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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: arcejs on May 21, 2011, 04:12:31 AM

Title: Block multiple URLs
Post by: arcejs on May 21, 2011, 04:12:31 AM

Hi Avast Fans ;)

I want to ask if there is a way to block multiple URLs at "URL BLOCK" of avast... but 1 by 1... all links together

is that possible?

Thnks ;)

Title: Re: Block multiple URLs
Post by: Pondus on May 21, 2011, 04:57:40 AM

have you looked in the "help guide" ?  top right corner when you open avast

Title: Re: Block multiple URLs
Post by: arcejs on May 21, 2011, 05:49:53 AM

Quote from: Pondus on May 21, 2011, 04:57:40 AM

have you looked in the "help guide" ?  top right corner when you open avast

Really... no, i didnt...

But now  i did, and only say the description of what is the URL Blocker... (i have spanish version)

not very usefull answer xD lets google it better maybe

Title: Re: Block multiple URLs
Post by: DavidR on May 21, 2011, 04:48:23 PM

There is no means of entering multiple URLs into the site blocking using the avastUI.

However, you could manually edit the webshield.ini file using Notepad and copy and past some into the [WebScanner] section of the webshield.ini file. each entry has to be separated by a ; and if you use wildcards their use has to be correct or you could be blocking sites that you didn't intend.

See image example, were I created two site blocking entries *google.com* and yahoo.com, just to show where they would go in the webshield.ini file.

Personally, that said, the site blocking really isn't designed for this multiple entry or blocking and you should use a better tool, HOSTS file (or HOSTS file manager), Firewall, Browser (add-ons, etc.), most of which are designed for this sort of thing.