Block domain, website, without waiting for localhost (hosts)

Question

There is a related question here.
I can use Administrator, install extra software, whatever needs to be done.

My problem is:

1. I can't block websites entirely. Like in AdBlock Plus, you add a rule like:

   ||fbcdn.net^
   ||google-analytics.com^
   ||facebook.com^
   

   You can't do that with hosts, you need one entry for every sub-domain, etc.

2. This won't block, only redirects to localhost.

   Okay, it does the job, but it waits for the resources, so it takes time to recognize its not there.

Is there a way to do this?

Maybe some kind of app that makes the PC respond there is NO such thing, don't search / try?

Answer 1

Privoxy can do this, it allows you to customize it the way you want it to be...

Answer 2

The reason your HOSTS entries are taking so long is because you are redirecting them to the localhost, but you (probably) have no web server running on the localhost to answer, so you have to wait for the browser time-out.

Perhaps turn on IIS to answer the localhost requests, or set the HOSTS to redirect them to a fast site like google.com or alike instead of localhost.

Answer 3

You should redirect your entries in etc/hosts to something like

0.0.0.0

instead.

Or, you could install Proxomitron and add a header filter named:

URL: Kill domains

Specify the domains you want to kill in the URL Match: field to kill them. For example:

[^=?&]++microsoft.com/|[^=?&]++facebook.com/

And just put

\k

in the Replacement text: field.