: You can achieve the same result safely by manually opening Notepad as an Administrator and adding the block lines yourself. This removes the risk of running an unknown .bat file.
By editing this file, you can redirect specific domains to a dead end—usually 127.0.0.1 (your own computer). For example, adding: 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com will effectively block Facebook on that machine. easeus hosts blockerbat verified
0.0.0.0 analytics.google.com 0.0.0.0 update.microsoft.com 0.0.0.0 safebrowsing.google.com : You can achieve the same result safely
Recommend to EaseUS (like Rufus or Clonezilla). For example, adding: 127
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