This repository is designed for network administrators and service providers aiming to prevent abusive or unwanted connections through their proxies. By implementing a robust domain blacklisting system, you can ensure that your proxy services are used with the best intentions, fostering a safer and more responsible online environment. This approach not only enhances the security of your network but also upholds a high standard of ethical usage, preventing access to harmful or undesirable content.

This project offers an easy way to apply and revert domain blacklisting on your system. Using the provided scripts, you can quickly update your system's /etc/hosts file to block or unblock the specified domains.

To apply the blacklist to your system, run the following command:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xvertile/Ethical-Proxy-Guard/main/update-hosts.sh | sudo bash

This command downloads and executes the update-hosts.sh script, which automatically appends the blacklist entries to your /etc/hosts file, effectively blocking the listed domains.

If you wish to revert the changes and remove the blacklist entries from your /etc/hosts file, execute the following command:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xvertile/Ethical-Proxy-Guard/main/remove-hosts.sh | sudo bash

This command downloads and runs the remove-hosts.sh script, which removes the previously added blacklist entries, restoring access to those domains.

• An Ubuntu server (The script is designed with Ubuntu in mind, but it may work with slight modifications on other Linux distributions.)
• curl installed on the server (for downloading the script).

Adopting a proactive approach to domain blacklisting is crucial for maintaining the integrity and ethical use of proxy services. Our scripts make it easier to manage such blacklists, ensuring a secure and responsible network environment.

The domains used in this repo are from DataImpulse website. You can find the original list here.