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Question by Girlsgirl: where does the list of blocked websites come from in Tools>Internet Options>Privacy>Sites?
I have a long list of websites i’ve never added to it. Mostly porn and casino sites. Is this done by anti virus software?

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Answer by L S
Spybot Search and Destroy will do that, probably when you immunise. It also adds a long list (and I mean L-O-O-O-N-G list) to your Hosts file.

So yes, bound to be one of your security programs.

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