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<blockquote data-quote="Wave" data-source="post: 579891"><p>You won't be notified when an advertisement is blocked via the Hosts file method, the blocked advertisement just won't appear on the web-page (like it never even existed in the first place), since the connection request (from the caller program - e.g. web browser like Google Chrome) to download the data from the external source to display the advertisement will be blocked. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>However, if you are running any security software such as Anti-Virus/Behavior Blocker & HIPS then you may get an alert asking if you want to allow the action - this is due to the Hosts file previously being a common target to allow attackers to redirect traffic.</p><p></p><p>In this situation (thread example by [USER=51905]@Evjl's Rain[/USER]) we are utilizing the Hosts file to block hosts within the Hosts file, however you can actually redirect traffic using it (e.g. so if you went to visit Google you end up redirected to another domain name).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wave, post: 579891"] You won't be notified when an advertisement is blocked via the Hosts file method, the blocked advertisement just won't appear on the web-page (like it never even existed in the first place), since the connection request (from the caller program - e.g. web browser like Google Chrome) to download the data from the external source to display the advertisement will be blocked. ;) However, if you are running any security software such as Anti-Virus/Behavior Blocker & HIPS then you may get an alert asking if you want to allow the action - this is due to the Hosts file previously being a common target to allow attackers to redirect traffic. In this situation (thread example by [USER=51905]@Evjl's Rain[/USER]) we are utilizing the Hosts file to block hosts within the Hosts file, however you can actually redirect traffic using it (e.g. so if you went to visit Google you end up redirected to another domain name). [/QUOTE]
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