Auto Host

Auto Host is a simple-to-use application that blocks advertisements on all your browsesr to make sure you can comfortably surf the Internet without having to close or cancel irritating popup ads and banners.

It does so by modifying the Windows Hosts file, which contains information about your TCP/IP connections, including websites that are allowed or forbidden from loading on your PC.

During installation, the app offers to integrate itself into the Windows autostart sequence to automatically run every time you turn on your computer in order to block ads. However, you can disable this option. .NET Framework must be installed because it was built with the aid of this software platform.

Once launched, the application automatically modifies the Hosts file, adding domains known to be filled with advertisements. This is why it doesn't matter which web browser you use to search the web, because changes made to the Hosts file will be reflected in all.

If you want to customize preferences by adding other domains you want to block Internet access to, click the + button in the main app window, type or paste the web address, then click Add and Save. You can add as many custom links as you want. If you want to view modifications, you can open the Windows Hosts file in a text editor.

It's possible change the loopback address to something different than localhost, test addresses, remove entries you've made to the custom dictionary, as well as disable ad blocking to restore the Hosts file to its original configuration.

Auto Host delivers a straightforward solution for blocking unwanted websites by tampering with the Windows Hosts file. Unfortunately, it displayed several error dialogs in our tests when we attempted to make changes. We must also keep in mind that the app hasn't received updates for a long time.