WebBlockerProxies-1.8.5 (2024-05-30)

Release Notes

WebBlockerProxies-1.8.5 (2024-05-30)

🆕 Changelog :

📁 Separated BlockList for OTA Fetching
🌐 Fetch Files from Remote Repository (Works Offline Too)
🔓 Unblock WApp Directly from Menu (Perfect for Office Use)
⏱ Scheduled Blocking via Windows Task Scheduler
🚫 Blocked More Pirated/Unwanted Websites
📂 Select Custom Block Files from Script Directory
🎨 Updated Code ColorScheme for Better Function Understanding
💡 Reduced Code Size to Fix Memory Leak Issues

Usage Instructions

• Clone the repository (or download from the releases page) - git clone https://github.com/karthik558/WebBlockerScript
• Run the script as administrator. (Right-click on the script and select "Run as administrator")
• Select an option from the menu. (1-13)
• Follow the on-screen instructions to block/unblock websites, add/remove websites to block, backup/restore hosts file, etc.
• Always flush the DNS cache after blocking/unblocking a website. (Option 8)
• Use Task Scheduler to run the script at a scheduled time to block websites. (Option 10)
• Select a custom block list file to block websites. (Option 11)
• Update the block list file with the latest version from the GitHub repository. (Option 12) (If block.txt is not present in the same directory, then run the script with the internet connection to download the latest block list file. (Option 12))
• That's it! The script will do the rest.

Known Issues

• Fetching from remote and blocking directly will not pick websites from the list
• **Windows 11 have some issues with running the script (Kaspersky Devices & Avast Devices)

Fixed Issues

• None

Download Instructions

• Download the latest version of the tool from the releases page
• Or clone/download the entire file as zip
• Included block.txt on the download page (recommended)

Full Changelog: 1.0.2...1.8.5

WebBlocker-1.0.2

Changelog

WebBlocker-1.0.2 (2023-04-29)

• Initial release of the Web Blocker Script

Features

• 1. Ability to block websites by adding entries to the hosts file
• 2. Custom block and unblock options
• 3. Backup and restore options for the hosts file
• 4. User-friendly command-line interface
• 5. README file with instructions on how to use the script

Changed

• None

Removed

• None