added mahakala as source and while it was updating n' rebuilding hosts...it chrashed.....to big hosts file for our phone?...

Beam-ed through your pineal gland via//Android 4.3.1:p//
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
Yes the host file is just to big for the old S2. I haven't tried it on the S4 yet. I'm perfectly happy with just flashing it, works on both the S2 and S4.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pjilka:
When can we expect 4.4 compatibility?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
It's compatible, I have been using it since 4,4 was released.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gohamstergo:
see below

works for me. phone in sig
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] s--c:
When I do this it creates a file <12MB..

But at least it's automatic, just run an update. I find you will have to run an update twice since its a large file sometimes AdAway brings an error.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Just Flashing my MOD will take care of all ADBlocking (and Malware/Spyware/Bloatware Blocking).

You (users) dont need any other sources. My MOD already include many many sources and it also has Malware/Spyware Blocking which others dont have.

Multiple ADBlocking Apps will result in Slow Phone response or Slow Browsing. It will also leads to FCs. So... Please Choose wisely.

Regards.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SweetPant:
Thank for updating! :D

Just wondering why don't you add 4.4 compatibility to description? And why you specify CWM? I tried and it worked on TWRP too.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nagpalkapil:
Yes works on 4.4 and all recoveries. Please add 4.4 support enabled in op. Its awesome.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Neur0Nerd:
Yes it works very well on N7 on 4.4.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sgs9:
Yeah, work on slimkat 4.4.2 (cwm s1+ s3, twrp n7.2) ; Mackay - omni 4.4.2 twrp on g-tab 10.1 :)

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] theluke79:
Hi, how can I filter some apps that still have ADs?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Use a browser like Firefox and install adblockplus add on...

Also, BSD Jake, please remove dolphin-browser.com from the list. The Dolphin Browsers Add-ons are on that website including the website itself.

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dnle71:
It's blocking online music in miui v5
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Please find out the URL it's trying to connect to, then post the site that is being blocked.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kapil_dheer:
And what way do we check that......please guide.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Dolphin Browser has spyware code and that to considered by me, many users and groups. You can manually remove it from the file.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ArtfulDodger:
So glad I quit using that browser a long time ago. Using Chrome now, but who knows, may have the same thing too for all we know.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] networkdood:
I still see ads when playing Angry Birds - thanks for the effort and I will continue to use and test this out - I suppose I could just combine the hosts file of this program along with other ones that I was using....

---------- Post added at 01:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:36 PM ----------

I am not trying to hijack the thread and will not post any links - Lucky Patcher seems to do well at blocking in game ads - but, it has to be used manually.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Draygon:
Can someone confirm this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lawhawk:
Just an FYI, and maybe there's a fix for this in an upcoming update? I think this patch is fabulous and would love to be able to use it again, but right now it is causing a conflict with the

WATCH ESPN app.

Every time I would try to watch anything live streaming through the app, it wouldn't start the broadcast - just hang there with the "busy working" turning circle, and eventually come back with a pop up message stating,

"Session authorization failed"

Something is being blocked to allow it to properly authenticate your access rights after you have selected your provider and signed in to your cable operator to let you watch anywhere.

As soon as I ran the reversion zip back to stock through recovery, and restarted my phone, I opened the app and it worked without a problem.

Hope this helps in improving the ad block patch!

~ sent from my tin can attached to a string ~
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
For games and apps that d don't need network connectivity I use android firewall app to block them. This way there are never any ads. Ib block them prior to starting for the first time.

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
As per my understanding Opera is the Cleanest, then Chrome, Boat ...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cookie Ninja:
Chrome is Google personified. Whether you like it or not, Google tracks you with it's apps (Gmail, maps, G+, hangouts, talk and the rest of the crap contained in GApps). Newer ROMs have the default browser replaced with chrome.... I find Firefox, in spite of its glitches, a better alternative to Chrome.

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
The only browser that supports flash currently is dolphin.

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sleepingturtle:
That's actually incorrect. Flashfox and Puffin support flash.

