yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
I think the App is struck importing the ADBlocking MOD and only few thousand of entries are imported. Do U hav sufficient RAM and CPU freq? Seems like RAM FIFO issue.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] smeejaytee:
Thanks for the reply I'm using a HTC one x quad core with 1gb ram and 512mb internal swap thanks to turboboost mod the file is very big though is there another way around this thanks

Sent from my HTC One X

---------- Post added at 04:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:11 PM ----------

I also haven't messed with cpu it's 204mb-1500mb

Sent from my HTC One X
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] quick_:
Tried searching for the answer to this but couldn't find anything...

Does anyone know why if I modify the hosts file and then either flash it or manually overwrite the file with root explorer (after modifying it) it no longer works at blocking any ads??:confused:

With root explorer I checked the permissions of the file and changed them to match the original, and still doesn't work.

It works fine when flashing the original zip file from this thread however...

Thanks,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mixinluv2u:
I had the same problem when I edit the file with notepad or wordpad, because it doesn't keep the correct formating. I switched to using Notepad++ to edit and that worked for me. Hope that helps.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] quick_:
Thanks! I will give that a try.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ironia.:
i'm unable to use the october's releases...

both downloading without problem, but when adaway merge and apply...crash or nothing and the hosts wasn't filled...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Buddy, wish i Cud help. but seems that All 3rd Party Apps are unable to add files bigger than few MBs... more than 6MB seems to be the prob. I appreciate any users who have some solution to this other than Native FLASHING.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] smeejaytee:
+1

Sent from my HTC One X
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mixinluv2u:
Google Now Weather Cards image being blocked:

Light Rain

Overcast

Chance of Shower and Partly Cloudy is coming through just fine though. Not sure if they are using different hosts for different weathers....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxxrichievxxx:
Any way to remove the urls that make Pandora skip? I have Pandora One and it skips like if I was playing a CD.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] JonSCSL:
Lower the sound quality in the settings in Pandora.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] quick_:
This is really great, it block all ads!

However it would be even better if they could provide a "lite" version which isn't as aggressive. For example one that doesn't block sites like netvibes.com which is simply a RSS/Feed reading site. Like it was mentioned above it is also blocking the Google Now Weather Icons and a few other things.

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:50 PM ----------

I'm sorry, but that isn't a solution. Pandora has a max of 64kbit audio in the mobile app (and yes even if you have Pandora one subscription).

So it can't be possibly be skipping from a 64kbit audio stream. Cause it likely something else. Check your running tasks with a task manager app and see which app is using the most cpu when you see the skipping audio again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ipit:
Holy crap this is awesome. All those persistent ads I couldn't get rid of for ages are gone!! Thank you!!

I wish I'd found this thread earlier.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
It has been reported in the Google Now Apps Dev Group and users are facing it. Seems that error is from the App itself. Buggy Google.

Regards.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
This is an App related issue and not ADBlocking MOD. Please discuss in Pandora forum.

Just for Info: ADBlocking MOD works as intended and Blocks things completely or No Blocking. Its a Yes or No program.

Regards.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ironia.:
maybe would be great if you create a 'minimal' version, that can be handle in app like adaway AND on poor ram device (like crespo )

so i perfectly understand that's not your problem...but could help many of use that want using your host;)

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Good idea. :)

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] adrman:
I'm not having any netvibes issues on my devices using this hosts file.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mixinluv2u:
I am not sure if that's true. My stock Note 3 displays all weather imagers, but my G2 with stock rom and ad blocking is not showing the showers image right now.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
this dsnt makes any sense if google now or plus or GoogleApps store every image/s on every different servers, does it. ??? my ROM and device have no or showing such kind of issues as of last release.

Again i am Quoting from Post #1 "This is massive/extreme AD Blocker so You might have regular domains blocked to some or minimal extent. Security is Better than Crazy ADs n Malwares."

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Zeuik:
Hi BSDgeek_Jake

the hosts is so useful but have so error

the hosts block the Taiwan url smaller service

PTT.CC http://ppt.cc

can you see the website and edit the hosts
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mixinluv2u:
I understand where you are coming from, however, I am just reporting the results from my device.

I flashed remove ad blocking and those images show right away. flashed the latest ad blocking and the few weather images are blocked.

