Blocking all of tumblr from hosts file

Question

I am trying to block tumblr, and all it's pages, using my hosts file. Usually I would just add an entry like

127.0.0.1 tumblr.com

to my file, but tumblr has websites in the format " sitename.tumblr.com"

I have tried

127.0.0.1 *.tumblr.com
127.0.0.1 http://*.tumbr.com

And neither work either. Does anyone know how to block tumblr without installing bulky software?

I'm pretty sure you can't use wildcards in the hosts file. – The Blue Dog Mar 02 '14 at 19:45 — The Blue Dog, Mar 02 '14 at 19:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 03 '18 at 00:29

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You can block static.tumblr.com and 78.media.tumblr.com and render the site basically unusable.

edited Aug 03 '18 at 00:29

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '14 at 11:25

I was searching and trying to block this shitty website and finally found the solution. There is nothing you can do with hosts file, except blocking the regular form of www addresses. Personally, I recommend to use Avast blocking sites tool. It works great and blocks all the tumblr subdomains. You have to add

http://*.tumblr.com*

in your "Blocked URL address list" and enable it.

Blocking all of tumblr from hosts file

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