HostBlock – A menu bar app that blocks ads and malware (for my grandma)

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HostBlock – A menu bar app that blocks ads and malware (for my grandma) is a company in show hn launch.

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I'm the family IT person and I wanted a simple way to block ads and malware on my non-technical family member's computers. I already have uBlock origin installed on most of their browsers, but that only covers the one surface.So I built HostBlock which is a macOS menu bar app that lets you subscribe to domain blocklists and have it update /etc/hosts to locally block those domains system-wide. Lists are automatically refetched every 24h.Free for personal use on one device, and Pro for unlimited devices with a single license key.I used StevenBlack's hosts as the default lists which give good coverage and are actively updated. You can also easily add your own custom blocklists via a Github gist

As a business in show hn launch, HostBlock – A menu bar app that blocks ads and malware (for my grandma) is listed here with the public details available about it.

The company is listed at the Show HN launch stage of development.

Website: hostblock.app