Block a specific website, Tracking active time of a tab in browser

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I am developing an C# Windows form program that can track computer activity and block specific website.

I found some ways to block a specific website such as modifying the host file, using proxy, using browser extension. Is there any better way to block a specific website?

One more thing, how can I track the active time of a tab in any browser?

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Posted 11-Sep-14 4:57am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2014-09-11T07:36:00

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I found some ways to block a specific website such as modifying the host file, using proxy, using browser extension. Is there any better way to block a specific website?

What you're talking about is standard functionality in any proxy server and is the best way to to this.

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how can I track the active time of a tab in any browser?

Define "active time"?

In any case, there's no such thing as a browser plugin that works across all browsers and no consistent way to get at the tabs of each brwoser either. What you're referring to isn't possible unless you write a seperate application/plugin for every browser.