I would like to point out that if there are no "overcast" or "light rain" in the forecast, everything would appear normal. Only a few of the weather images are being blocked. Maybe that's why you are not seeing issues on your end?

I am not trying to criticize your work, as this does indeed block a lot of ads. And I would rather miss a few weather images than let the ads through. Just trying to give some feedback in case you would like to improve the file further.

Thanks for all of your hard work!

On a different note, at the end of each round in Hero Academy, an ad will pop up on screen. Is that a different type of ad than what this can block?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Thanks buddy for the feedbacks. Will see what can be done. Improvements will reflect in the next release. Stay Tuned...

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] inc188:
awesome. Thnx for the great work
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hedied4me:
Can someone point me in the direction of the websites we can go to to test if the mod is working correctly? Since updating to a 4.3 rom, the last 3 updates are letting some ads show up. Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hcfte:
ads-blocker.com/testing

Sent from my GT-P3113 relaxing at the beach using Xperant Blue Tapatalk 4
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hedied4me:
This is what I was looking for. None of these would load on cm 10.1 but on cm 10.2 the top one (carrieriq) loaded up fine and am seeing other ads slip through. Any way to remedy this Jake? Just curious, thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kapil_dheer:
Does you hosts file have proper permissions in 10.2?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thuglifesk:
+1 Doesn't work on 4.3.1
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hedied4me:
Where can I find this file and what are the proper permissions? I'm sorry I'm such a noob. Thanks

EDIT: system/etc hosts

Permissions rw-r-r

Is this correct?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kapil_dheer:
Correct...and rebooted?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hedied4me:
It already had proper permissions, bummer. Thanks for your help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Maurice5813:
awesome, this mod is the best!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pigr8:
+1 it's not working on 4.3.1

:(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Phazmos:
Working just fine on 431, although I extracted the host file and added myself, then set permissions to the original host file. Fur some reason adfree isn't hitting its server so had to use this. Working just as good on beanstalk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] a.fontenele:
Does anyone know how to make an exception for a single app? Or is there another solution to my problem?

The problem is, I am using tTorrent Pro and every time I run the app it gets really slow... I used this app several times before and it's always been snappy, but this file is somehow making it slow now.

I don't want to remove this host files because it works great besides the mentioned issue.

Any solution is appreciated...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kantjer:
The host file works for every Internet connection. You can't exclude an app from using it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
Hi everybody, who want my HOST file ? (33Mb, it's true) :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kretex:
OMG...33mb :eek: it's willbe impact to system performance or network connection ?? :what:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] a.fontenele:
Mmm... Tks man!

[SOLVED] The updates corrected the issue I was having...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wevsspot:
Jake - thanks so much for this Hosts file. I really appreciate it. After messing around with three of the more popular 3rd party ad blocking apps I've finally found a working native solution that really does help reduce / eliminate those annoying pop-ups right in the middle of a web page. No Symlink Missing error messages (Adaway) and no unexplained data usage (Adblock). I couldn't get Adfree to run at all for some reason on my device. You really are a savior!

Using this on AT&T HTC One running Android 4.3 and running the stock Android Browser. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] a.fontenele:
+1

It really is outstanding compared to all ad block apps I've tried... :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
Hi, i don't know because i can't test it (My Android device is dead) but i've tried with Windows 7 but at the start, explorer.exe and other process are extremely busy by the 33MB Host file, so i can't start a web page (NB: My i7 Core processor is busy to 20%) => So try to delete this file or format ur computer ! With 10Mb Host file from 1st page it's the same ^^
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Hi HardSol7, Good to know that U too had a great hosts file. But it will not work as expected due to the file size and process hiccups it will introduce. Please don't destroy the credibility of this thread. You can create a thread on XDA and take up Your work there. Ok Buddy. Cheers.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Thanks buddy. Appreciate for using my MOD. Regards.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Thanks Buddy. Regards.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
Oh sorry, i don't want to to destroy your thread :/ Just wanna find a tester to know if 33MB is working on Android because i lost my Android device so i can't test it :'(( I've tried it on my Windows but your host and my own, windows freeze a logon :P !

