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  How to block a rogue website
  There might be numerous reasons behind your decision of blocking a web site. And there are many ways to block a web site and most of the people are now aware of most of the tricks which leaves no meaning behind blocking a web site. Below is one of a solid way to restrict the access to some web sites:
  1. Navigate to C drive >> WINDOWS >> System 32 >> Drivers >> etc. Now, find a file name "hosts� and open that file in a Notepad.
  2. In that notepad file named "hosts�, try to locate "127.0.0.1 localhost� and add the details of blocked website in that particular notepad. It should look like this, "127.0.0.1 Example Web Page�
  3. Now, save the file and you can check that all the mentioned websites are blocked.
  1. First, open the Internet Explorer and Click on "Tools� tab on the MENU.
  2. Now, click on "Internet Options�.
  3. Now you need to choose the "Privacy� tab in the window that opens.
  4. Now click on the "Sites� button. And enter the web site address of all the sites one by one that you want to block inside the "Address of website� field and click on "Block� Button.
  5. Finally you can restart your IE and check that all the entered web sites cannot be accessed.
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