I don't want certain websites to open up on my PC

I am using windows XP professional. I want to make sure that certain websites should not open up on my PC. Is there any way to achieve this?

Thanks

 

Just put them in your host (C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc) file, eg:

Thats one way

 

It didn't work any other way?

 

In "127.0.0.1 domain.com", substitute the name of the site you want to block for "domain.com" and it should work. Some viruses use that technique to try to prevent you from getting to online antivirus scanners.

Note that the file is called C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts -- no extension (you may also find a file called hosts.sam but that's a dummy file... the .sam part stands for "sample").

If for some reason that does NOT work for you (although I don't know why it wouldn't), try blocking the site in your firewall software.

 

Ok, I got that right. I wanted to block "www.domain.com" and I used

127.0.0.1 domain.com

But, now, I used

127.0.0.1 www.domain.com

and it worked!

 

Sorry, I should have explained a bit more, my apologies

 

Is it possible to also block a specific IP in this manner?

 

I pesume so, however in mine, where I see I.P's, they always proceed with a .net/com/cc/etc, hence

I guess .cc is a dummy?

Try an I.P with a .com, I think it'll ignore the .com