Firefox 145 doesn't follow the OS "hosts" file site blocking
Hi I need to block some sites through the OS Hosts file, Other browsers ( Edge, Chrome, .. ) are honoring the HOSTS file rules but Firefox bypassing them !! , I dis… (read more)
Hi
I need to block some sites through the OS Hosts file, Other browsers ( Edge, Chrome, .. ) are honoring the HOSTS file rules but Firefox bypassing them !! , I disabled the DNSOverHTTPS and all other available suggestion and options but still not honoring the hosts file !
as you can see in the attached file, the Firefox DNS Section is now blank ! but still doesn't follow the OS host file
I even made a custom policy file but still doesn't work, these are the things I disabled but still not working :
{
"policies": {
"DNSOverHTTPS": {
"Enabled": false,
"Locked": true
},
"Preferences": {
"network.trr.mode": {
"Value": 5,
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.dns.native_https_query": {
"Value": false,
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.trr.uri": {
"Value": "",
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.trr.bootstrapAddress": {
"Value": "",
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.trr.exclude-etc-hosts": {
"Value": true,
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.dnsCacheEntries": {
"Value": 0,
"Status": "locked"
},
"network.dns.disableIPv6": {
"Value": true,
"Status": "locked"
},
"browser.fixup.dns_first_for_single_words": {
"Value": true,
"Status": "locked"
},
"keyword.enabled": {
"Value": false,
"Status": "locked"
}
}
}
}