hosts — tool profile and history

🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-01

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Language

Python

License

MIT

Created

2012-04-12

Last activity

2026-09-01

Topics

ad-blocker
anti-virus
curated-sources
gambling-filter
hosts
malware
porn-filter
pornblocker
privacy
protection
python
ransomware
security
social-media-filter
trojans
unified-hosts

Current measurement

30 976GitHub stars+26 (+0.08 %)

measured growth

Momentum uses available readings from the last 7 days: measured with at least two comparable readings, estimated otherwise.

Reading history

90 days · 90 maximum readings
Date	Value	Metric
2026-09-01	30 976	GitHub stars
2026-08-31	30 976	GitHub stars
2026-08-30	30 967	GitHub stars
2026-08-29	30 962	GitHub stars
2026-08-28	30 962	GitHub stars
2026-08-27	30 955	GitHub stars
2026-08-26	30 950	GitHub stars
2026-08-25	30 940	GitHub stars
2026-08-24	30 930	GitHub stars
2026-08-23	30 928	GitHub stars
2026-08-22	30 925	GitHub stars
2026-08-21	30 917	GitHub stars
2026-08-20	30 904	GitHub stars
2026-08-19	30 904	GitHub stars
2026-08-18	30 899	GitHub stars
2026-08-17	30 893	GitHub stars
2026-08-16	30 880	GitHub stars
2026-08-15	30 870	GitHub stars
2026-08-14	30 865	GitHub stars
2026-08-13	30 853	GitHub stars
2026-08-12	30 849	GitHub stars
2026-08-11	30 842	GitHub stars
2026-08-10	30 836	GitHub stars
2026-08-09	30 830	GitHub stars

Classifications

Domains

Cybersecurity

Type

Use cases

No declared use case