Sent from my Android powered coffee coaster.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
Correct but they are both ultra buggy and crash

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] PiggyFlooper:
Flash player that works in stock android browser- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2596936

posted pic there

Off topic, yes

but don't feel so bad since op'er joined in

Does this affect your speeds this much, I have dual core @1.4GHz, keep in mind I'm in the styx

Best of three

With 12 MB mother

With 700kB kiddo

Pinged same server

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lafayette84:
Hi,

is there a way to block Skype ads? They've got introduced recently for people without a paid subscription plan.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sleepingturtle:
Change your DNS settings, for some reason Android gets throttled. I use Google DNS settings with good results with cellular and WiFi.

Sent from my Android powered coffee coaster.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mielnoir:
Where can i change dns? My ONE is rooted.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] budeone:
The play store has some free apps for it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cookie Ninja:
I use open DNS. Much better and faster/safer than Google DNS.

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] PiggyFlooper:
Using google dns, for both, I use Set DNS. Again, I'm in the boonies, so it makes little difference:( Does Open DNS override 3G DNS successfully?

Automatically?

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] barathan:
You can add Baidu also. Supports flash and is fast too.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bradden1:
+1 for me..I can't remove them.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cookie Ninja:
Use Skype daily(free version, Skype credit zero), and I've never seen any ads till date.... You need to add more addresses to hostfile blacklist (more than what is provided by MOAB. Try adaway.

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
OFF TOPIC.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
let me see what i can do... :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mickael.webmaster:
Sorry, enlighten me !! :crying:

Warning : I opened the file on my linux by curiosity, it is infested with viruses.

Thx.

Edit : i confirms 3 viruses found with a trojan.

Happy New Year :silly: ​

Mod edit: Please see this post for an explanation for the "false positive" from the virus scan.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aviwdoowks:
Are your PMs enabled? I sent you a pm.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
hmmm... virus. hosts file is never a virus or trojan. Your system/phone is definitely infected or may be ur AV is reporting wrong.

mickael.webmaster: you might want to remove your post or format fonts to smaller size.

AV Check Reports:

Avast: No Virus Found. All Files are Clean.

ClamAV: No Virus Found. All Files are Clean.

F-Prot: No Virus Found. All Files are Clean.

Users: Please Recheck and Reconfirm what you are posting on my thread. There might be things which might be mis-leading and wrongly analyzed. Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
let me chk. i might hv missed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Primokorn:
I've also opened this file several times and none of my softwares detected virus :eek:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
Hello,

Sir BSDgeek_Jake, I flashed the mod using philz recovery 6 on my phone Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 where PAC-ROM 4.2.2 is installed, I rooted the phone using SuperSU and installed Linusyang's Busybox.

The Permission is (rw-r--r--), the owner is root and the group is also root.

But it doesn't work at all :(.All ads are still there :p

I searched for a solution a lot but I didn't find anyone.

Please, help me.Ads make me angry. :eek:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bombadier:
Ads are still where?

Tapatyping from my nexus
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
That doesn't need thinking.....The Browser
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bombadier:
That's what I am getting at,which browser?if you are using chrome beta disable the bandwidth saving feature as that interferes with this

Tapatyping from my nexus
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
Oh Sorry . the default browser of the ROM (I think the stock)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mickael.webmaster:
Size correctly. I haven't installed on my phone. I opened it on linux and when I wanted to see the content it is launched in terminal and my linux is found infected with a virus trojan ?

Can you explain ? :silly:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
In Linux you open the file using vi and got infected????

That's the funniest thing I heard today... Can I use that quote???

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] meyerweb:
Your virus checker may be recognizing some of the blocked addresses that are listed in the hosts file as sources of malware. But the hosts file is just plain text. There's no way it can contain a virus, or an executable program of any kind.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
U are not getting the point. Ok. Simple. Many sites are Identified and detected As Malicious Domains. my MOD blocks them by having a reference entry and looping it local, this means no request from Domain or Any App. AV might see it falsely. Also you don't run hosts file in terminal. Use nano or vim or cat to see/edit the contents. Hope I answered.

More Info: Read Post #1 for idea on my MOD including what it does and doesn't do.

Cheers.

I will no more be posting or replying to users having virus problems. Please PM for such issues so that this thread is Clean as i said earlier. Off Topic is a NO NO.

