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how do i generally block a website?? please help..!!!!! my stupid ass cousin used my computer to see porn and now it stayed on google...and my parents are gonna kick my ass when they find out..and i tried clearing the cookies and the history... so please help....

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Quick recap: worried that a cousin’s visit left adult sites visible in Google. and offered useful quick fixes (changing the homepage and clearing autocomplete), but those alone don't remove every trace or stop the site from being visible again. The following fills in the gaps with practical, accurate steps that work today.

If an unwanted suggestion appears in the address bar or search box, remove single entries instead of wiping everything: in Chrome and Firefox on Windows you can highlight the suggestion and press Shift+Delete to remove that item only. If suggestions come from a signed-in Google account they may be stored server-side — review and delete them at Google My Activity. Signing out of the account stops sync from reintroducing the same items on other devices.

To block a site so it can’t be revisited, use one of these reliable approaches:

  • Router-level block: add the domain to your router’s blacklist (blocks every device on the network).
  • Hosts-file block (local to that PC — requires administrator rights). Example entries:
    127.0.0.1 badsite.com
127.0.0.1 www.badsite.com
  • Browser extension or parental-control software (easier for non-technical users). Modern OS-level family controls (Microsoft Family Safety, macOS parental controls) also enforce blocks and schedules.

Prevent future problems: use a separate standard (non-admin) user account for others, browse in private/incognito mode when appropriate (note: it only avoids local history, it does not hide activity from an ISP or from a signed-in account), and enable filtering or family controls. Clearing local history and cookies removes local traces but not server-side records or caches, so manage account-synced activity if you need a complete cleanup.

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Haha wow two years later.. i got an email that someone replied to this thread.. amazing how much more I know about computers I feel like a moron for having asked that two years ago lol. Anyway, all you need to do is reset the homepage. If using internet explorer, which i assume you are, go to Tools on the top bar, Internet Options, and in the first text box labeled Homepage, hit Use Default. If for some reason it does not change, type something like or whatever into the text bar and that will be your homepage.

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pquiroz... internet explorer? okay, go tools/internet options/content > autocomplete > clear forms > okay.
Okay? your browser stores the google history....

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