How to set up ad-blocking web policies ?

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Hello everyone, 
 Does anyone here know how to create Web-filtering policies so that the Sophos XG firewall can also act as a replacement for AdGuard Home or PiHole ? 
 Thank you in advance.

Vivek Jagad · Answer

Hey J Thai You must enter a valid domain name & regular expressions aren't allowed and it can update a maximum of 10,000 URLs in URL group !!

Wayne Folta · Answer

You can't easily fetch random lists of websites to block as you can with PiHole. Sophos has its own curated lists, as in your screenshot, that include Ads that they maintain and which auto-update. 
 Otherwise, you can create groups and import lists into them. That's what I do. No it's not automated, but it is a button click from the GUI. A hundred or so sites block the vast majority of ad and tracker sites for me, and they don't change on a daily or even weekly basis.

Erick Jan · Answer

Hi J Thai, 
 Kindly see below if this may help you 
 TechVid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5FnRmjZ4Y 
 Sophos XG has a built-in Ad block Category which can also be customized 
 Web>Categories

Vivek Jagad · Answer

Hey J Thai yes Sophos does maintain such a list. Sophos Labs and Sophos AV !!

Vivek Jagad · Answer

Hello J Thai , Sure you can fetch that list from the site mentioned and create a list which you can upload it under the following path: Web > URL groups > add 
 The default SSL/TLS exclusion rule excludes these groups from TLS decryption: 
 
 Local TLS exclusion list : You can add URLs to this list. 
 Managed TLS exclusion list : Domains known to be incompatible with TLS decryption. Firmware updates may update this list. 
 
 And then you can add the URL groups with the desired action as allow/block - http/https !!

How to set up ad-blocking web policies ?

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