Auto Hosts

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Analyzed 23 minutes ago. based on code collected 25 minutes ago.

Project Summary

Automate hosts file updates on Linux and MacOS. Block Firefox telemetry, Google snooping and web trackers at the root.

Hosts file are a useful redundancy when coupled with ad blockers like uBlock Origin and uMatrix - while debugging or 'Temporarily Allow All on this Site' with Noscript can open you up to underlying attacks or privacy intrusions.

In-browser filters won't protect you if the browser itself is phoning home.

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In a Nutshell, Auto Hosts...

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has had 107 commits made by 5 contributors
representing 450 lines of code
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is mostly written in shell script
with an average number of source code comments
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by one developer
with stable Y-O-Y commits
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took an estimated 1 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in September, 2018
ending with its most recent commit about 1 month ago

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Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

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