You can always choose to use some other App or MOD.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
Can any one help me ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mickael.webmaster:
Thx for reply.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Primokorn:
That's absolutely useless to write in red and with big caracters. It doesn't help you to have an answer...

Provide more details on the ads you have and don't forget that "The IDEA is to Minimize the ADs... NOT Total Eradication."
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nagpalkapil:
This is right. Perfect answer. This product is an excellent development. Keep up good work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SkOrPn:
Could a moderator please remove the stupid red virus warning post please. This is a text file and it is impossible for it to contain any viruses. Viruses are written from computer code, not from the English alphabet...

Thanks I love this hosts file, works perfectly.

Mod edit: maybe.... :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
What about 4shared ? ads are still there.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Primokorn:
A few ads are still there but it's not annoying to browse. BSDgeek_Jake has a better knownledge and I trust him.

As he says all ads aren't deleted.

You can suggest new domain to block or add it yourself in the hosts file or even use another mod. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] promohammad:
What about this site here ?

It's full of ads and has a very big pop up . that's very annoying :mad:

Notice : the language there is arabic
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Auke11:
A few weeks ago I flashed this on my "old" HTC desire s. My phone seemed to slow down in all apps. Today I uninstalled it. My phone is responding a lot better. So my conclusion is that you need a fast device for this. On my nexus 7 I have no slowing down.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
The size is obviously as stated is pretty large so those will not work well... For those devices I'd use adaway type app.

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CyberianIce:
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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
???????????????, I don't know if you ever noticed it,l this forum targets mobile phone users. PC related posts don't belong here. :rolleyes:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
OFF TOPIC
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CyberianIce:
People offten read what they want to read and my guess was you know what and why i was talking about. But let me back on topic and explain for people with cheaper tickets for this place:

This file is COMPLETLY unusable on OT-990 android phone, RK3066 android tablet, OT-6012X android phone, and barely usable usable on P4 notebook. It consumes almost all kernel memory.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] enfxuevsi:
I run the mod on an RK3066 Tablet, the Archos 80 Cobalt to be precise; no particular issues at all that I've noticed, that said I use it infrequently and mostly for some games and emulators.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CyberianIce:
I have Blueberry NetCat M-12 (rebranded Cube U30GT-H) , Cortex A9 2x1.6GHz with 1GB of ram, it slows down due to memory comsumption with this file. I also have smaller and less effective hosts file (713kb only), which dont work good as this one in maneer of adblocking, but spares hell of RAM and battery. Much better compromise in my case.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lafayette84:
mobileads.msn.com

found through adaway, that should be enough.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Thunder22:
[MENTION=4877037]BSDgeek_Jake[/MENTION]. Loving it. Bleacher report and espn fantasy football app don't work with this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
You are requested not to share your version of hosts in this thread. You can definitely share the links to some file share but not the actual hosts in txt or zip. Thanks for understanding.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CyberianIce:
Sorry i just wanted to help. Please delete my remaining posts in this thread. Good luck.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SkOrPn:
How can a hosts file possibly slow down a modern Android device? It's just reading a block of text.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] c1nd3r:
For every packet it needs to go through the host file when the packet has a reference name associated with it instead of an IP

Sent from my HTC One Dev Ed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
CyberianIce I really appreciate the help. but this Forum is run and govern by few friendly rules and regulations. Don't take it personal. If you appreciate the work and wanted to help, please read Post #1 for get to know the my thread. Thanks.

You need to delete the posts by yourself. Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
hosts file is cached to memory during boot and kept there for instant request and response function by the OS. Initial boot might be slow but overall experience is not affected by lag or lqtency. As i always said that Security qnd Safety is first and minimal lag is acceptable.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Primokorn:
Could you please add this domain www.thefreecamsecret.com. It's an ad that appears after launching a download on dev-host. Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sonwon:
Ask Slashdot: Are AdBlock's Days Numbered?

I thought this maybe relevant to this thread, if not let me know and I'll delete this post.

http://ask.slashdot.org/story/14/01/17/2210225/ask-slashdot-are-adblocks-days-numbered
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CyberianIce:
My devices are not modern, but entry lvl. "Android System" drain battery with large hosts file, but not with small. Please take my apologese, i will delete attachment.