https://github.com/cenk/bad-hosts

A blocklist file for blocking ads, trackers and malware domains.
https://github.com/cenk/bad-hosts

ad-blocker adblock adblock-list adblocker adguard adguardhome ads blacklist blocklist dns dnsmasq hosts hostsfile ipv6 malware pihole privacy security unbound unified-hosts

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A blocklist file for blocking ads, trackers and malware domains.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cenk/bad-hosts
• Owner: cenk
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-01-02T18:45:23.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-11T21:42:54.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-12T01:21:34.337Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: ad-blocker, adblock, adblock-list, adblocker, adguard, adguardhome, ads, blacklist, blocklist, dns, dnsmasq, hosts, hostsfile, ipv6, malware, pihole, privacy, security, unbound, unified-hosts
• Homepage: https://cenk.app/bad-hosts/
• Size: 793 MB
• Stars: 30
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# bad-hosts

A blocklist file for blocking ads, trackers and malware domains.

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- Unique domains: 1,921,086

- Without subdomains: 1,283,309

- Last update: 17 Jan 2026 21:38:03 UTC

- Version: 2026.01.17.01

### Downloads:

| Format             | Domain count      | Download Link |

|:------------------ | -----------------:|:-------------:|

| *Adblock Plus*     | 1,283,309 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/bad-hosts-abp) |

| *Wildcard domains* | 1,283,309 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/bad-hosts-wildcard) |

| *dnsmasq*          | 1,283,309 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/bad-hosts-dnsmasq) |

| *hosts*            | 1,921,086 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/hosts) |

| *hosts (ipv6)*     | 1,921,086 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/hosts-ipv6) |

| *Plain domains*    | 1,921,086 | [Download](https://dl.cenk.app/bad-hosts/bad-hosts-domains) |

### Domain count history

#### With subdomains

![Statistics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cenk/bad-hosts/pages/stats.png)

#### Without subdomains

![Statistics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cenk/bad-hosts/pages/stats-wo-subdomains.png)