Pfsense: block website using SQUID + SQUIDGUARD

Read and follow the instruction

Pfsense has a package of squid and squidguard which can help you filter web browsing and blocking websites using shallalist blacklist.

Pfsense Tutorial

1.) Install SQUID and SQUIDGUARD
1.1) Open your Pfsense web gui
1.2) Go to System -> Packages
1.3) Look for your squid and squidguard
1.4) Click + at the right side to install the package

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2.) Go to Services -> Proxy Server after completing the installation to configure squid

*** Proxy Interface: Lan
*** Allow users on interface: Check
*** Transparent Proxy: Check
*** Save

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3.) Go to Services -> Proxy Filter to configure squidguard

*** Enable GUI log: Check
*** Enable log: Check
*** Blacklist: Check
*** Copy and Paste this link  http://www.shallalist.de/Downloads/shallalist.tar.gz 

       in blacklist url

*** Save

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4.) Go to Blacklist tab and click download

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5.) Go to Common ACL tab click Target Rules

5.1) After Clicking Target Rules, you will see the different Target Categories

5.2) Deny all you want.

5.3) At the bottom you will Default Access make it "Allow"

5.4) then Save

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6.) Go to General Settings tab

*** Check to enable

*** Click apply

*** Save

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