how do i ban orkut?

i want to ban orkut on my pc,
my pc is not linked to any network or anything,
im just a home user who wants to ban orkut on my pc,
how do i do this?
i dont want to use any 3rd party tools, suggest some ways i can do it from windwos without any tools

[vish786]

Originally Posted by slash_89

i want to ban orkut on my pc

wat do u mean by ban... do u want to block the orkut site?????????

i mean block.
shiz!!
hey mod i posted this query in the hardware section bymistake
can u plz move it to the software section.

[vish786]

yeh wrong sec....

for internet explorer its

• Go to Tools > Internet Options > Content, and in the Content Advisor box, select Enable.
• In the new window, you'll see four categories: Language, Nudity, Sex, and Violence.
• To enable blocking, move the slider directly below the categories to the lowest level, then click Apply.

or

for blocking specific site
Go to Tools > Internet Options > Content, and in the Content Advisor box, select Enable.

then click on approved sites--> type the site name--> click on remove--> it will ask for password, type in the password...----> then apply.

ok how do i do it in avant browser.

[vish786]

i dont use avast... dont know how to config

[sakumar79]

Avant browser uses IE engine... Settings in IE will affect Avant too AFAIK...

Note that ppl can still access the site using Firefox, Opera or a proxy...

Arun

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Try doing this.

Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc. Edit the Hosts file in Notepad. Add a two Line at Bottom:

127.0.0.1 orkut.com
127.0.0.1 www.orkut.com

So it looks like

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
# For example:
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 orkut.com
127.0.0.1 www.orkut.com

That should block orkut on all browsers

works,
thnx a lot.

[sakumar79]

Even then, I think if you enter IP of orkut, you can access it... Try 72.14.209.85
72.14.209.86
72.14.209.87
which I believe are various IPs of orkut as per http://www.able2know.com/forums/about81499.html website...

Arun