You answered me, thanks ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] m1trand1r:
I hope that Google won't attack you OP like [MENTION=2899970]idcrisis[/MENTION] was attacked and threatened:(...:fingers-crossed:

Good luck;)

EDIT : I meant this...posted by our mate:

^^^this is not nice:(

Beam-ed through your brain via//Android 4.3.1:p//
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eushaun99:
Why are you so sure that Google did that?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] m1trand1r:
edited my post....and not that i'm sure....but....doesn't Google own ads business ?...they're making huge cash from it....:eek:...and everything is Google nowadays :p

Beam-ed through your brain via//Android 4.3.1:p//
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
My project existed for last 6 years for Linux and Windows. It was used in OEM setups and Now in OEM Appliances and Software Solutions. I felt the need to transport it to Android cause i landed on Android 3 years back and the most bugged me was Web ADs/In-App ADs/Call Back Home Functions/Malware/Spyware/Bloatware. Everyone will be surprised that even Paid Apps have such craps ever after the purchase and users never know. I never implement craps in my Apps or Softwares. Users should always be comfortable at the max.

Enjoy the MOD.

It will Live the Corporate storms ;)

Google owns there Android but not my idea or software implementation or how it works. Evolution is always part of Life and i will always find the way to evolve things for myself and User Community.

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sasot:
Installing now the update. Thanks again!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pigr8:
still not working on latest cm10.2 nightly?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] oscarthegrouch:
I've been seeing people talk about a 33mb file in the latest few pages. I went to the first post and installed the zip. I went to take a look at it and it's only 15mb. Is there a different file, in the past 75 pages of this topic, that I missed? I went back a few pages and didn't see anything.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidlaugor:
Not work in cyanogenmod 10.2?

Enviado desde mi One usando Tapatalk 4
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pigr8:
Not for me and someone else
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] melbourne408:
Latest update fixed things for me on 4.3.1 carrieriq is not even gray, doesn't exist. Previously the 28 wasnt doing it, thanks for all the hard work!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mixinluv2u:
Overcast weather image shows in Google Now! One of the banner ads (links to ad.doubleclick.net) shows through on thechive.com, but it's not too intrusive. Will update as I continue to use the 10/29 update. =) thanks for the hard work!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bidyadhar:
Hey is it possible to use the host file with crossbreeder??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jj92942000:
Just uninstalled adfree, adaway and adblock plus (only works on wifi and ***** to manually config proxy) and giving this a try. So far so good .. it's all about the Hosts
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rj2k:
Yes. Replace the crossbreeder master file.

---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 AM ----------

So sad news about idcrisis. If Google was behind this they would have major problems with people rooting their phones in the first place!

---------- Post added at 09:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

Bigger doesn't always mean better! You can still improve the file using hosts optimizer putting 9 entries per line.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Android_Raj:
What is the uninstallaion process. Just in case......
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wevsspot:
You can just re-flash the stock "hosts" file. If you're paranoid you can delete the modified hosts file and then re-flash the stock hosts file.

BSD provided a link to the flashable stock hosts file in his first post.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ArxDroid:
5 thanks from me, thanks dude :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ghpk:
just curious to know, why file size is doubled from previous version ???
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Little brief on ADBlocking MOD:

aggressive blocking = more blocking = increase in file size.

Lesser blocking = friendly blocking = ads will show here n there = minimal file size.

8MB-12MB is aggressive and common for my style.

5MB-8MB is friendly and i only release every few months to see how ADs are evolved by corporates and to capture new domain/ad services.

i hope it was easy to digest ;)

sent frm Galaxy S4 Exynos Octa using TapTalkHD
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ghpk:
Burp, No problems, I knew more entries means more blocking,

will update tonight and will keep previous version as backup, just in case.

thanks for your hard work :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidlaugor:
Yes! Me neither! And the other prohrams...adblocks neither....

Any solution?

Enviado desde mi One usando Tapatalk 4
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] AdliHebat:
Yes. I have tried this but it will use about 30M memory.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jj92942000:
[MENTION=4877037]BSDgeek_Jake[/MENTION], tested this 24hr after getting rid of competition. Kudos my main man .. works like a charm best does really mean Mother of all Loads
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pcmanager:
Is This the file to replace if I have cross breeder installed ? Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pcmanager:
Well I found this info. .. from here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=

Here is Master file location.

