Re:The NoScript Misnomer
by dbbolton on Sunday June 28, 2015 @08:03PM
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My approach was to start by combining SomeoneWhoCares' and MVPS' hosts files with `uniq`, which rendered such browser addons largely, though not entirely, unnecessary. The down side is you can only do that on machines where you have root access.
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Re:The NoScript Misnomer
by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday June 28, 2015 @08:19PM
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Hosts files only work for redirecting known bad actors down the memory hole. A noscript style blocker is needed to catch malicious js from new sources not tracked in a hosts database.
That's why I said "largely, but not entirely". I still use them.
Someone is already doing that.
Warning: Hosts file too large. Could cause problems with Windows DNS Cache.