How to Easily Edit the Hosts File in Windows 11
In this article, you will learn how to edit the… Continue reading How to Easily Edit the Hosts File in Windows 11
Category Archives: hosts-file
Export Fiddler Site Specific Cert
I have a site example.com that I am currently intercepting https traffic for and pointing it to my local server using fiddler. I would like to take fiddler out of the equation by installing the site’s certificate that is generated by fiddl… Continue reading Export Fiddler Site Specific Cert
Pulse Secure VPN change the hostname on macOS. How and why does it do it? Is this a security concern?
Once I connect to Pulse Secure 9 VPN on macOS, my host name on Terminal changes. Checking on System Preferences > Network > Advanced… > WINS > NetBIOS Name this is where it’s being set. Why does and how does that happen? Is t… Continue reading Pulse Secure VPN change the hostname on macOS. How and why does it do it? Is this a security concern?
Which hosts are necessary? [closed]
I would like to know if there is a way for me to determine which 0.0.0.0 are minimally necessary for me to use Facebook, Reddit or Twitter. This would enable me to block or add only all other (unnecessary) IPv4 addresses in my hosts file, … Continue reading Which hosts are necessary? [closed]
Which hosts are necessary? [closed]
I would like to know if there is a way for me to determine which 0.0.0.0 are minimally necessary for me to use Facebook, Reddit or Twitter. This would enable me to block or add only all other (unnecessary) IPv4 addresses in my hosts file, … Continue reading Which hosts are necessary? [closed]
Redirecting an IP address to a local IP address, something akin to the hosts file?
I’m currently (legally) reverse engineering a game written in Java, so the client I have is a jar file.
I started Wireshark and started intercepting the traffic between the server and the client.
As you can see, the game’s server has an I… Continue reading Redirecting an IP address to a local IP address, something akin to the hosts file?
Linux hostname and OS logging on local wireless networks
For some time, I had been unable to alter hostname on Linux until the problem was aired on Superuser.
Querying how hostname operated on local wireless (DHCP) connections went unanswered. I see, having web searched, which I try to avoid, th… Continue reading Linux hostname and OS logging on local wireless networks
What if someone made Google SafeBrowsing flag a website by hosting a malicious site locally?
I have seen many posts here about /etc/hosts, but I don’t see them addressing this issue. The issue is:
If a person adds 127.0.0.1 mywebsite.com to their /etc/hosts file and 127.0.0.1 has dangerous social engineering and other malicious c… Continue reading What if someone made Google SafeBrowsing flag a website by hosting a malicious site locally?
Adblocker versus denied hosts list?
I came across the idea of adding many domain names to an hosts list to prevent “malvertising” (malware hidden in ads). How does this compare to using an adblocker?
Using an host files seems better to me at first sight, but are there perfo… Continue reading Adblocker versus denied hosts list?
Modifying host file versus firewall
I am trying to protect a macOS computer. Specifically, I want to prevent the machine from making unwanted connections over the internet.
I am aware of firewalls of course. But I stumbled upon the idea of adding many domain names to /etc/ho… Continue reading Modifying host file versus firewall