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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about the Steven Black Hosts File focus on its use for blocking malware and ads, and a reported issue where a large hosts file caused the DNS Client service to consume excessive CPU resources, interfering with online activity. Users have found that switching to a smaller hosts file, such as the MVPS Hosts file, resolves the problem. The Steven Black Hosts File is a popular community-maintained hosts file, but its size can lead to performance issues on some Windows systems.
  1. stueycaster

    Steven Black Hosts File causing problems

    I was using the Steven Black Hosts File to block malware and Ads. But lately the DNS Client kept activating and using 30 - 50% of my CPU and blocking me from doing anything online. By googling the symptoms of my DNS Client getting stuck like that I found that it can be caused by too large of a...
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    • adblock ads blocking tools browser cpu usage dns client file size hosts file malware mvps hosts network issues online activities performance solutions steven black system resources troubleshooting web security windows
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    • Forum: Windows Software