Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Using the hosts file for ad blocking has always seemed silly to me. It's really not designed for this. How about just using ....... Plus or a similar plugin? Also, OpenDNS will automatically filter out known malware domains. The best part about both is that you don't have to update their lists, like you would with a hosts file.
Yeah, ....... updates automatically. Using the hosts file is something you have to update manually.