Block a Website using simple method

Guys just found out an easiest way to block websites on your computer, here are the steps you need to follow:

1) Go to the address given below:C:\windows\system32\drivers\etcyou will find a file named “hosts” in this folder, just open it in Notepad.

2) Look for the line which says “127.0.0.1 Local host”, below this line start adding the sites which you want to block.There should be only one website in one line and make sure that you increase the last digit of the IP by 1.Example:127.0.0.1 localhost127.0.0.2 www.yahoo.com127.0.0.3 www.google.comJust note the last digit of the IP address (in Bold) keeps on increasing by one digit.

3) Just save the file and you are done.


Note:- Some antivirus software may give you a warning about the changes but don’t worry and let the changes to take effect.Many of you might be thinking that in the IE there is a option to block the websites in the internet options dialog box.Buddies you can go by that method also but the problem is that it will only block the websites in IE but the sites can be opened through other browsers like firefox, safari, opera.To avoid such problems, this method is often followed.