Big swing in blocklist activity: 8,424 domains added and 8,425 removed. Steven Black’s Unified Hosts led the charge, dropping 8,378 entries. AdGuard DNS Filter and EasyList saw steady action, while removals were rare elsewhere.
Adobe’s cchome.adobe.io: In and Out in 48 Hours
cchome.adobe.io was added to both AdGuard DNS Filter and AdGuard Tracking Protection Filter on July 14. By July 16, both lists quietly dropped it. If you run analytics or integrations for Adobe Creative Cloud, this should catch your eye. Blocking this domain could break CC Home, a key feature for many enterprise users. Its quick removal suggests a false positive or overzealous rule—expect fewer angry tickets from the design team.
Guilt by Similarity: Generated Domains Flood EasyList
EasyList picked up a pile of domains like 4n8o8ntk77hmf52.cfd, 81t59c8j7c3t56xg.cfd, and abiderszippier.cyou. These were also added to AdGuard Base Filter and DNS Filter—three lists at once. The pattern: long, random strings and cheap TLDs. Classic programmatic tracker or malvertising churn. If your MarTech tools rely on third-party scripts, check your dependencies. These block entries may catch aggressive CNAME cloaking or shared infrastructure.
KinetikSoft’s Tracking Domain Gets a Reprieve
track.kinetiksoft.com was removed from AdGuard DNS Filter this period, just two days after being added. For devs using KinetikSoft analytics, this means fewer headaches from broken dashboards. The fast reversal suggests either a false positive or a “wait, this is business-critical” moment for a big client. Either way, expect tracking pixels to resume their usual business.
Steven Black Unified Hosts Drops Thousands
Steven Black’s Unified Hosts list was the most active by far, with 5,906 adds and 8,378 removals. Most were bulk removals, likely cleanup of stale or low-value ad/malware domains. If your site was suddenly unblocked this week, check if you were collateral damage in a mass prune. Fewer false positives, but don’t celebrate too much—other lists are still tightening the net.
Numbers this period
| List | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Black Unified Hosts (ads + malware) | 5,906 | 8,378 |
| AdGuard DNS Filter (ads) | 868 | 2 |
| EasyList (ads) | 800 | 0 |
| AdGuard Base Filter (ads) | 785 | 0 |
| Online Malicious URL Blocklist (malware) | 19 | 41 |
| AdGuard Tracking Protection Filter | 19 | 1 |
| EasyPrivacy (tracking) | 15 | 0 |
| Dan Pollock's Hosts File (ads) | 8 | 0 |
| uBlock Filters – Badware Risks (malware) | 2 | 1 |
| uBlock Filters – General (ads) | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lowe's Ad and Tracking Server List | 1 | 0 |
Next digest: July 19, 2026. For live block status, check isblocked.fyi.