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YouTube app not blocking YouTube

Govinda Thapa

I have created a Web and App policy to block the YouTube. Web policy is successful, it can block the YouTube website through the browser but YouTube app on the smartphone can still open the YouTube. As well I have properly configured the Firewall policy.

 

 



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    Are you able to load the videos or just the youtube search and the main page comes up? I put the same rule on my end and its showing me the youtube main page and I am able to search the videos, but the videos do not load at all.

    Also can you post a screenshot of what the application filter logs look like for your host?

    Muhammad Osama

    Sophos Certified Engineer (XG Firewall)

  • +1

    Govinda,

    make sure that the LAN to WAN firewall rule you using, Decrypt and scan is enabled. You need to import the XG CA inside your browser to avoid certificate error message.

    Regards

  • 0 in reply to lferrara

     

    These above are the policies and the firewall rule to block the YouTube, the problem I am facing is that YouTube gets blocked through browser and iOS devices (iPhone, iPad)

     but Android devices still can open YouTube using the YouTube app in their mobile. It shows denied in log report but actually YouTube is running in an Android smartphones.

    How it can be fixed?

  • 0 in reply to Govinda Thapa

    Govinda,

    as I said you need to enable decrypt and scan on the firewall rule which is unchecked at the moment (first screenshot).

    Regards

  • 0 in reply to Govinda Thapa

    Hi Govinda Thapa,

    here some web-filter URL'S for purely block YouTube in PC & Mobile Device's.

    Create Custom Web-Filter in Web->Categories->Add->

    Web-filter-Name=>YouTube-Block

    Classification=>Productive

    Configure Category=>Local

    in a Domain Section add Below URL:-

    -> www.youtube.com
    -> i.ytimg.com
    -> googlevideo.com
    -> r3---sn-cvh76nez.googlevideo.com
    -> android.clients.google.com
    -> ssl.google-analytics.com
    -> safebrowsing.googleapis.com
    -> spoc-pool-gtm.norton.com
    -> reports.crashlytics.com
    -> yt3.ggpht.com
    -> connectivitycheck.gstatic.com

     

    in a Keyword Section add Below URL:-

    -> youtube

    -> googlevideo

     

    and click SAVE button.

     

    see screenshot for more idea!

  • 0 in reply to Sufyan Mansuri

    Thanks Sufyan,

     

    I will try this soon and feedback

  • 0 in reply to Mahmoud Abd El Aziz

    above URL is tested in latest YouTube android & iPhone app.

    above URL are Purely Block YouTube App.

    i hope this URL is helpful for Group-Members & Sophos Developer Team.

    17/01/2018

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