/system/etc/CrossBreeder/dnrd_root/master
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hedied4me:
Those having issues on 4.3+ has anyone found a solution. I sure miss ad blocking.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] B-Man2005:
what kind of problems do 4.3+ people have ?

i have a htc one max with 4.3 and it seems on youtube its working but some app icons in playstore are missing :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] flamand:
Something happened in the latest update: Clapp (craigslist) doesn't show ads with 8.October but does with 29.October. I've switched between the two a few times to make sure this is actually the case.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wevsspot:
Just pull the hosts file out of both zip packages and compare the two. Edit the lines to your hearts desire. You can edit the hosts file with Notepad++

After editing, save the changes and drag the modified hosts file back into the zip package.

I'm running on AT&T HTC One with Android 4.3 and everything works perfectly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Stigy:
Anyone have issues with the hosts file blocking ESPN Fantasy Sports apps from opening - my ESPN Fantasy Football app says "No Network Available" but I am not sure which line of the hosts file to remove to fix this.

Any help / ideas / insights?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] PRDR:
Then it is working fine. I think it is normal that some app store icons go away (something to do with where they are stored I believe). At least that is what I have seen since I installed this awesome add blocking host file.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Just send me the apk and i will include the exclusion entries in the next update. Please share via mediafire/dev-host/zippyshare only.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Stigy:
Really appreciate it!

http://www76.zippyshare.com/v/96545835/file.html

---
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] and313:
dont know if it is normal that ads are shown in hill climb or not after flashing but i sure dont like it

htc one x 4.3 cm10.2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hhp_211:
[MENTION=4877037]BSDgeek_Jake[/MENTION] ,,thanks for hard work man. :thumbup:

I was also seeing issues with some icons not showing in play store.

I edited with notepad++ to remove

lh5.ggpht.com

gstatic.com

Pushed back to device and fixed permissions,now it's working awesomely.

Those were what was hosting the images in the play store.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] snovvman:
Thanks for the tip. I extracted the host file, edited w/ Notepad++, and repackaged the .zip, and re-flashed. All the PlayStore icons are back. I've uploaded the modified flashable .zip here: http://d-h.st/I0y in case someone wants it. All credit to the OP for the excellent work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jj92942000:
Tested & verified all icons now show on play store. Thx mate
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Hi, Thanks for the efforts and modified MOD.

You are requested to post this modified MOD on some file share like mediafire/zippyshare/dev-host/sharebeast and then share the direct link here.

Users are not allowed to post any "apk" or "zip/tar" in this thread as this will confuse other users (new/returning) in long run and also in my version control functions.

Please re-post.

Thanks. Regards.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] snovvman:
Oops, sorry about that. I made the changes as you directed. Thanks again for your work...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Thanks buddy. i appreciate the efforts.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] smartymcfly:
Is the mahakala adblock list down... Adaway can't pull the host file from there... I previously had other host sources until I found this one and I had all others disabled... Then ads started showing yesterday so I went to update host and adaway couldn't retrieve it, I enabled the old host sources and it grabs those but still not this one.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] z-vet:
[MENTION=4877037]BSDgeek_Jake[/MENTION], please remove lurkmore.to from the list in future releases. The site is russian community-driven wiki about internet slang, something like Urban Dictionary, and has nothing to do with ads or malware/spyware. Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nagpochenpo:
thanks ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] snabo:
...this is some very good job!!! i installed it through recovery and it works, but after the installation i noticed lags in my 3g speed connection, which is very important to me. is anyone else experiencing the same issue or its only me? possible solution? and at last how can this adblocker be removed, is it enough to rename/delete hosts file in /etc? thanx
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BSDgeek_Jake:
Re: Mother of All AD-BLOCKING - Extreme 'hosts' file for your Android Baby

to 'snabo' ...

Note that this is not an app and This is just a file (only 1 file) based ADblocking. No latency should be expected other than boot delay. Probably there might be some other issue with your phone.

You can delete the '/system/etc/hosts' and thats it. No other entries are done by CWM.

Make a new hosts file with your entties and all is done.

Regards.

transported from XDA Premium over GalaxyS2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lunchboxVA:
Re: Mother of All AD-BLOCKING - Extreme 'hosts' file for your Android Baby

Hey bsd...would you mind putting a date in the title i almost missed out on your awesomness because I didn't realize you updated lol

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] qdoba:
If I do flash a new nightly update on cyanogen mod without wiping wiping data will I need to reflash this every CM update?