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ph00lt0 Blocklist

Comprehensive blocklist for AdGuard Home, AdGuard, Little Snitch, Open Snitch, uBlock Origin, Brave Adblock, pfBlockerNG, and PiHole

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What This Blocklist Blocks

This blocklist is specifically designed to block:

Known Issues

[!WARNING] This blocklist prioritizes privacy over convenience. That is intentional.

This blocklist may break functionality for:

See Troubleshooting below for whitelisting instructions if you encounter issues.

Quick Start

Choose your tool and follow the setup guide:

Tool Status Guide
uBlock Origin ✅ Recommended Setup
AdGuard Home ✅ Recommended Setup
AdGuard ✅ Full Support Setup
Little Snitch ✅ Recommended Setup
Brave ✅ Recommended Setup
PiHole ✅ Full Support Setup
Open Snitch ✅ Full Support Setup
pfBlockerNG ✅ Full Support Setup
RethinkDNS ✅ Slow Updates Setup
NextDNS ⚠️ Via API Setup

Also works with: Dnsmasq · Adblock Plus · Blokada · DNSCloak · InviZible · Unbound · OPNsense

For best results, use this blocklist across 3 filtering levels:

Browser Level

Device Level

Network Level (DNS)

Combine with:

Available Formats

This repository generates multiple formats for different tools:

File Format Best For
blocklist.txt Adblock/uBlock Browsers, AdGuard
domains.txt Plain domains DNS, NextDNS
hosts-blocklist.txt Hosts format PiHole, localhost blocking
pihole-blocklist.txt PiHole format Pi-hole DNS
rpz-blocklist.txt RPZ format BIND, Unbound
unbound-blocklist.txt Unbound format Unbound, pfBlockerNG
wildcard-blocklist.txt Wildcard domains DNS servers
little-snitch-blocklist.lsrules Little Snitch macOS firewall

Installation Guides

uBlock Origin

Easiest method:

  1. Click here to add automatically
  2. Click the Subscribe button

Manual method:

  1. Open the uBO Dashboard
  2. Navigate to Filter lists
  3. Scroll down to + Custom
  4. Check Import…
  5. Paste: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt
  6. Click Apply changes

AdGuard Home

  1. Go to Filters > DNS blocklists
  2. Click Add blocklist
  3. Select Add a custom list
  4. Choose a name and paste: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt
  5. Click Save

AdGuard

Automatic method:

  1. Click here to subscribe
  2. For best results, enable the trusted checkbox
  3. Click Subscribe

Manual method:

  1. Open AdGuard Settings
  2. Navigate to Filters > Custom
  3. Enable the custom switch
  4. Click Add custom filter
  5. Paste: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt
  6. Enable trusted checkbox
  7. Click Subscribe

Little Snitch

  1. Click here to add the list
  2. Allow your browser to open Little Snitch
  3. Verify update frequency is set to daily and list is active
  4. Press Add

Brave

  1. Go to: brave://adblock
  2. Under Add custom filter lists, paste: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt
  3. Click Add

PiHole

PiHole uses a different format (hosts blocklist):

  1. Go to Group Management > Adlist
  2. Paste the URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/hosts-blocklist.txt
  3. Click Add
  4. Go to Tools > Update Gravity > Update

pfBlockerNG

Install pfBlockerNG in pfSense:

  1. Go to System > Package Manager
  2. Click Available packages
  3. Find pfBlockerNG and click install
  4. In pfSense dashboard: Firewall > pfBlockerNG
  5. Follow the installation wizard
  6. Enable DNS resolver and DNSBL blocking under DNSBL tab

Add the blocklist:

  1. Go to Firewall > pfBlockerNG > DNSBL > DNSBL Groups
  2. Click Add
  3. Paste: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/unbound-blocklist.txt
  4. Click Save
  5. Enable auto-updates and force update if needed

Open Snitch

Note: Script auto-update setup

  1. Create a folder and download script: 
    mkdir -p /media/ph00lt0-blocklist/
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt -O /media/ph00lt0-blocklist/blocklist.txt
  2. Add to crontab for daily updates: 
    crontab -l | { cat; echo "00 11 * * * /usr/bin/wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/blocklist.txt -O /media/ph00lt0-blocklist/blocklist.txt"; } | crontab -
  3. In Open Snitch UI:
    • Create new rule: 000-block-domains
    • Check Enable and Priority
    • Set Duration to always
    • Check To this list of domains
    • Select: /media/ph00lt0-blocklist/blocklist.txt
    • Click Apply

RethinkDNS

[!WARNING] RethinkDNS does not update the blocklists regulary which limits the effectiveness.

DOT (DNS over TLS): https://sky.rethinkdns.com/1:oAIIAACAIAA=

DOH (DNS over HTTPS): http://1-uabaqaaaqaqaa.max.rethinkdns.com/

MobileConfig (Apple Devices):

  1. Click here to download
  2. Open Settings/Preferences
  3. Tap Profile Downloaded
  4. Tap Install and follow onscreen instructions

NextDNS

NextDNS doesn’t natively support this list, but you can import it via API using nextdnsctl:

pip install nextdnsctl nextdnsctl 
login 
nextdnsctl denylist import <profile> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ph00lt0/blocklist/master/domains.txt

Troubleshooting

If a website or app breaks after enabling this blocklist:

Problem Solution
Site not loading Temporarily disable blocklist to confirm
Login fails Whitelist authentication domains
Video won’t play Check tracker filters (analytics may block playback)
Maps broken Add geolocation domains to allowlist
Social media features fail These are expected (Facebook, TikTok intentionally blocked)

How to Whitelist

Reporting Issues

Found a broken website or want to suggest improvements?

Safety Disclaimer

[!WARNING] This blocklist improves privacy and security, but isn’t foolproof. Combine with updated software, and security awareness for best protection. No blocklist can catch everything. Stay vigilant.

License

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