Blocking "g00" sub-domain ad serving

dbinott · August 26, 2017, 4:20am

Has anyone noticed these sneaky bastards?

requests look like this

Anyway to catch this in pi-hole?

Tntdruid · August 26, 2017, 5:20am

Anudeep · August 26, 2017, 7:02am

These types of domains are observed on www.popsci.com and www.chicagotribune.com

dbinott · August 30, 2017, 10:24pm

It is used on literally thousands of sites. Not just those 2. They are examples. Check the link I posted.

Tntdruid · August 31, 2017, 7:14am

I dont see any ads on the sites.

ironc0in · September 6, 2018, 4:46am

add a regex in blacklist GUI as follows, it blocked those sneaky ads for me:

((^)|(.))g00.

nero355 · September 6, 2018, 6:40pm

Did not notice these ads but it's good to know that they exist!

Added this just in case too!

Thnx guys!