# Can I block one website in Internet Explorer 6? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 25, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772 "2002-07-25T15:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/1 "2002-07-25T15:04:32Z")
I don’t mind pop-up ads as much as others, but there is one on [www.gamefaqs.com](http://www.gamefaqs.com) that is very annoying. It’s for an “Erotic Casino” site, which has nothing to do with video games. Anyway, I don’t mind that it pops up, but was wondering if I can put it’s url into explorer somewhere so that when it tries to load it, it puts up a blank site. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/2 "2002-07-25T15:24:50Z")
You could download pop-up stopper software–there’s loads to choose from–and next time it appears add it to the kill list. I used to use POW! by AnalogX quite happily, but I’d suggest trawling [www.download.com](http://www.download.com) to find the right program for you. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/3 "2002-07-25T16:08:52Z")
Modify the host file to block that site. see for instructions: [http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/benefits\_restrictions.html](http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/benefits_restrictions.html) ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/4 "2002-07-25T16:48:14Z")
The Proximatron is a web tool which lets you both block pop-ups and selectively block content from selected sites (as well as quite a number of other useful functions) [http://www.proxomitron.org/](http://www.proxomitron.org/) ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/5 "2002-07-25T19:48:08Z")
Just add to your HOSTS file. Visit [http://www.smartin-designs.com/hosts\_info.htm](http://www.smartin-designs.com/hosts_info.htm) I have about 10,000 lines in my hosts file and it gets rid of most junk, ads etc. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/6 "2002-07-25T20:19:42Z")
[Mike Skallas](http://www.everythingisnt.com) has kindly [provided a host file that gets rid of a huge amount of ad servers.](http://www.everythingisnt.com/hosts.html) Good place to start from. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/7 "2002-07-25T20:47:20Z")
Larry, the hosts file I linked to is about 16 times larger than the one you linked to. Much more effective and updated. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-one-website-in-internet-explorer-6/120772/8 "2002-07-25T22:44:30Z")
I didn’t follow that link, 'cuz I assumed it was just an explanation of how to manually add servers to the file. Thanks, I’ll grab that!