Here are some thoughts and inspiration on PiHole blocking lists.
Useful 👍
FilterHeroes - KAD
- based on KAD (Github | Website) which is a filter list for AdGuard and uBlock Origin
- new hosts can be proposed by a form on the KAD website or as an Issue in the GitHub repository
- GitHub repository
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FiltersHeroes/KADhosts/master/KADhosts.txt
Firebog
WaLLy3K maintains a well curated list of lists on firebog.net. He classifies them in different categories based on their probability to contain false positives.
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/static/w3kbl.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Admiral.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Ads.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Crypto.txt
FadeMind
A collection of hosts files made for the Steven Black hosts project.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FadeMind/hosts.extras/master/add.Spam/hosts
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FadeMind/hosts.extras/master/UncheckyAds/hosts
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FadeMind/hosts.extras/master/add.2o7Net/hosts
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FadeMind/hosts.extras/master/add.Risk/hosts
AdroitAdorKhan - antipopads:re
- GitHub repository
- block pesky malicious pop ads
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdroitAdorKhan/antipopads-re/master/formats/hosts.txt
Adaway
- AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file
- Special hosts file for AdAway containing mobile ad provider
https://adaway.org/hosts.txt
AnudeepND
- GitHub repository
- advertisements, malwares, spams, spyware & trackers
- Each domain is tested and verified before addding to the list
- New hosts can be submitted via GitHub issues
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt
Crazy-max
- Website
- Github repository
- block spying and tracking on Windows systems
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/spy.txt
DandelionSprout
- Created by Imre Kristoffer Eilertsen
- GitHub repository
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareHosts.txt
Disconnect.me
- Website
- List of tracker hosts
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_malvertising.txt
Frogeye.fr
- Website
- Created by Geoffrey Preud'homme
- List of tracker hosts
- Multiple flavours available
https://hostfiles.frogeye.fr/firstparty-trackers-hosts.txt
Digitalside.it
- Website
- Created by Davide Baglieri
- Based on a database of malware samples
https://osint.digitalside.it/Threat-Intel/lists/latestdomains.txt
Phishing.army
- Website
- Created by Andrea Draghetti
- Generated every 6 hours from PhishTank, OpenPhish,
Cert.pl, PhishFindR Urlscan.io and Phishunt.io reports. - Each domain is analyzed to eliminate false positives,
through the Whitelist of Anudeep and the Alexa Rank
https://phishing.army/download/phishing_army_blocklist_extended.txt
Spam404
- GitHub repository
- Submissions via this form
- Updates are rather rare
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Spam404/lists/master/main-blacklist.txt
Abuse.ch URLhaus
- Urlhaus as a subproject of abuse.ch to share malware distribution sites with the community, AV vendors and threat intelligence providers
- Accepts non-anonymous submissions via form or API → see here
- Statistics
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/downloads/hostfile/
Zerodot1
- Gitlab repository
- helps preventing cryptomining in the browser or other applications
https://zerodot1.gitlab.io/CoinBlockerLists/hosts_browser
Monstanner
- GitHub repository
- contains fakeshops / affiliate stores on the German version of DuckDuckGo
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Monstanner/DuckDuckGo-Fakeshops-Blocklist/main/Blockliste
AssoEchap
- GitHub repository
- List of stalkerware hosts: Indicators of compromise (IOC) for Stalkerware and Watchware applications for Android and iOS
- Created by https://echap.eu.org/ (Association de lutte contre les cyberviolences sexistes)
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AssoEchap/stalkerware-indicators/master/generated/hosts
RPiList
- GitHub repository
- Takes hosts data from other sources that can not be used with the PiHole in their original format and translates them to PiHole compatible hosts files (see here for more information)
- Created by SemperVideo
- Overview of all flavours
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/notserious
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/crypto
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/gambling
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/Fake-Science
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/DomainSquatting1
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/DomainSquatting2
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/DomainSquatting3
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/DomainSquatting4
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/easylist
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/spam.mails
Blocklistproject
- GitHub repository
- Manually maintained
- Many different categories → see here
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/abuse.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/ads.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/crypto.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/fraud.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/gambling.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/malware.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/phishing.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/ransomware.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/scam.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/tracking.txt
winhelp2002
Another hosts list, also recommended by Adaway
https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
Yoyo
Another hosts list, also recommended by Adaway
- Website
- Used to have a form for submitting ad servers, but it is disabled until further notice, because there was to much spam
- Can be customized using query strings → see here for more information
https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext
Too agressive 👎
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/Phishing-Angriffe
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPiList/specials/master/Blocklisten/malware
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/RPiList-Malware.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/RPiList-Phishing.txt
Where to find new filter lists
If these filters are not enough for you, you might find some other great lists at filterlists.com (a fantastic project made by Collin M. Barret).
Check if ad-blocking works
There are some tools to test if your adblocker is working: