🛡️ ZeroTemptation

A cross-platform command-line tool for managing your system's hosts file with ease. Block domains associated with adware, malware, fake news, gambling, adult content, and social media using unified and customizable host lists. All credit goes to Steven Black for providing the hosts.

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⚙️ Features

• 🔐 Unified Host Blocking
  Combine multiple domain categories:

  • Adware & Malware
  • Fake News
  • Gambling
  • Pornographic Content
  • Social Media

• 🧩 Predefined Combinations
  Choose from 16 curated host list presets:

  • Unified hosts (adware + malware)
  • Unified hosts + fakenews
  • Unified hosts + gambling
  • Unified hosts + porn
  • Unified hosts + social
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + porn
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + social
  • Unified hosts + gambling + porn
  • Unified hosts + gambling + social
  • Unified hosts + porn + social
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling + porn
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling + social
  • Unified hosts + fakenews + porn + social
  • Unified hosts + gambling + porn + social
  • Unified hosts + ALL

• 💾 Backup & Restore

• Create backups of your current hosts file

• Restore the latest backup if needed

• ⚪ Whitelist & Blacklist Management

• Add or remove domains dynamically without resetting configuration

• 📊 Statistics & Reporting

• Display current blocklist stats

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💻 Supported Platforms

• macOS 🖥️
• Linux 🐧
• Windows (via WSL or native Python) 🪟

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🚀 Getting Started

git clone [https://github.com/lushythedev/hosts-file-manager.git](https://github.com/lushythedev/ZeroTemptation.git)
cd hosts-file-manager
python3 hosts_manager.py

Note: You may need elevated privileges (sudo) to modify the system's hosts file.

Windows Tutorial:

• Step 1: Clone the Repository
• First, open Command Prompt and clone the repository:
• git clone https://github.com/lushythedev/ZeroTemptation.git
• Step 2: Navigate to the Project Directory
• Change to the project directory:
• cd ZeroTemptation Step 3: Run Command Prompt as Administrator
• To run the script with administrator privileges, you need to restart Command Prompt as administrator:
• Close your current Command Prompt window
• Press the Windows key
• Type "cmd"
• Right-click on "Command Prompt" in the search results
• Select "Run as administrator"
• Click "Yes" when the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears

Step 4: Navigate Back to the Project Directory

• In the new administrator Command Prompt, navigate back to where you cloned the repository:
• cd C:\path\to\ZeroTemptation
• Replace C:\path\to\ with the actual path where you cloned the repository. Step 5: Run the Script
• Now run the Python script with administrator privileges:
• python hosts_manager.py Or if you have multiple Python versions installed:
• python3 hosts_manager.py

🧠 Inspiration Inspired by community-driven host list projects such as:

• Steven Black's Unified Hosts
• AdAway Hosts