blocklistproject/Lists
Lists
Lists is a curated collection of DNS blocklists, a domain blocklist generator, and a categorized library of domains used for network content filtering. The project provides a command-line pipeline that aggregates upstream sources to build and validate blocklists used to redirect unwanted traffic to null addresses.
The project distinguishes itself through a CLI-driven build pipeline that automates the fetching, validation, and daily regeneration of datasets. It organizes domains into discrete functional categories rather than a single monolithic list and exports them in multiple syntaxes, including hosts, domain-only, and dnsmasq formats.
The library covers a wide range of filtering capabilities, including ad and tracker blocking, malware and threat protection, and parental control restrictions for adult content, gambling, and piracy. It also includes specific datasets for blocking social media platforms and identifying malicious IP addresses.
The system uses JSON-based build manifests and provenance-embedded headers to track domain counts and dataset evolution.
Features
- Malicious Domain Filtering - Provides a comprehensive curated collection of domains associated with threats and malicious content for network filtering.
- Privacy and Ad Blocking - Implements network-level filtering mechanisms to block advertisements and tracking domains to improve user privacy.
- Themed Domain Blocklists - Groups domains into themed blocklists such as ads, gambling, and malware for targeted network filtering.
- Multi-Source Aggregators - Aggregates and deduplicates multiple external domain sources into unified datasets for each category.
- CLI Build Tools - Provides a command-line interface to automate the fetching, validation, and generation of domain blocklists.
- Blocklist Format Exports - Exports blocklists in hosts, domain-only, DNSMASQ, and AdGuard syntaxes for compatibility with various routing software.
- Category-Based Domain Partitioning - Organizes domains into discrete functional categories to allow users to apply specific filtering policies.
- Domain Traffic Filters - Filters network traffic to Meta-owned domains using curated hostnames to block trackers.
- Social Media Domain Blocking - Blocks Facebook, Messenger, and Oculus services by supplying curated domain lists for DNS-based filtering.
- Anti-Abuse Systems - Prevents access to domains involved in online abuse to protect users from malicious network activity.
- Content Filtering Policies - Organizes domains into discrete categories like adult and gambling to support custom network restriction policies.
- Blocklist Aggregators - Merges and deduplicates multiple upstream domain sources to compile category-specific blocklists.
- Multi-Format Outputs - Generates blocklists in multiple formats, including hosts and dnsmasq, for use with diverse filtering tools.
- External List-Based DNS Blockers - Blocks unwanted domains at the network level by applying curated lists to a DNS resolver.
- Domain Name Blocking - Redirects requests for TikTok domains to a local address to prevent access to the platform.
- Domain Blocklists - Provides a command-line tool to build, validate, and inspect curated domain blocklists.
- Curated Blocklist Collections - Provides a curated set of domain blocklists for DNS-based content filtering covering ads, trackers, and malware.
- Fraud Management - Maintains regularly updated blocklists to identify and mitigate access to known fraud and scam domains.
- Malware Protection - Protects users from malware, ransomware, and phishing by blocking known malicious domains.
- Network Content Filters - Maintains a categorized library of domains to restrict access to gambling, piracy, social media, and adult content.
- Category-Specific DNS Blocklists - Restricts access to adult, gambling, and drug content using category-specific DNS blocklists.
- Ad Blocking and Breakage Repairs - Provides curated blocklists that suppress advertisements and network requests to known ad-serving domains.
- Fraudulent Domain Catalogs - Catalogs known fraudulent domains to prevent users from accessing sites associated with scams or malware.
- Hosts File Managers - Manages local network traffic by using formatted blocklists in system hosts files or tools like Pi-hole.
- Daily - Automates the daily pulling of updated domain sources and the regeneration of all output formats.
- Cryptocurrency Mining Domain Blocklists - Blocks network access to domains used for cryptocurrency mining scripts and pools.
- Feed Refresh Scheduling - Automates the daily refresh of domain datasets from upstream sources using a scheduled cycle.
- P2P Domain Blocklists - Redirects torrent and peer-to-peer domain addresses to a null IP to prevent access to those sites.
- DNS Filter List Subscriptions - Supports importing pre-made curated lists into DNS-based filtering systems using compatible formats.
- Vaping Domain Blocklists - Redirects requests for domains associated with vaping and e-cigarettes to a null address.
- Gambling Domain Blocklists - Blocks access to thousands of online gambling and betting domains using curated blocklists.
- Pharmaceutical Domain Blocklists - Blocks network access to domains associated with pharmaceuticals and drugs using maintained DNS lists.
- Piracy Domain Blocklists - Redirects domain names of piracy and illegal streaming sites to local addresses to prevent network access.
- Regional Gambling Blocklists - Blocks online gambling sites specifically targeting Dutch users via hosts-file formatted lists.
- Ransomware - Blocks domains specifically associated with ransomware command-and-control and distribution.
- Malicious IP Blocklists - Blocks network connections to IP addresses known to host malware using regularly updated curated lists.
- Platform-Specific Blockers - Prevents access to platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter by resolving their domains to a null address.
- Telemetry Blocking - Provides specific filtering rules to block telemetry and analytics services used by smart TVs.
- IP Address Blocklists - Maintains curated lists of IP addresses known for tracking activity for use in firewall blocklists.
- Threat Intelligence - Aggregated blocklists for various malicious domains and IPs.
