HostsY

Simple hosts file compiler for Windows. Inspired by Steven Black's hosts repository.

Revamped C# version in HostsZ

Minimum Requirement: .NET v4.5

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Auto Parameters (requires admin privileges):

Required:

• -auto
  • Initializes Auto Generate State
  • Directly replaces the hosts file in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
  • Requires a Data folder beside the app
    • Required: source.txt for the host sources
    • Optional: black.txt for domain blacklist
    • Optional: white.txt for domain whitelist
    • Optional: loopback.txt for domain loopbacks

HostsY.exe
Data
----\black.txt
----\source.txt
----\white.txt
----\loopback.txt

Possible loopbacks:

0.0.0.0
broadcasthost
ip6-allhosts
ip6-allnodes
ip6-allrouters
ip6-localhost
ip6-localnet
ip6-loopback
ip6-mcastprefix
local
localhost
localhost.localdomain

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Optional:

• -sort
  • Sorts the Domains (ascending; source-wise)
• -tab
  • Uses tab instead of spaces between Target IP and Domain Name
• -logs
  • Generate generation logs; auto-generates a logs.txt inside the Data folder
• -dpl
  • Indicates that it will generate <2~9> number of domains per line (e.g. -dpl4) to reduce the file size
• -zip
  • Generates a zipped hosts file inside the Data folder

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Check HostY_host for the generated files