Block the site without using any software

->go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
->look for hosts file & open it with notepad
->that opens as below...

# 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


->now type the address of the site wich u wanna block(say www.aol.com) under last line as..
127.0.0.2 www.example.com
127.0.0.3 www.abcd.com (u can block any no.of sites by increasing last digit)

->save & close the file.that's it.

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