Squid blocked sites - Intro

We all hate advertising banners on pages when surfing the web, A proxy such as Squid can used to block these without the need to install any additional software on end users systems. This saves bandwidth as well as protects your privacy from tracking site etc.

What types of sites get on the list?

  • Sites which serve advertising banners
  • Advertising URLs for non advertising sites (such as ads.somesite.com)
  • Tracking sites

Squid blocked sites - Usage

To configure squid to use the blocked sites list please see the following knowledge base topic:

Blocking access to sites when using Squid

This list is now compatible with uBlock Origin or Adblock Plus browser plugins, so you can now filter sites on the client side.

Squid blocked sites - Download

Last updated: 26/03/2020 11:43:00 pm

Get the latest version of the blocked sites list below:

Squid blocked sites - Contributing

If you know of an advertising / tracking site that is not on the list, please contact us with the following information:

  • URL of advertising site
  • URL of a page using the above site