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<blockquote data-quote="Windows_Security" data-source="post: 763149" data-attributes="member: 50782">URL blocking is a numbers game.Google and Microsoft should do well because they simply see the most traffic. Corporate clients oriented UTM suppliers (Fortinet, Sophos, Symantec) and DNS networks (Neustar/Cisco/Comodo/Quad9) also &#039;see&#039; a lot of traffic as with&nbsp; largest AV-vendors (Bitdefender, AVAST/AVG and Kaspersky).In the past we could smartly stack/pile some vendors: a (free) DNS service, your AntiVirus and browser of choice, topped with an extension. Unfortunately the tests of [USER=51905]@Evjl&#039;s Rain[/USER] show that using different layers in different phases of the network stack, is not worth the effort anymore.Based on these disappointing test results I returned to using my browser&#039;s URL filter only, no blocking extensions and back to ISP&#039;s DNS service.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> But I will keep monitoring this thread, just in case stacking up is beneficial again&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Windows_Security, post: 763149, member: 50782"] URL blocking is a numbers game. Google and Microsoft should do well because they simply see the most traffic. Corporate clients oriented UTM suppliers (Fortinet, Sophos, Symantec) and DNS networks (Neustar/Cisco/Comodo/Quad9) also 'see' a lot of traffic as with largest AV-vendors (Bitdefender, AVAST/AVG and Kaspersky). In the past we could smartly stack/pile some vendors: a (free) DNS service, your AntiVirus and browser of choice, topped with an extension. Unfortunately the tests of [USER=51905]@Evjl's Rain[/USER] show that using different layers in different phases of the network stack, is not worth the effort anymore. Based on these disappointing test results I returned to using my browser's URL filter only, no blocking extensions and back to ISP's DNS service.:( But I will keep monitoring this thread, just in case stacking up is beneficial again :) [/QUOTE]

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